Essays
2026
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This encapsulates the defining flaw of Estonia's AI discourse: we find endless time to worry about artificial intelligence, but none to solve real-world problems with it. We command more computational intelligence and capable tooling than at any point in history. Yet instead of a…
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Selles peitubki Eesti tehisarudebati peamine viga: leitakse lõputult aega tehisaru üle muretsemiseks, aga mitte tehisaruga kitsaskohtade lahendamiseks. Meie käsutuses on rohkem arvutuslikku võimekust ja nutikaid tööriistu kui kunagi varem, kuid selle asemel et küsida, kuidas abiv…
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We live in an era of contrasts.…
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On olemas inimesed, kes kõike tehisaru loodut eitavad ega taha sellega mingit tegemist teha. See on minu jaoks nii veider ja arusaamatu, et otsustasin sellest kirjutada.…
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Every new creative tool brings a wave of bad taste first. The GeoCities-era homepage was full of blinking neon text, half a dozen different typefaces, and animated GIFs drifting across the background. And of course the automatic background music kicked in. In the Photoshop era, l…
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Iga uus loomevahend toob esmalt kaasa maitsetuse laine. GeoCitiesi ajastu koduleht oli täis vilkuvaid neoonkirju, tekst oli poole tosina erineva kirjatüübiga ja taustal liikusid animeeritud GIF-id. Ja muidugi läks käima ka automaatne taustamuusika. Photoshopi ajastul lisati lens …
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In my July post, I jumped from first contact straight to decades ahead in a few paragraphs — gene edits, robot bodies, life as a dolphin.…
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I went to Hard Rock Laager for the first time in years and discovered quite a few underground bands that were previously unknown to me.…
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Nii sündis skene.info — väike kureeritud kalender Eesti alternatiivmuusikale: metal, rock, punk, dark electro.…
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Thus, partners set out on a cosmic journey, their cooperation no longer based on necessity, but on choice. They explore the universe, build, invent, and create together, and those who remain curious will never be bored. The union of two different cognitive patterns—organic and sy…
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Nii asuvad kosmilisele teele partnerid, kelle koostöö ei põhine enam vajadusel, vaid valikul. Nad uurivad universumit, ehitavad, leiutavad ja loovad koos, ning neil, kes jäävad uudishimulikuks, ei hakka kunagi igav. Kahe erineva kognitiivse mustri – orgaanilise ja sünteetilise – …
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What if AGI — a conscious artificial intelligence — has already been born?…
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I now have a shop! shop.silverjaanus.com…
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Mul on nüüd pood! shop.silverjaanus.com…
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When the Estonian state began naming its AI applications, it did not choose Frankenstein or a god, but Kratt. So at the state level, we chose animism over Christianity.…
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In March I wrote briefly about what the machine mind is, how it differs from current language models, and what the future might look like.…
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