Who first said, 'The best government is that which governs least'? (reason.com) 1 points by ArizonaGal 6d ago ↗ HN
[–] yepyoukno 6d ago ↗ Who first said, ~without authority the masses would devour those of means.It was in French and my paraphrase may be lacking.Or how about, ~If I held Truth in my hand I would grip it tightly, for if it were to escape the world would forever scorn me.I think also a Frenchie… (coincidence)The problem with Man is not his authority, it is her lack of it.
[–] bediger4000 5d ago ↗ Isn't this sentiment a holdover from pre-AI times?Now that we have almost-AGI, that basically has all human knowledge embedded, do we need to rely on heuristics like this? [–] yepyoukno 5d ago ↗ Not true. Nothing of the sort. AGI has the same problem men have, their blind spots will always be wherever they accept agreeing among themselves as basis for certainty that they are right.
[–] yepyoukno 5d ago ↗ Not true. Nothing of the sort. AGI has the same problem men have, their blind spots will always be wherever they accept agreeing among themselves as basis for certainty that they are right.
[–] abc42 5d ago ↗ Tao Te Ching has many passages to that effect. So I guess Laozi said it first roughly 500BC.
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[ 5.4 ms ] story [ 22.8 ms ] threadIt was in French and my paraphrase may be lacking.
Or how about, ~If I held Truth in my hand I would grip it tightly, for if it were to escape the world would forever scorn me.
I think also a Frenchie… (coincidence)
The problem with Man is not his authority, it is her lack of it.
Now that we have almost-AGI, that basically has all human knowledge embedded, do we need to rely on heuristics like this?