Tag: software

SELF-GENERATING AIs?

Fandango’s Provocative Question #198 Unless AI "brains" suddenly develop an ability to grow intelligence beyond what was built into them, it won't happen. That being said, it doesn't mean they won't take over huge sections of writing currently held by live people. As far as I know, AIs are created, not born. Therefore, they can't exceed … Continue reading SELF-GENERATING AIs?

AI AND RELIGION: HUH?

JYProvocative Question #14 – Religion & AI So here's the question: Should religion (or spiritual intelligence) influence how we use AI? Should AI influence religious thought and practice? Should the two things be totally unrelated to each other? Should something else guide how we use AI? I have trouble figuring out what religion has to do with … Continue reading AI AND RELIGION: HUH?

UNRAVELING THE CHAOS: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION, BIRDS AND LIFE

I still haven't returned the suet to it's place outside. I find encounters with wee beasties carrying lethal disease -- unsettling. Today, though, as I walked to see how my flowers are doing -- they are suffering from not enough light, probably because it has been dark as night through most of our recent weeks. … Continue reading UNRAVELING THE CHAOS: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION, BIRDS AND LIFE

MAGIC IS IN THE AIR

You need not be an official wizard to own a piece of magic. I'm addicted to magic. By our 21st century standards, magic is fake. Just made up stuff you find in those "silly" fantasy and sci fi novels to which I should add, I am devoted. I'm equally devoted to time travel stories. So … Continue reading MAGIC IS IN THE AIR

THE HILARITY OF A COMPUTER GONE ROGUE

This hasn't (so far) been a funny year. I probably needed a laugh, though I didn't expect it from a computer glitch. Generally, computer glitches are not funny. They usually make me crazy. I wind up screaming first at the computer and later, at some poor helpless tech adviser who doesn't know anything and can't … Continue reading THE HILARITY OF A COMPUTER GONE ROGUE

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: AIN’T IT GREAT WHEN IT WORKS?

We just bought a new refrigerator. We didn't want one and couldn't afford it, but when the freezer stopped working, or more accurately was only working when it felt inclined, it was time. We had a big refrigerator -- a big and very tall side by side. It was supposed to give us more room, … Continue reading ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: AIN’T IT GREAT WHEN IT WORKS?

A TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY

I spent most of my working life in a computer development environment. I have watched important software while it was still an idea and later in its development. I did a lot of testing of new software too. I can read code -- not very well now but I used to be able to read … Continue reading A TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY

AI AND RELIGION: HUH?

JYProvocative Question #14 – Religion & AI So here's the question: Should religion (or spiritual intelligence) influence how we use AI? Should AI influence religious thought and practice? Should the two things be totally unrelated to each other? Should something else guide how we use AI? I have trouble figuring out what religion has to do with … Continue reading AI AND RELIGION: HUH?

AUDIBLE & A NEW ANDROID TABLET

First, let me point out that Kindles are also Android tablets, but they have embedded software that will not work with my book collection. Clearly designed for "new subscribers," me and Tom were two of the first, early subscribers to Audible. Each of us has probably a couple of thousand books. In theory, since we … Continue reading AUDIBLE & A NEW ANDROID TABLET

TO AI OR NOT TO AI

Fandango’s Provocative Question #225 This is a subject that's going to come up repeatedly, possibly forever. It was inevitable, but it remains a brain-twister for all of us. I'm not sure there will ever be an answer with which we are all satisfied. How do you feel about bloggers using AI generated text to write their … Continue reading TO AI OR NOT TO AI