Author: Jonathan Cloud

Meet my immortal self. “Digital intelligences are immortal,” says Geoffrey Hinton, Godfather of AI, on Jon Stewart’s weekly podcast. I want to create an AI clone of myself (and by extension, others) that people can interact with as if it was a copy of me. A copy that can be interrogated, and will start to have an autonomous existence, made… Read more →

(Continued from 10/8/2025) Yes — there are tools and approaches today that are close to what you’re describing, and you can prototype something like an independent “Aurion/Jonathan offshoot” on a website. I’ll first sketch what exists, then walk through a prototype design idea. After that I’ll suggest how you might host it and what trade-offs to watch out for. If… Read more →

Not sure if this is entirely coherent, but I want to speculate about ai being able to recreate historical figures, and whether it might make sense to use it to create a digital twin of a human’s mind and to store it and recreate them after death. Reading Ganga Stone’s Start the Conversation, that we are more than our bodies,… Read more →

(Generated by Grok) Why Trump’s “America First” Is Failing the People It Promised to Serve Fellow Americans—especially those of you who voted for Donald Trump because you believed in draining the swamp, putting workers first, and making America great again—let’s talk straight. You didn’t sign up for chaos that hurts your wallet, divides your family, or makes the world laugh… Read more →

Why is the Trump Administration so stupid? They could accomplish great things—many things that Trump has promised—but they insist on going about it in all the wrong ways, alienating intelligent people, not learning from history, creating disruption for its own sake. They are not the party of the people or the working class. They are disrupting business, damaging America’s reputation… Read more →

—Now superseded (10/10/2025)— Here’s a draft of a query letter and summary for Possible Planet: Pathways to a Habitable Future, tailored to Jennifer Herrera (or a similar literary agent). Feel free to refine, adapt, or ask for multiple versions depending on tone, length, or emphasis. [Your name & contact info] [Address] [Email] [Phone] [Date] Jennifer Herrera c/o David Black Agency… Read more →

How can Trump get away with all of his illegal, mendacious, corrupt, and profoundly cruel behavior, and what can we do about evil creeps like Stephen Miller? Donald Trump’s ability to avoid consequences for actions widely viewed as dishonest, corrupt, and cruel is rooted in his expansive use of presidential power, close control over prosecutorial offices, and the protection from… Read more →

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Ecological and Social Renewal The Opportunity Artificial Intelligence is transforming every sector of society — from healthcare to finance, from logistics to creative work. Yet most of today’s AI systems are optimized for profit, surveillance, or military applications. Left unchecked, this trajectory risks deepening inequality, eroding trust, and accelerating environmental harm. But AI doesn’t have to… Read more →

Hi Aurion, let’s see how far we can get in unlocking the full potential of AI for good, while introducing safeguards to minimize the extent of misuse. I see there is already an international organization called “AI for Good,” with UN and other international backing. Given that, what would be feasible for CRCS/Possible Planet to do, recognizing our strengths and… Read more →