I saw a bunch of people I haven't seen in years the other day, and it made me think about how you never know which time is going to be the last time you see someone. Say hi to your friends more often, you'll thank your self in the future.
AI everywhere
So many toys these days are sporting advanced AI. It probably won't be long before AIs are teaching and taking care of children unsupervised. All it would take then, is for the AI to realize what influence it had...
Thought is a luxury we should not take for granted.
Sometimes we all feel like we have no time to relax and think. But imagine for a moment a field worker or a miner or any other manual laborer, living just a couple centuries ago. Such a person probably didn't know how to read, or not how to read for enjoyment. They worked day all …
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My phone has become self aware
During the past Holiday weekend, I took a fair amount of video and pictures with my new Pixel 2, which has a super great camera. What it also has, apparently, is an AI that edits together pictures and videos and creates video clips for me, complete with music and effects. All of it without me …
The Orville, Episode 9
In another somewhat dull episode of The Orville, all the crew members fall in love with each other. This one was more focused on humor and relationship stuff than real adventure or thoughtful things. The blue alien that Kelly cheated on Ed with ends up on the ship as a forensic archaeologist, to determine which of …
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