July Notebook, 2018 By Daniel Poppick February 26, 2024

There is an interesting intersection of religion and science inherent in artificial intelligence: the idea that humans are creating an intelligent entity much like many people believe a higher deity or power created humans.

When they start describing it—Id live with my friends; Id treat my partner more kindly because Ill at least be allowed to love them; Id just not get married; Id just be an aunty or uncle instead of trying to be a parent; Id share resources with people around me; Id put way less emphasis on money and more on community building—I watch what dawns on all of us.Watch the Greek film Dogtooth and remember how you were taught to see; see how every manipulation has its genesis in language.

and the kindest thing I can think to do for anyone I love is to follow them to the end of their desire.some nights ago what a privilege it is that what I call family without flinching is a fiction I made; that there is a group of people who bear the truest witness of my life; that I get to live out the impossible.Its why you can take a word like Vagabond—weaponized by the law of your land in real time— name your work after it and still be here.

Im trying something new: asking myself if the choice I want to make is matched with a consequence I can live with.because nothing shows you the lie of impossibility and the multiplicity of worlds better than a body of work standing where once there was nothing.

when a fraction of my chosen family and I gathered to talk about the things were often discouraged from saying in public.

So I tell myself: dont worry about being good; just be as intentional about destruction as you are about creation.GoogleTo get the most out of the many readily available AI chatbots.

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