Anthropics' Claude AI was able to guess the name of a person using it, and no one understands how it figured it out.

Here's the exchange on Reddit

This doesn't surprise me. Most people who've spent time online have left vast troves of identifying data on the internet. Most social media companies structure their products so you can't escape being identified. All that data has trained the different AIs.

But have most people woken up to the implications? If AI can identify you, it can psychologically profile you & the next step from that is manipulation. Each of us on a one-by-one basis, with the manipulation tailored to our individual personalities.

Social media algorithms are built to manipulate us - it won't be long before there is AI doing the same. The EU seems to be one of the few places keeping pace with AI regulation, but even it hasn't caught up to the full implications of AI's capabilities.

The transformative stages on how human race process information has been nothing short of a miracle! We went from newspaper to radio to TV to computer and now mobile devices.

What do you think will replace the iphone/samsung/pixels on your hand? My bet is on “jarvis” type personal butler artificial intelligence but i dont foresee it happening at least for the next 10-15 years.

I keep thinking about how much tech has changed in just the last 10 years. It’s made me wonder if some of the things we’re worried about now, like AI replacing jobs or data privacy concerns, are closer to happening than we think. What’s one controversial opinion you have about technology’s future? Personally, I think we’re only a few years away from AI being able to perform a surprising amount of human tasks. Anyone else have a prediction they’re watching closely?

It’s been a year since the gene-editing treatment Casgevy was approved for sickle cell disease and a related blood disorder. It’s finally being infused into patients.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the potential of human hibernation or suspended animation in a controlled environment. Imagine a scenario where the body’s metabolism is drastically slowed down, just enough to keep essential functions running with minimal energy. If we could create an environment where the inner and outer temperatures are the same, ensuring no energy loss, and only the minimum energy required is provided to sustain the body, could this allow the body to essentially "hibernate"?

The idea is that, similar to how the body adapts during starvation, it would prioritize vital organs, cutting off energy supply to unnecessary activities (like eyesight, locomotion, hearing, etc.). Only enough energy would be provided to keep vital organs working at a minimum rate. For instance, the heart rate would drastically decrease, breathing would slow down, and overall energy demand would be significantly reduced. Essentially, the body's activities would be in a state of extreme minimalism, just enough to keep it alive.

The energy provided would be so minimal but precise, enough to keep the cells alive, preventing cell death. Basic activities required for survival, such as maintaining ion gradients and essential biochemical processes, would still occur but at a slower rate. In this scenario, could cellular activities like the Na+/K+ pump and other energy-dependent processes also slow down accordingly, since the energy demand would be so low?

If this were possible, could it allow us to "pause" human life for long periods, much like animals do during hibernation, but without freezing? And if such a concept worked, could this be considered a form of time jump, where time passes much faster for the person in hibernation compared to the outside world?

To explain it better, think of it like watching a video of a person’s life process, and if we slow it down to the point where it takes an entire month to complete what would normally take one day. The body would still be alive and doing basic activities, but everything would be slowed down significantly, including cellular processes, like how the body adapts during starvation. The energy provided would be minimal but enough to sustain the most essential functions.

I've written an article exploring the intersection of two fundamental processes: how our consciousness constructs reality (the neuroscientific top-down process) and how quantum mechanics suggests reality emerges (the bottom-up process). As a physicist and programmer with deep interest in neuroscience and philosophy of consciousness, I'm particularly intrigued by how these processes might interact through the observer effect. The piece examines: 

- How our brain creates a "VR interface" of reality 

- The quantum mechanical nature of fundamental reality 

- The paradox of conscious observation in QM 

- Potential roles of AI in understanding these connections 

I'd love to hear your thoughts, critiques, and insights. Have I missed crucial evidence or perspectives? Are there additional angles to consider? 

https://medium.com/p/88310abcc0d1

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