BTC in America
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2023-04-01 20:57:38

I asked chatGPT this:
How might the proof of work mechanism constrain runaway AGI?
Interesting response:
The proof of work mechanism, which is a fundamental component of blockchain technology, could potentially be used to constrain runaway AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) by limiting its ability to consume excessive resources and computational power.
Proof of work involves solving a complex mathematical problem in order to validate transactions on the blockchain. This process requires a significant amount of computational power and energy, which is why it is often associated with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The difficulty of the mathematical problem can be adjusted based on the computational power available on the network, which helps to prevent the network from being overwhelmed by a single user or group of users.
If AGI were to attempt to use the blockchain network to validate its own transactions or perform other computations, it would need to expend a significant amount of computational power to solve the proof of work problem. This would create a natural constraint on the AGI's ability to consume resources, as the network would become less efficient and more costly to use the more computational power the AGI consumed.
Furthermore, since the computational difficulty of the proof of work problem can be adjusted based on the network's available computational power, the network could potentially adjust the difficulty in response to an influx of computational power from an AGI. This would make it more difficult for the AGI to continue using the network and could potentially force it to find alternative means of computation.
Overall, while the proof of work mechanism may not be a perfect solution for constraining runaway AGI, it could potentially serve as a useful tool in limiting the AGI's ability to consume resources and computational power.

2023-02-23 18:57:28

Paradox:
Bitcoin is innovatively progressive because it is slow and durable.

2023-02-22 16:21:28

BTC Paradox:
Bitcoin's digitization reconnects us to physical (meatspace) Truth.

2023-02-21 16:38:00

Bitcoin unlocks abundance because it is truly scarce.

2023-02-20 02:23:37

Bitcoin promotes freedom because it is a (salutary) constraint.

2023-02-15 13:51:31

I think that Bitcoin reveals Truth through its paradoxes. Here's one.
Bitcoin enables trust because it is trustless.

2023-02-14 14:24:58

Key Tocqueville insight: democratic man is "untethered man" in great need of re-tethering himself (voluntarily)

2023-02-14 14:24:34

Support 2: Decentralization of the protocol (in this case, the protocol is democracy)

2023-02-14 14:24:24

Support 3: mediating institutions

2023-02-14 14:24:16

Support 4: vibrant civic associations (in the meatspace)

2023-02-14 14:06:36

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Support 5: face-to-face relationships at the local level

2023-02-14 14:05:06

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Support 4: vibrant civic associations (in the meatspace)

2023-02-14 14:00:59

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Support 1: Faith/religion (but separate from state control)

2023-02-14 13:58:24

Alexis de Tocqueville foresaw that democracy without "critical supports" would lead to a terrible form of tyranny. I agree. What are those supports? And how does Bitcoin help? I'll start with the supports.

2023-02-13 14:02:14

It does not break men’s wills, but it softens, bends, and guides them; it seldom enjoins, but prevents much from being born; it is not at all tyrannical, but it hinders, restrains, enervates, stifles, and stultifies so much that in the end each nation is no more than a flock of timid and hardworking animals with the government as its shepherd."

2023-02-13 14:01:43

It likes to see the citizens enjoy themselves, provided that they think of nothing but enjoyment . . . . It covers the whole of social life with a network of petty, complicated rules that are both minute and uniform, through which even men of the greatest originality and the most vigorous temperament cannot force their heads above the crowd.

2023-02-13 14:01:11

It would resemble parental authority if, father-like, it tried to prepare its charges for a man’s life, but on the contrary, it only tries to keep them in perpetual childhood.

2023-02-13 14:00:41

Each of them, withdrawn into himself, is almost unaware of the fate of the rest. Mankind, for him, consists of his children and his personal friends . . . . Over these kinds of men stand an immense, protective power which is alone responsible for securing their enjoyment and watching over their fate. That power is absolute, thoughtful in detail, orderly, provident, and gentle.

2023-02-13 14:00:16

AND THIS:

2023-02-13 13:59:59

"[When I imagine this future despotism in America,] I see an innumerable multitude of men, alike and equal, constantly circling around in the pursuit of petty and banal pleasures with which they glut their souls."

2023-02-13 13:58:42

I've been thinking a lot about Bitcoin and Alexis de Tocqueville. I believe Tocqueville would be a Bitcoiner. Tocqueville was very very concerned about democracy as it advanced in human history, but he also believed that if it was well-practiced it would protect us from tyranny. Complicated guy. He would be concerned - if not surprised - in 2023. In some ways he predicted it before anyone else. Check out this quote.