I think the route to AI as being seen as sentient is to understand what sentience is in greater detail, which may expose the idea that we people are more than just calculating machines ourselves #r4today #ai

Tuesdays are the worst so here is the funniest video of all time

Is this for real? I certainly hope so

Hats off to Dignitas who have build a successful and profitable global brand, by killing people. What say you Rory Sutherland

A good explanation here. They can decide a joke, but not create one. Not 100% convinced by his final words though

What? Not even after using the toilet?

Does the mooted 0% tax on US Crypto coins gains mean that a coin backed by/tied to $tsla (a Tesla stablecoin) would be a way of avoiding CGT on your capital gains?

I am sick of people wanging on about farmers and inheritance tax. Can they explain to me why if I pass my business (and it's assets) there is inheritance tax due, but if farmers do there isn't?

Hey #r4today how about interviewing someone who does pay inheritance tax on the passing on of their business assets as well as farmers, for balance. We get a very one sided view

Why the crypto bros endorsed Trump.

Had talks with one of the Canadian pension fund with an #insurtech startup They passed because the it was going to be based offshore for tax purposes. They had an had an ethical rule not to invest in businesses with an offshore tax component. I hope the UK does the same #r4today

What do you think? Should lawyers bill for the time it takes to send a bill and engagement letter?

This is deeply embedded in my childhood. So exotic and exciting, Downtown was where I wanted to be

I am now more than 50% on bsky.app/profile/james-…

I still think about this tweet.

Is it a small group of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics experts working in secrecy to subvert the Arts and Humanities cultural imperium?

Is it part of a global AI plotting to take over the world one domestic appliance at a time I wonder?

Been thinking about this for over a year now Science fiction inspires the best in us

I miss those Tuesday nights

Kind of why I'm james_downes in the other place