Brains in vats

Yesterday, I was at a waffle birthday party for grown-ups (55+). It was awesome. Attracted by the waffles that the host was cooking, I ended up following a long stretch of discussion between the host and a long time friend of the hosts. The good thing about being a foreigner, and a foreigner who is rather recent in the land, is that I can just listen. Foreigners – whatever the new land: a new team, a new land, in-laws... – are always expected to be quiet and observe. It's like being a new kid around the block. I did quietly listened and observed. The first stretch of discussion was mostly about how AI was so cool and useful to find recipes given what's in the fridge or in the pantry. The second stretch was about the startup project the host is involved in, whose goal is to build special chips for the AI infrastructure. The team expects to find a few millions before Xmas in order to kick off the project. At the end of his presentation for his audience of two, the host moved in the…

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