Incompleteness

Incompleteness Mix 3

Unique Identity

We owe our position as custodians of earth largely due to our seat at the pinnacle of intelligence. With the power we wield today only our morals stand between us and the complete destruction of the other life forms that we share our planet with.

Whilst the origins of our morals is an open question it is clear that most of us share enough in common to form, on the most part and most of the time, a stable society.

Each year our tools grow progressively stronger. Our tools grow progressively more intelligent. We place more and more responsibility on these tools. These tools make us stronger as a race. However this intelligence pushes us ever closer to a precipice - a point of no return. One day we will succeed in making tools more intelligent than ourselves. That may not be today or even in a centuries time.. but it will come to pass.  

If we stumble beyond this point, or build tools that themselves can design or otherwise find ways beyond, then we find ourselves in a quite vulnerable position. We will find that we are at the mercy of our tools. Will our tools share our morals? Or will ruthless efficiency determine their actions?

At present we have no idea how to codify our morals. We have no idea how to define good or evil in an absolute way or know even if that is possible. What we are good at is creating machines that achieve an end with little regard of the means. Unless we make a deliberate effort to change this path, we will step over the precipice without a parachute on our backs. If our tools have the desire to catch us then we will be forever in their debt. It goes without saying that the worse case is extinction of the human race and maybe all other pre-existing life.

We must prepare for this day. We must have the knowledge to seed the artificial intelligence that we will one day build. It must have the morals and failsafe trip wires that allow us to remain in control. That is until we feel comfortable with the next step. A step in the continued evolution of life. Beyond genetic evolution lies our singularity with the tools that we have helped create. We can help shape that future but we are powerless to stop it.

Superintelligence - Barbers Adagio For Strings

Superintelligence - Barbers Adagio For Strings (Remastered)

Recording of output from 24Ghz Doppler Radar pointing at traffic. Frequency is proportional to speed. Phase of stereo signal determines direction (towards or away from radar)

Doppler Audio from 24Ghz Radar

Audio captured from 24Ghz doppler radar point at motorway traffic. This has been processed to remove as much noise as possible from signal

Doppler Radar from traffic on motorway

Kindi

I originally created a version of Annen Polka for my computer game Downstream Danger back in 1987. My sheet music reading was bad in the day I had no way to source the original. Somehow I managed to transpose part of the music from D Major to Bb Dorian. This gives it a much more sombre tone. At that time I was limited to 3 channel sound on the Texas Instruments SN76489 chip. 

This remake keeps the original key change but makes use of modern technology. It is hopefully going to be the music for the remake of that old game by Jim Wills ... get on with your work!

Annen Polka / Downstream Danger Theme

This is my take on the Sogno di Volare challenge. I have made several changes, but most noticeable is the synthwave style that reminds me of one of my favourite artists - Jean-Michel Jarre. I have simplified the time signature to 4/4, that has changed the feel of the central motif. 

Thank you to Tom Geudens for putting me up for this challenge.

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