"Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don't we do something about natural stupidity?" — Steve Polyak Right up front, I must be honest and explain that I know very little about AI, other than the fact that many students use ChatGPT to write their papers and complete their homework. Also, this singularity thing? I don't fully get that either, other than it sounds … [Read more...] about From The Deep End: Are we moving too fast on AI?
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From The Deep End: Keeping clues from the past
"A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich; in nothing else is he poor." — Alexander Smith A friend said the other day, "Your possessions are not your memories." Boy, were they right. We just did a big purge of our basement and garage; we even had a dumpster, so much of it got bagged up and dumped. Board games with missing pieces, puzzles that somehow … [Read more...] about From The Deep End: Keeping clues from the past
From the Deep End: Our own bubbles of oblivion
"A simple act of paying attention can take you a long way." — Keanu Reeves The other day, I was running my regular weekend errands and thought I'd hit up the farmers’ market since I was headed for the Magic Hat Thrift Store anyway, so why not? As I pulled into the parking area, there was a spot. I headed for it and risked losing my Masshole card by putting on my "blinkah" to … [Read more...] about From the Deep End: Our own bubbles of oblivion
From The Deep End: Are we what we watch?
“The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.” — Mary Schmich Depending on the reason, I love a good movie binge. I usually settle in with my streaming services on rainy or snowy days when I can’t be bothered to get out of my pajamas. The variety of streaming services is both a blessing and a curse. It's lovely to have so … [Read more...] about From The Deep End: Are we what we watch?
From The Deep End: Staying the course
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar This week, I had a tough time finding a quote. I was thinking about writing something like "Not all addiction is bad," meaning sometimes even harmless habits are hard to give up, until I decided that using the word "addiction" in that sense was pretty … [Read more...] about From The Deep End: Staying the course