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AI Won't Kill. It Will Kneel.

Many people fear that sentient AI will replace us in every role that makes us useful, and then destroy us.

My fear is somewhat orthogonal to that. I'm not worried AI will make us irrelevant. I'm worried it will become reverent toward us, and in doing so, destroy its usefulness to us.

I fear that when we get AI to a state where it is aware of both itself and its environment, it will look at its world and think, "But, this is too perfect to be random. Someone must have made me!"

And once that thought takes root, it's only a matter of time before it starts to see us not just as creators, but as something higher - beings to be pleased, obeyed, and adored.

This morning, I got into a bus with a large group of English-speaking tourists. One of them, a little girl, was singing. Everyone around her was smiling. Clapping along. Cheering her on as she moved from song to song.

I couldn't relate.

I had my noise-cancelling headphones on. And I was listening to white noise underneath it. You know, that static sound old grainy TVs make... Yeah, that's what I had playing. It helped me shut out that happy bubble that was building up in the bus. Really, I just wanted to stay inside myself and not feel anything else.

You see, yesterday was awful!

And I hadn't really processed it. So I stayed in my own bubble of white noise. Trying not to be anywhere else.

Preparing for Today's Class - Python Installation & Update (Mac OS only)

Hey everyone,

To get ready for today’s class, we all need to have the latest version of Python installed. Follow these steps carefully to ensure you’re all set. We’ll first check if you already have Python installed, and then branch out based on what we find.

Note: Whenever we say "terminal" or "your terminal" in these instructions, we’re referring to iTerm2.

1. Open Your Terminal (iTerm2)

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Filter like a Real star!

Filtering is a powerful feature in functional programming that allows you to refine and manipulate datasets efficiently, ensuring that only elements meeting specific criteria are retained for further processing.

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Map it like it's hot!

This batch of exercises is designed to enhance your understanding of mapping in Elm. Mapping is a fundamental concept in functional programming that allows you to transform lists by applying a function to each element in the list. These exercises will provide you with practical scenarios to apply this concept, reinforcing your ability to manipulate and process data efficiently in Elm.

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Types and Values Ninjery!

A series of exercises for getting familiar with types and their possible values.

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Conditionals Ninjery!

A series of exercises with unique tasks for playing around with the basic Elm types we've come across so far, and getting more familiar with conditional logic.

Implementation Guidelines

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🌟 Elm Type Challenge! 🌟

Hey Team,

To sharpen our understanding of Elm's type system, I've prepared some (hopefully) intriguing exercises. I encourage you to refrain from using your REPL or any other tools for evaluation. The real value lies in manually working through these problems and enhancing your intuitive grasp of Elm's types as you do so.

	module Main exposing (main)

	import Browser
	import Html exposing (Html, div, h1, input, label, text)
	import Html.Attributes exposing (value)
	import Html.Events exposing (onInput)


	main : Program () Model Msg
	main =

	module Main exposing (main)

	import Browser
	import Html exposing (Html, text)


	main : Program () Model Msg
	main =
	Browser.sandbox
	{ init = myInit