Geek Stuff category archive
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Chum for honeypots? Gotcha, sucker.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
- J. Pat O’Malley, in the voice of Pithias: Up until yesterday, he resided at a place of felonious intent. A state prison, I believe they call it.
The closed caption: Up until yesterday, he resided at a place of Thelonious and Tent.
The most artificial thing about artificial intelligence is the hype that it’s in some way intelligent. It’s an algorithm, and that’s all it is. And Thelonious and Tent are just two streets that intersect somewhere in the algorithm’s hallucination.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
I must venture that this is a bad look for AI.
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The dialog: Talking of money, the old filthy lucre.
The closed caption: Talking of money, the old filthy looker.
The stupid: Real, not artificial.
Afterthought:
I must admit, I have known some filthy lookers in my time, but that’s beside the point.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Sexist as all get-out? You can bet your subscription to Hustler on it.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Bait for the marks? You bet your sweet bippy.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Able to solve complex math problems? I’m sorry, but that just doesn’t add up.
The Bully’s Pulpit 0
Farron discusses why Trump loves tariffs.
All the World’s a Stage 0
And all the men and women merely players (whether they want to be or not).
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Bait for the easily bamboozled? Fritz Kessler counsels caution.
Signal Achievements, Reprise 0
Security expert Bruce Schneier takes a deep dive in signalgate and its implications. In the light of recent events, the whole thing is worth a read. Here’s a tiny little bit.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Via Der Spiegel, a very sad story that illustrates why maybe, just maybe, AI robots should talk like robots, as Bruce Schneir recently suggested.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Susceptible to a misdirection play? Perha–Look! Over there!
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Capable of perjury? You can swear on it.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Qualified to provide medical care? You must be hallucinating, because they most certainly are.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog (at the 31-minute mark): Masterminds, as you call them, don’t go around with illuminated foreheads.
The closed caption: Masterminds, as you call them, don’t go around with illuminated for-ets.
The intelligence: Artificial. The stupid: Real. The question: What the heck is a “for-et”?
Geeking Out 0
Debian v. 12 “Bookworm” with the Plasma desktop on a Thinkpenguin laptop. The wallpaper is from my collection.
