Just read my daily robot news feed and came across this article about self healing robots. Basically they will put sensors in the soft tissue that can'feel' and sense pain. The self-healing project is seeking to create what it describes as "anthropomorphic materials, capable of feeling pain" Part of me likes the idea of robots'feeling' something and another part of my is terrified of it. I do understand the usecase and value but also feel like it is one more step of building systems that will further outperform humans. We have been building tools since the dawn of man that enhance or help us outperform each other, but the difference is that in the coming inflection point when the machines actually are not dependent on humans anymore to create themselves, heal themselves and expand their presence without our control, it will be new era.

Science is in a Replication Crisis as the planet cooks. None of this is news. The viability of Representative Democracy has been in question since Plato, and probably for thousands of years before that. Science has always been a "look at me and my big brain" contest that led to shoddy methodologies and conclusions. And language has always just been a magic trick to convince yourself and others that truth can be wrung from the filthy dish cloth of reality by barking sounds and pointing.

"As you ramble through Life, Brother, Whatever be your goal. Keep your eye upon the doughnut, And not upon the hole." Advice for those who drink coffee and eat "sinkers." Artificial Intelligence is not new. Another thing that is not new is people over-promising and under-delivering results around AI.