Archive - Doug’s Substack

Continuing my conversations with Google's AI, Gemini.

15 hrs ago •

June 2025

Sam Altman makes it clear

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and owner of ChatGPT, is a propagandist for his technology, as in a piece in the online journal BBC Tech Decoded ("The…

Jun 26 •

We need a new political entity with a shared vision

Don't be afraid to sound like a character in a science fiction story, because that's what you are.

Jun 21 •

The last frontier in AI - comprehension of humor and the ability to be funny - approaches a tipping point.

Jun 12 •

Is virtual reality real? (Updated)

A new look at our virtually real wars

Jun 11 •

We're all less secure

The rift between Musk and Trump is fun to watch because it seems unrehearsed, real, but the force of the rift should make us wary.

Jun 6 •

Does AI comprehend, or exemplify nihilism?

A conversation with Google's AI, Gemini

Jun 4 •

May 2025

April 2025

Las Vegas getaway (Continued)

Dear Readers, my wife and I are in Las Vegas after a four hour drive from L.A.

Apr 17 •

Living the myth

In Rick Riordan's young person novel, Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief, which I heard today on a recorded narration while observing a Los Angeles…

Apr 11 •

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