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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
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Doug Lasken
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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
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Doug Lasken
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What is funny?
The last frontier in AI - comprehension of humor and the ability to be funny - approaches a tipping point.
Jun 12
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Is virtual reality real? (Updated)
A new look at our virtually real wars
Jun 11
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Doug Lasken
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Is virtual reality real? (Updated)
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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
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Does AI comprehend, or exemplify nihilism?
A conversation with Google's AI, Gemini
Jun 4
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Doug Lasken
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Does AI comprehend, or exemplify nihilism?
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May 2025
Irony in real time
My “conversations” with Google’s AI, Gemini, have been so jarring that I decided to collect some of the more notable ones in a new blog, AI…
May 19
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Spirits
Yes, a spirit told me to take the previous post down, because it was unforgiving, hopeless, used ugly words like "corporatocracy" and "regional." I…
May 19
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Las Vegas getaway!
Wednesday, 4/16/25: Friday morning my wife and I will head out of Los Angeles on Highway 15 for a 4 hour drive northeast through the Mojave Desert…
May 11
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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
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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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Will the real emperor please stand
By the late 18th century, people at all levels of British society, from the very wealthy to the destitute, were addicted to tea, imported from China…
Apr 3
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