Preface. This book conveys a sense of wonderment and awe about our brains work and how we become who we are. I think if you read the excerpts below you will understand why Artificial Intelligence will probably never come close to general intelligence and being as smart as human beings — able to learn, have emotions and consequently motivation and curiosity. Heck, I doubt AI will even become as intelligent as ants after reading “Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration” by Bert Holldobler and Edward O. Wilson.
Preface. My greatest fear is nuclear war over the remaining resources on earth, since that has the potential of driving us extinct. I don’t believe there are enough fossil fuels left to do that via climate change because world conventional and unconventional oil peaked in 2018, the master resource that makes all others possible — coal and natural gas too (though for sure hundreds if not thousands of years of crazy weather and vastly reduced carrying capacity, perhaps enough to make agriculture difficult for a long time). But with the end of oil and endless growth capitalism depends on, the world will return resource wars, the time immemorial way to keep growing and gain wealth. Russia’s attack on Ukraine is all about resources, check this encyclopedia entry out, Ukraine has incredible fertile soil, minerals, and more (
