[ExI] why not stalin?

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…> On Behalf Of ddraig--- via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] why not stalin?

 



On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> > wrote:

 

On Mon, Oct 19, 2026, 9:46 PM Keith Henson via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> > wrote:

 

The risk is that AI won't relieve us of our current responsibilities any time soon.  A risk that I suspect is going to happen despite people saying things like, "there is so much boiling up in the near future that none of us should care."

 

I actually assumed he was referring to climate change, not AI.  *shrugs*

 

Dwayne



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AI swept away any concern I might have ever had about climate change.  Any potential serious harm from CC would take at least decades, more likely centuries.  AI is upon us now.  I am seeing profound impact already, in places such as UC Berkeley math department (I have people I care about there.)  

 

I was reading an online group chat among students I once coached in competition math, who are now seniors and grad students.  Most of them appear convinced it was a waste of time and resources to study math.  I don’t post there, only read, so I couldn’t encourage them.

 

A comment really struck me.  One of my former students is working toward becoming a math teacher.  He opined that if it becomes meaningless to study math, it is also meaningless to become a math teacher.  Reasoning: AI can teach it better, faster, cheaper, it can adapt to the students shortcomings, focus on teaching at the weak points, fill in the gaps, etc.  He is right.  Dwayne, If I can get a message to him, any suggestions?  Anyone else?  

 

spike

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