Among the administrative archives recovered from the palaces of Nineveh and Nimrud, modern archaeology has uncovered something without real precedent in the ancient world, a substantial body of state correspondence documenting the operation of an organized intelligence apparatus.
The most striking thing is what survived: not the victory monuments, but the paperwork — reports, cross-checks, summaries for the king. The administrative machine is invisible as long as it works; here it became visible only after two and a half thousand years, from under the rubble. Every power rests on officials no one puts on pedestals.
Was this the original Iran-Contra scheme? Seems only logical that you would spy on and document your rivals. Would they set up fake news stelae as well? I always contend that when you learn ancient history that we are not smarter, we just have new technologies to play with…and arguably more accurate scientific knowledge, but even that is debatable.
Pronunciation is a minefield even with human narration, moreso often enough, but it's amazing that AI voicing systems are still so deficient, given the macro access and translation tech.
If partakers could flag flubs, or posters would edit transcription outputs (or even examine the product), much distortion could be corrected and listeners enlightened, rather than mangled malapropisms created and perpetuated, to edify rather than erode understanding.
¿Are there any ways to become a consultant or crowd source participant in fixing the flaws?
The most striking thing is what survived: not the victory monuments, but the paperwork — reports, cross-checks, summaries for the king. The administrative machine is invisible as long as it works; here it became visible only after two and a half thousand years, from under the rubble. Every power rests on officials no one puts on pedestals.
Excellent. 🔥🙏
Guess the thought process was the same for all decently developed civilisations.
Was this the original Iran-Contra scheme? Seems only logical that you would spy on and document your rivals. Would they set up fake news stelae as well? I always contend that when you learn ancient history that we are not smarter, we just have new technologies to play with…and arguably more accurate scientific knowledge, but even that is debatable.
Pronunciation is a minefield even with human narration, moreso often enough, but it's amazing that AI voicing systems are still so deficient, given the macro access and translation tech.
If partakers could flag flubs, or posters would edit transcription outputs (or even examine the product), much distortion could be corrected and listeners enlightened, rather than mangled malapropisms created and perpetuated, to edify rather than erode understanding.
¿Are there any ways to become a consultant or crowd source participant in fixing the flaws?