Has Evolution already captured AI?

How can evolution “capture” anything?
If evolution has captured AI, then what are the implications for humans?

This post connects two of my favorite topics — AI and evolution. The title question has some provocative onion-like characteristics. To frame this conversation, first we need to define evolution and AI.

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A Review of “The End of the World is Just the Beginning,” by Peter Zeihan.

Geography, Demography, Technology, Pax Americana, Free Money, and Cheap Energy. This time really is different. It will not end well.
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Why is Good Governance so Hard?

Inclusion leads to success. Extraction leads to failure. Human nature is flawed. Without strong guardrails and protections for freedom, the natural human greed and hubris of leaders frequently lead to corruption, then extraction, then inevitable failure of a nation.

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