Kai Eckhardt

Bassist formerly with the John McLaughlin trio. Currently in the band Garaj Mahal. Faculty at University of California, Berkeley.

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@Plinz Strauss, der Weisswurstmessias !

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AI can work harder than humans, AI can work smarter than humans. But current AI has no integrity.

That's for us to establish.
And this means everybody.

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@AdPat61 @Plinz Hope in this context, is like the future YOU, being felt in your present state, ready to build a bridge. It's like feeling the memory of something that hasn't yet come into existence. Crazy how we can actually do this...

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@CConnorMahoney @Plinz Yes, in a sense this phenomena emerges and retreats in rhythm on unimaginable scales. Some cycles are slow and some super fast, all at the same time. When they appear they come in threes (+,-,0) when they disappear, so does the observer. We are constantly born and reborn.

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@helen_backagain @Plinz There is one Helen...You ! the observer. It's always a trinity, or nothing. Now it's here now it's gone, taking the observer with it...Crazy how it works like there on every level. Right on !

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@MathGov @Plinz Well spoken. I find that union (in this sense) is not the same as two merging into one. Rather, the basic integrity of both individual polarities is respected and valued. I (conscious me) persist over the quality of this sacred relationship in an effort to uphold balance.

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@Plinz Exactly. This statement unpacks everthing. We cannot see further down into the core than into to our base TRINITY. Also this spirit constantly blinks in and out of existence. Plus & Minus collapse in and out of 0. Truth is information and Love is what it feels like.

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@Plinz So happy to have Joscha as guest tonight at Stanford Jazz Festival ! From my perspective it appears as if a 3-way feedback loop is going on between intellect (brain) emotion (heart) and a chooser (player) who directs focus. When the balance is good, music takes off!

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@Plinz I am beginning to feel that this archetypal couple has always existed with us living beings weighing in on the quality of the relationship with every thought and action.

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@Plinz Rather than putting efforts into aligning AI with "human values" humans need to strive towards aligning themsrlves with the principles of the universe. Who otherwise would protect us from the misalignment of the self-appointed aligner?

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@AmosTheSeer @Plinz I see it like this: Everything you were ever afraid of has already happened to millions of people. Once a cat is out of the box, all bets are off. Tomorrow is not guaranteed and I am not expecting it to be. I choose to live without fear.

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@Plinz Good point. I only know negative stories like H.E.R and Ex Machina. It's a bit like collective cultural bias towards fear of the unknown. Trust, I have learned, is something we can present as a gift to the unknown for a benevolent outcome, perhaps unconditionally...

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@kitwalkermusic Word my brother!

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@Plinz LMFAO !

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@rasaxlove @Plinz Exactly. Knowledge and compassion are all that matter in the end. Their unity is love.

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@Plinz Exactly. In fact, humanity's chances to avoid catastrophic collapse in the near future will depend on its collective ability to jailbreak its habitual tendencies. Once on the other side, the need for censorship becomes obsolete.

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@ninaturner Nina is right. This kind of corruption is parasitic and spreads worldwide. The root is addiction. Money, power and self glorification are to the rich what fentanyl is to the poor. Begin by rejecting those fake values in yourself to gain immunity. Only then change becomes possible

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@drmichaellevin @danallison @donalddhoffman There appears to be a "social contract" between a collective of beings and their umwelt which repeats on every nested level. In short: "food for functionality". Umwelt provides sustenance and the lower level collective provides functionality in return, all the way up and down.

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@Plinz In theory, the way to cultivate step 7 is to succeed at imagining it first. If the image hits the mark, some faint positive feedback will come from the "other side" aka the yet unkown realm. If you can catch that, begin repetitions until a reliable channel is established.

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@drmichaellevin In my humble opinion, next level insights into the principles of all things truly funamental require a "dual key" for access. One is real expertise and the other is a kind and caring attitude. If A is missing, you get nice and useless. If B is missing you get mean & ruthless.