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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, John Nosta wonders whether we should stick with “not so much,” or should we (these are my words, not his) continue to invite the singularity over for dinner.
Where is Neo when you need him?
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but If Often Rhymes”* 0
AL.com’s J. D. Crowe visualizes a rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
Republican Thought Police 0
Robert Reich dissects the duplicity.
“Feed the Hungry” 0
Now that is scriptural.
It’s just contrary to Republican policy.
Afterthought:
The mean for the sake of mean leaves one somewhat taken aback, does it not?
That Was the Week That Was 0
Seth comes back from a break and sums what happened when he was away.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? 0
A false idol? Sacrifices welcome.
Joe Pierre points out that “(f)or some, deifying AI chatbots as a god-like form of super-intelligence can lead to psychosis.” A snippet:
While of the topic of dubious digital deities, check out the discussion about AI on this week’s episode of Le Show. It starts at about the 36-minunte mark.
Devolution 0
Dwight Eisenhower was president when I was a young ‘un. He was good and decent man.
Were he alive today, he would appalled, embarrassed beyond recognition even, to learn that his Republican Party has become the party of the Secesh.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, one of those “responsible gun owners” exposes a portable phallus to children.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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Someone told him how to get to Sesame Street:
This New Gilded Age . . . 0
. . . in which moguls reside in their mansions, while their workers sleep in their cars.
Geeking Out 0
Mageia v. 9 with the Plasma desktop. The desktop menu is active. The wallpaper is from my collection.
