“Imagine, Bishop, that you have a beloved cat, but that your cat is not with you. If you close your eyes and… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“What a mistake that had been, to create a construct [AI] that could suffer. He knew that now. Life, pain, death, they… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“Intelligence is not limited to neural networks, Merrill. Indeed, half of human intelligence resides in our bodies outside our skulls…The genius of… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“When General Genius built the first mentar [Artificial Intelligence] mind in the last half of the twenty-first century, it based its design… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“Consciousness is the chronic pain of life, and all higher organisms suffer it every waking moment.” — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“Imagine, Bishop, that you have a beloved cat, but that your cat is not with you. If you close your eyes and further imagine… — David Marusek Copy Share
“The journey of a thousands suns begins today. Some may question whether the journey is worth the sacrifice and danger. To them I say… — David Marusek Copy Share
“What a mistake that had been, to create a construct [AI] that could suffer. He knew that now. Life, pain, death, they were no… — David Marusek Copy Share
“Evolution is largely a temporal phenomenon, Merrill. The environment changes, and populations in that environment change in turn, or they languish. Individual organisms don't… — David Marusek Copy Share
“Why do we need so many people on Earth? I ask you. What are they good for? They live out ludicrous lives of pointless… — David Marusek Copy Share
“And among the sleeping soldiers and colonists in the crypts lay one apart, a woman who had forgotten the meaning of life.” — David Marusek Copy Share
“Intelligence is not limited to neural networks, Merrill. Indeed, half of human intelligence resides in our bodies outside our skulls…The genius of the irrational…This… — David Marusek Copy Share
“The person who works for recognition devalues the work he does, that awards are first and foremost political instruments, that altruism's true name is… — David Marusek Copy Share
“…I tell you that loneliness itself is the secret. It’s a secret you cannot tell anyone. Why? Because to confess your loneliness is to… — David Marusek Copy Share
“There's not much to say about loneliness, for it's not a broad subject. Any child, alone in her room, can journey across its entire… — David Marusek Copy Share
![“What a mistake that had been, to create a construct [AI] that could suffer. He knew that now. Life, pain, death, they were no playthings. Biology was serious business, not for amateurs and foolish gods.” quote by David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88b/david-marusek-27635_ai_what-a-mistake-that-had-been-to-create-a_391274.jpg)
![“Intelligence is not limited to neural networks, Merrill. Indeed, half of human intelligence resides in our bodies outside our skulls…The genius of the irrational…This is the body’s intelligence, not the mind’s. Every living cell possess it…[the] indomitable will to survive.” quote by David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/david-marusek-27635_ai_intelligence-is-not-limited-to-neural-ne_1172072.jpg)
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