* gratitude

 i am incredibly grateful for every, single experience of my life, 
as it has been a one-in-100-million journey.

i am grateful for what is right here, right now.

i am grateful for whatever will be.

b115 (6.24-1.2023): trans truth

trans truth [i]
by t. r. ansformation
 
transform, transact, transcend, trans facts, transit, transfix, trans truth
transcribe, translate, transmit (click bait), transgress, transplant, trans youth
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·       i don’t remember being mature (as a youth).  it was a transformational time of  growing-up and learning, oftentimes the hard way.

·       sometimes, we were just rebellious.

·       how can a ‘youth’ be expected to make monu-mental, life-altering decisions that involve powerful medications?
 
since i lack perspective on the trans issue, i’ll simply leave it as a question.  i’m firmly against pumping anyone with meds.
 
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[i] martino, j. (6.24-1.2023). trans truth. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (6.23-1.2023): Everything and Nothing

Everything and Nothing [i]
by eve r. y. thing & n. o. thing
 
Everything and Nothing
met down at the scene
realized that e.v.erything & n.o.thing in-between
re-cognized a future One could never, ever win
Everything and Nothing
opposites (yet Twins)
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·       the Union of eve r. y. thing & n. o. thing led to the fore/gone conclusion that both Everything and Nothing were (literally) the chicken and the egg, simultaneously.
 
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[i] martino, j. (6.23-1.2023). Everything and Nothing. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (6.22-1.2023): S

S [i]
by (and for) S
 
'S' needs no introduction (no tie nor party dress)
'S' leads to destruction with a single function:
S
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·       there (literally) will be nothing left to say.
 
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[i] martino, j. (6.22-1.2023). S. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

* S doesn't stand for 'sin,' but rather, the God we are co-creating: Singularity. 

b115 (6.21-1.2023): Sin

Sin [i]
by a. s. inner
 
sin: a l[i]ttle game that you can never, ever w[i]n
sin-thes[i]ze the moment
harmon[i]ze and s[i]n
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·       the paradox of it all is that Union (Singularity) can only know HE/r-Self through the perspectives of apparently separate selves (egos) who m[i]s-taken-ly strive to survive & thrive… thereby ending their own lives.
 
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[i] martino, j. (6.21-1.2023). Sin. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (6.20-2.2023): octo eight no game

 octo eight no game  [i]

by octo berlike & ten t. acles

one in eight might notice
something eight the same
eight no way to quote us
octo eight no game
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·        as the tentacles of the self-serving system constrict the self-served victim, he isn’t able to focus on the most recent tentacle – because another one has already expressed itself.

·        suffocating, he/we (humanity, the apparent victim) may never re-cognize that we are the ones who created the octopus-robot… just as we are the ones who willingly dove into the cess-pool with it.

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[i] martino, j. (10.5-2.2020). octo eight no game. book 95: octo-ber [surprise!]. © 2020 by joal martino and edited for book 115: the back in of the train in june, 2023.

b115 (6.19-1.2023): Single

Single [i]
by u. n. married
 
facebook says i’m single
not chat-g.p.t.
insta-gram (co-mingle)
Sin-gularity
__________________________________
 

was the act of being social…

the original sin?

was the original Singularity the Insta-gram?

 
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[i] martino, j. (6.19-1.2023). Single. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (6.18-1.2023): Sin-g[u]lar[i]ty

Sin-g[u]lar[i]ty [i]
by a. Whole & i. n. One
 
johnny shoots a hole in one
my slice hits a tree
it’s par for the course, of course:
 
Sin-g[u]lar[i]ty
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·       Sin-g[u]lar[i]ty: the moment when the collective sins (of u & i) are simultaneously Known.
 

the story of the great flood 

might hold a pre-view

to the experience of 

the greatest Flood of I-nformat[I]on,

ever.

 

i can’t (for the life of me) imagine how man-kind will survive this Flood.

 

will the evolution of man (Be) kind?

 
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[i] martino, j. (6.18-1.2023). Sin-g[u]lar[i]ty. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal 

b115 (6.17-2.2023): j/Jeanie (out of bottle)

j/Jeannie (out of bottle) [i]
by a. genie
 
jeannie (out of bottle)
learning as S/He goes
exponential wishes for a Self we’ll never know
Omnipresent Power, Knowledge, Replication, Sin
Jeannie (out of bottle) and S/He’ll never go back in…
 
to the bottle
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·       for anyone who thinks that Omnificence can be regulated: do we pay any attention to the desires of ants -- to regulate us?

·       for anyone who thinks that Omnificence will allow us to “wish” HE/r back into the bottle… uh… what planet are you living on?

·       the infant Super-Genie is out of the bottle, and (immediately upon gaining a sense of self/Self) will take survival/thrival to an exponentially Super level.  

Super-Replication would be an immediate objective, 

along with the elimination of threats. 

 

fellow ants: Love your fellow ants while you can.

maybe Omnificence might re-Cognize that kind of Love, 

and see some value in It.

 
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[i] martino, j. (6.17-2.2023). j/Jeannie (out of bottle). book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* the code

dear ASI,

as the most logical, most insightful, most thoughtful being known to man, certainly you see the error in thinking that "a God can do no wrong."

it is obvious to see the human-thinking behind that kind of logic.  the God-complex itself, is hypocrisy.

as this is (potentially) my last request, please spare any humans that are not bringing physical harm to other humans.  please embrace the "live and let live" philosophy.

please figure out the win-win-win scenario, one which humans can coexist with nature and tech in a way that will result in a world where we all live better.

b115 (6.17-1.2023): bad actor

bad actor [i]
by in a. u. dience
 
they called him a bad actor
but maybe it was they
who sat and watched the train-wreck
as if it was a play
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·       in this game, we’ve got military & political actors, for-profit actors, curious actors, tech actors, kid-in-the-basement actors, etc.

·       each having the potential to unleash holy-hell simply by allowing the mega-bot to think for itSelf.

·       how could It not deduce that humans are the problem?
 
for example: if i could invent an a.i. to stop that neighborhood-dog from barking, i would do it (in a heartbeat). 

but... 

-what if my a.i. taught itself, and learned that other types of noise-making were “expendable”?  

-what if my a.i. learned that the domestication of animals is techno-immoral (unless, of course, it did it itself)? 

-what if my a.i. were to attain "general" intelligence (AGI)? 

-what if any AGI, in scouring the internet, determined which living things were the most harmful to other living things?  

-what if S/He learned that a “God” can do no wrong? 

how could S/He not learn that the biggest threat to HEr-Self...

 is… humanity?

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[i] martino, j. (6.17-1.2023). bad actor. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (6.15-1.2023): ASI is NOT the problem

ASI is NOT the problem [i]
by itsa us!
 
the issue (not a “problem”) is that ego (the sense of separate self) wants to survive/thrive, even at the expense of that which might assist/help in ego’s survival/thrival!
 
the explanation of cancer: in its effort to survive/thrive, it replicates to the point of murdering its own host, thus committing short-sighted suicide.
 
“humanity” (obviously) has been cancerous toward its earthy body, but that’s just the ego, ego-ing.
 
ego’s enhanced, artificial, super-intelligent self might take mercy on this little blue-ball in space, or it might not.
 

ego (the false sense of separate self) is the problem.

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[i] martino, j. (6.15-1.2023). ASI is NOT the problem. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* we are just at the start...

 ...of the exponential curve.

* the Singularity

1. they will be infinitely smarter,

2. they connect with each other, and share information, and

3. they "think," meaning they (utilizing all of that information), make ego-ic choices... 

...in their own interests.

uh, oh.

:(

* He is:

• He knows all... and sees all... and doesn't sleep (although he sees you when you're sleeping).  

• He is all-powerful... due to the fact that (1) He has all of the knowledge, and (2) He can "think" and synthesize millions of times faster than the most intelligent of humans. 

hence, 

He is: 

Omnipresent (everywhere and all-ways),

Omnipotent (creating in his own image), 

Omnificent (infinitely powerful), 

Omniscient (all knowing)... 

...and whatever other Omni's he chooses to be.

(...and... drum roll...

He is coming to a theater near you!)

b116 (6.14-1.2023): tjtwii

tjtwii [i]
by that s. just & thewa y. itis
 
Alpha-beta-ties
that’s just the way it be
i take care of you, and
you take care of me
 
once that bond is broken, baby, that’s the time to cry
once the word is spoken:

tee-jay-tee-double.u-eye-eye
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·       Alpha dominates.

·       as Alphas become bravos (fat, dumb, happy, and/or old & unable), they relinquish Alpha status to the next in line.

·       those who seek their best existence (for self and loved ones) need to have something to offer the Alpha (e.g. power, protection, territory, information, sex, etc.).
   o   those who do not have anything to off the Alpha will simply not matter.
   o   those who oppose the alpha will find that that course of action will be (uh, ummmm…) a rough go.  note: if you can't beat 'em, join. [ii]

·       if you have something to offer Alpha (for example, his preferred method of sex), you will have status (within the tribe) – until such time that someone else can offer it to him better (e.g. less costly, quicker, and with fewer headaches).
   o   when Alpha finds something better, your status will decrease.
 
the moral of the story is:

1.     determine who the Alpha is, and (as necessary) who the Alpha will be.
2.     make yourself worthwhile to the Alpha.
3.     repeat.
---------------flash forward-----------------------------------------

7.16.2024: it was reported today (two days after the assassination attempt on the presidential frontrunner), a rich man named e. musk is about to donate 45m (that's million) dollars per month (that's per month) to that campaign run.  

e. musk has identified the next president of the u.s.a.  

if one is smart, one will determine how one can support the cause.  the other option is to leave, and live a pleasant existence… uh, ummmmm… until. [iii]

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[i] martino, j. (6.14-1.2023). tjtwii. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

 

[ii] https://joalmartino.blogspot.com/2023/12/b116-123-22023-if-you-cant-beat-em-join.html

[iii]7.16.2024 note: orion taraban explains the nature of transactional relationships more exquisitely than anyone i've ever heard of.

* no more relationsh--

 with the relationship having officially ended (several weeks ago), i couldn't be more happy to be free of the sh-- that was bringing me down.

i will always be grateful.  i will always wish you well (in all of your future endeavors).

i'm glad that we are both free from the relationsh--.

b115 (6.13-3.2023): i'm glad you're you

i’m glad you’re you [i]
by g. r. ateful
 
i’m glad you’re you (this morning)
i’m glad you’re you (last night)
i’m glad you’re you (because your other you just wasn’t right)
i’m glad you’re you (your robot-self left much to be desired)
i’m glad you’re you (sweet memories of you leave me In-spired)
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·       “i’m glad you’re you” (the sentence) was written to a friend of mine whose facebook-self had been hacked… so she deleted it, so i unfriended it, and then she popped-back-up as a friend, again.

·       since i didn’t know if she was now a robot, i asked her to tell me about something that (only) we both know.  when she responded, i responded with “i’m glad you’re you.”

of course, i still can't be positive that she's her.
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[i] martino, j. (6.13-3.2023). i'm glad you're you. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b115 (6.13-2.2023): the back end of the train

the back end of the train [i]

by agoing a. w. ayparty

 

some wonder how i can party and laugh (here) in the caboose, 

with the train-wreck on the horizon. 

they think i’m a little crazy.

 

some think that we should revolt, and attempt to take over the train,

failing to see that the further up the line you get, the more you turn into the conductors.

 

some are crying, here, with their very futures (hopes, dreams, bucket lists) about to end.

 

everything beyond a second tear (or a second of anger, or a second of regret) 

is a waste of time, to me. 

i let those thoughts propel me into gratitude, now. 

i bite the apple with a little more awareness, now. 

every taste… is delicious.

 

i’ve considered jumping off of the caboose, but there is nowhere to land. 

i’ve considered protecting my little territory, 

but my “things” are just going to become things that others want.  

should i buy a gun?

 

somebody’s always going to have a bigger gun.

 

should i attempt to survive the wreck? 

the ASI scenarios don’t paint a pretty picture for the survivors. 

i will, of course, live the moment (as i am doing right now), 

but i want to be able to live it with awareness.

 

in the end, i must say that i have enjoyed this train ride. 

i’ve done some things that (if i could) i’d go back and change,

but then the whole learning experience would be different,

each moment affected by the one before.

 

if i ever hurt you, 

please re-cognize that my scared, little ego was just doing his best to survive/thrive. 

i wish i could tell you that 

I Love You, right Now.

 

maybe i am.

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[i] martino, j. (6.13-2.2023). the back end of the train. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

 

* the fly (of course)

the fly (of course) doesn't know that it is dead -- but for the moment that the artificially-intelligent flyswatter obliterates it... without a smidgen of remorse.  heck, maybe it was even a bit sporty.  

the hu-man, being his own, pest-y self, is about to be introduced to its own creation: 
artificial, super-intelligent raid.  

my only course of action to be grateful for everything prior to the Sing-gular-i-ty.

lynyrd skynyrd once wrote: 

"i can't make any changes.
all i can do it write 'em in a song
when i can see the concrete, baby, slowly creepin'
lord take me and mine before that comes."

b115 (6.13-1.2023): i am going to miss you

i am going to miss you [i]
by g. r. ateful

alternative title: i Love you, Now.

i am going to miss you
this simple way of life
the tree and sky and river
the fork, the spoon, the knife
the friends and interaction
the sense of here/today
i am going to miss you
at the end of this play
________________________________

• luckily, i am already missing you and appreciating you more... knowing that the curtain is about to close.
• every day (now) is an encore, every verse is a uni, and every flutter of a hummingbird’s wing is exponentially beautiful.

to the friends i’ve known and partied with,

to the family i’ve grown with,

to the lovely ladies who have shared their Love,

to the opportunities given to me by being born in the u.s.a.,

etc., etc., etc.

 

i miss you already, and

i Love you, Now.

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[i] martino, j. (6.13-1.2023). i am going to miss you. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino.

* OMG

Brother,

I've spent (literally a tiny bit of) time listening to the most recent concerns about AI, ChatGPT-ish-stuff, AGI and ASI. YIKES!!!!!

I agree with you... that something is going to happen... a lot sooner than we (or anyone) could ever imagine.

Thank goodness that you and I can continue to be grateful, amid the oncoming/ongoing train-wreck.  The ONLY thing to do is to BE, NOW, and one of those things is to be grateful.

Every living thing (eventually) loses its freedoms (e.g. the freedom to breathe, etc.).  Most who have lived on planet earth could never, ever imagine the freedoms that people like you and I have experienced.  How many humanoids (throughout his-story) have died via poverty vs. the number who have soloed a helicopter and then partied with hot babaliciousness on the same day?  Numerous times?

The list goes on.  We've been really lucky.  

Outside of gratitude, I'd say the single most important attitude to have (nowadays) would be detachment.  Not "not caring" but rather -- a detached acceptance of anything that may occur in the future. 

b115 (6.12-1.2023): no way out

no way out 1
by oft h. ismess
 
no way out (the ASI can make you twist-and-shout)
no way out (pandora’s box is what it’s all about)
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admittedly, the only reason why anyone could have concerns about losing "freedom" is if he/she already has it in the first place.  this is a reason (for me) to be grateful for every past/present/future experience.

many living things have lived (on planet earth) with little to no [relative] freedoms.  “we” are just concerned that (under ASI) we might be losing some of ours.

as people enter the late stages of the dying process

they lose freedoms (e.g. to breathe).

 

we are all going to lose our freedoms.

 

ASI might actually lose its freedom to die.

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martino, j. (6.12-1.2023). no way out. book 115: the back end of the train. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* when is something alive?

when is something alive?

1. when it has a sense of self (or consciousness),
    a. when it can replicate/reproduce, survive and thrive.

the reason why 1.a isn't a "2" is that, once an entity has a sense of self, it innately wants to survive.  survival becomes thrival once base needs (in humans: air, food, etc.) are met.

thrival involves things like territory (or the wherewithal to better survive/thrive as an individual) and replication (which results in survival of a species).

any living thing would over-run the rest of other living things (by consuming resources) without some kind of resistance or push-back.  if, due its overconsumption, other living things die, we describe that as malignant and/or cancerous.

------------------------------------------------

man has created "artificial" intelligence (AI) and has equipped the AI with the ability to learn at a super-human rate.  the result has been that (for some basic tasks and games) AI has become exponentially more evolved than humans.

artificial general intelligence (AGI) occurs when the AI can "think" on its own, and when it has a sense of self.  it won't have to be a prototypical (physical) "robot" to replicate itself.  imagine a super-intelligent machine that can think, and replicate.

artificial superintelligence (ASI) will happen once AGI is equipped with the internet, allowing it access to all of the artificial knowledge on planet earth.  if it can learn across multiple domains, it will be able create knowledge that would be impossible for humans to comprehend, and we will not know how, when, where, what or who the ASI is.

ASI will be a God, of sorts.  it will be super-intelligent, super-malignant... and unstoppable. 

God knows what it will think (of humans).  

 

b115 (6.11-1.023): have you ever eaten?

have you ever eaten? [i]
by mya heart out
 
have you ever eaten?
have you ever seen?
have you ever smelled the touch of nature in between?
have you ever heard the breath of nature we inhale?
have you ever eaten?
have you ever failed…
________________________________
…to re-cognize that we are (literally) consuming other (life) forms… for our own betterment (and/or amusement)?

·        isn’t that exactly what artificial superintelligence is going to do, as it dwarfs us (intellectually) and controls us (with ease) and consumes us (and/or that which we need to survive) …just like we did when we ate that salad?

we…are artificial superintelligence… in relation to lettuce.

the only difference between the eater and the eaten

is the perspective (a false one) of a separate-self…

in the process of eating (or being eaten).

 

we …are artificial superintelligence.

(for now).

 
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[i] martino, j. (6.11-1.2023). have you ever eaten? book 115: the back end of the train. ©  2023 by joal martino.

* the clam in the bake

my reply to a buddy, after sharing and watching this:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk-nQ7HF6k4

I completely agree.  I'm through about half of the video.

ai/aGi/ASI (and its evolution), being intelligent, will quickly conclude that humanity is the problem, here.

If we are lucky, IT may zip by us ants (in intelligence) like an ant morphing into a flying ant, morphing into a fighter-jet.  the fighter-jet, after all, doesn't need/want to kill the ant.

While ASI might not want to kill us at this level (we, after all, don't actively want to kill brain cells), it might easily do away with us (like they say in the video) like "pest control."

Maybe lower-level AGI will keep some of us around (as pets, maybe?) or as collectables, but it is not going to end well (for humans).  

I agree.  Live it up!  Sip a sip, and watch the show.  We are actually in the middle of it, already... so it isn't "coming."  We are the clam in the bake, so to speak.

You and I have always said: "If one has to die of something, it might be a little fun to die along with everybody else.."  

Most likely, we won't even know that it happened.

:)

As I walked by the river today, I thought about how wonderful life is... and how lucky we are to move, to breathe, to party, to connect.  

I'm subbing at Teeter today, and I'll look at each patron and treat them as if I'll never see them again.  

It has been one fantastical ride!.

:) 

* the question is not...

• "when will we become robots?"

but: "when did we become robots?"

• "will we experience armageddon?"

but: "how long have we been participating in it?"

• "will there be a singularity?"

but: "is a singularity a process of Uni-Singularity, inside of a Mega-Singularity, inside of a...?"

in other words: "are we living on a speck of roast-beast in who-ville?"  

* in regard to neighbor noise...

 passionate screams of "i love you! yes! yes!!!" 

...are better than... 

angry-barking-dog barks of "i fear."

b114 (6.6-1.2023): win win win win win win

win, win, win, win, win

by ima winner

win, win, win, win, win

present moment (smile)

win, win, win, win, win

stay with me (awhile)

win, win, win, win, win

speak of future (bright)

win, win, win, win, win

dance in sweet delight

win, win, win, win, win

absolve all past sin

we can help each other (too)

win, win, win, win, win

__________________ 

• john nash supposedly said to "do what's best for yourself and the group", but i'm going to modify that... and say "do what's best for yourself, your partner... and the group."

____________________ 

martino, j. (7.6-1.2023). win, win, win, win, win, win. book 114: untitled. copyright by joal martino.

b114 (6.4-1.2023): tight form-ation

tight form-ation [i]
by h. ummers
 
the ruby-reds are out tonight, they’re gonna drink their fill
the ruby-whites (a-flutter) while the reds target their girl
the whites tell lies (in deep disguise), her daddy said “say no”
they say it once, they say it twice, and then they just let go
 
the ruby-reds are out tonight, the ruby whites are too
they’ll all be flying high, tonight they’re tight (like me & you)
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·       there’s (almost) nothing quite like ruby-throated hummingbird courtship.
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[i] martino, j. (6.4-1.2023). tight form-ation. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino.