11/11/2016 UPDATE: Staying Deep Connected…
The Election introduced a turbulence that roiled the planet with a similar kinetic jolt as 911 — and just so happened on 119. Yes, the planetary cage was rattled but it is now coming to rest with a lot of rust violently shaken off and the water is clearing some but not with pristine clarity. Not yet. Yes, the constitutional crisis is over (Clinton lost) so that has delisted a Prevailing Gray Swan and with it the probability of military escalation has relaxed in Syria, the Balkans and Ukraine. But two other Prevailing Gray Swans have become more dangerous in its place and require acute vigilance. Here is the update:
I have begun a lot more communication on Twitter and none of it is echoed at Deep Connections on Medium. If you have Twitter, here is my handle:
If you follow me at Medium be sure to follow “James Autio” and the publication “Deep Connections” because Medium maintains two independent lists: authors and publications.
This last week I responded to Nassim Taleb’s article on Medium (author of The Black Swan) with the following letter:
I also responded to Rob May’s absolutely fascinating thought experiment on AI’s immanent capability of challenging some of humanity’s most sacred cows regarding our presumed intellectual preeminence:
and also to MIT professor Dr. Hidalgo’s article on his development of a powerful, social-graph analyzing tool for WikiLeak’s publication of Secretary Clinton’s emails:
Honestly, I am glad the election is over… what an energy black hole!
Any comments, let me know.
With Appreciation,
James Autio
doctorgo@gmail.com
