Protests [11] happily continue to mount [12] against the rapid encroachment [13] of Artificial Intelligence over all spheres of society [14]—and have met with some victories [15]. Other responses, however, appear to have succumbed to desperation [16] and counter-productive adventurism [17]. But even the United Nations human rights commissioner [18] has taken note amid repeated incidents of AI programs "going rogue [19]," and more industry insiders [20] coming forward to warn [21] of catastrophic risks [22] to humanity. Bernie Sanders has called for legislating a pause [23] on "superintelligent [24]" AI. Meanwhile, in a virtually regulation-free environment, so-called "biological data centers [25]" are pioneering the neural-digital interface [26]—portending the actual abolition of humanity [27]. In Episode 347 [28] of the CounterVortex [29] podcast, Bill Weinberg notes how the predicament now facing humanity was predicted [34] by dystopian prophets—from Samuel Butler [31] in the 1860s, to Frank Herbert [32] a century later.
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