“The true definition of mental illness is when the majority of your time is spent in the past or future, but rarely living in the realism of NOW.”
―Shannon L. Alder

If you manage to walk on water or fly through the air, you will be like a fly. If you really want a miracle, bring love to a heart.

Recent geopolitical conflicts and current political systems that fail to respect human rights remind us that torture is unfortunately a sad reality well into the 21st century.

Skepticism about digital sentience is reasonable, but it can cause astronomical amounts of suffering.

It was a great honor to share the stage with Brian Tomasik on dec. 15, 2016 talking about sentience in machines at University of Santiago de Compostela.

Now that Trump has won and it's going to be the end of the world, maybe it's a good time to consider building a technological shield against intense, involuntary and useless suffering.