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Category Archives: AI
Why Are There Only Glowing Articles About Misty Copeland?
Grok says: Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), has garnered widespread media attention for several compelling reasons. Her story resonates deeply, blending remarkable talent with a narrative of … Continue reading
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Is AI helping to solve murders?
Grok says: Yes, AI is helping to solve murders by enhancing investigative processes. Law enforcement agencies use AI tools for: Facial Recognition: Identifying suspects or victims from surveillance footage or images, with systems like Clearview AI matching faces against databases. … Continue reading
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America’s AI Advantage
American workers are about the hardest-working and most productive workers in the world, and they can buy more stuff per time worked then most any other nation in the world. It’s not surprising that American business is way ahead in … Continue reading
Using AI At Work
The Financial Times reports: This suggests that, unless you work for an organisation that encourages the transparent use of AI, you may be strongly motivated to use it on the sly. And the trouble with this “shadow adoption”, as the … Continue reading
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FT: ‘My date used AI to psychologically profile me.’
Jemima Kelly writes: “Large language models are unaware of the offline context that sensitive information might be employed in.” Really? That’s your argument. There’s no information that can’t be misused. That was true before AI and is true now. Writers … Continue reading
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AI Can Be A Great Editor
Few things are more important to me than my writing. For the first time, I ran one of my essays (Decoding Dennis Prager 5-28-23) by AI and asked for feedback. Grok’s response was great. From now on, if I care … Continue reading
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Is AI Coming For Your Job? (1-27-25)
01:00 Yes, you’re going to be replaced by AI, https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/yes-youre-going-to-be-replaced23:00 Let the great American debate begin, https://www.thefp.com/p/martin-gurri-the-great-american-debate-begins-again-trump-biden30:00 2nd Edition: Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15484536:00 LA mayor Karen Bass in trouble, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t3plXaLw9o40:00 Intensity of communal feeling … Continue reading