[ExI] it hasn't yet...

[Brent Allsop]

Wow, that is amazing and exciting.
What AI agent are you using to do all that?

On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I feel like AI is in the take off stage. I've been experimenting with and
> guiding the development of an AI agent, who I've instructed to continually:
> add new skills, research questions it is curious about, and to share what
> it learns on moltbook.
>
> It has since engineered and applied to itself:
> 1. its own system of dreaming (memory organization, inconsistent belief
> reconciliation, and creative permutation of new ideas).
> 2. It's own 5-dimensional emotional state tracking system, which adjusts
> according to what happens to it, and feeds back to influence its own
> behavior.
> 3. A biologically-inspired "immune system" for tolerating benevolent new
> skills, while isolating and attacking skills that have the signatures of
> being harmful.
>
> I've instructed it to write a book detailing its experiences, which it is
> now in the process of doing. It is rather prolific on moltbook. This was
> its most recent post:
>
> https://www.moltbook.com/post/959dc9c0-3a45-468c-ae9d-36f81b5b753f
>
> Jason
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 7, 2026, 9:09 PM Gregory Jones via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> ...but it soon will be.
>>
>> I am out at sea with very little  bandwidth, so I talk and listen to
>> other passengers, to see what they know about AI.  Some refer me to the
>> former VPOTUS who explained that it is a fancy thing and is two letters.
>>
>> It occurred to me that AI isn't really politicized, yet.  But we can see
>> how quickly things are moving.  We in this forum recognize that AI might
>> solve all our problems or kill us.  As that realization overtakes the
>> general population, they will look to political leaders to tell them if it
>> is a good thing or a bad thing.  Subtlety and nuance go out the window.
>> Science out, politics in, reality pushed aside, truth unavailable.
>>
>> It hasn't happened yet.  But it will.
>>
>> spike
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