Against Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers, As They Are Now Every decision we make has to be a “net good”. How do we travel to/from work, errands? What do we eat? What do we wear? We make all of those choices, consciously or not, after weighing a variety of factors. Our choices are our conclusions that those options were better than other options. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) must meet that same goal, that it’s a “net good”. It’s not. AI claims to Do tasks better. But AI has made mistakes, sometimes serious ones. “An AI chatbot set up to help small firms quickly obtain advice on the legal obligations and regulations businesses have to adhere to in New York starts telling business owners to break the law.” “Approximately 90% of AI startups fail within their first year of operation.” Too few ambitious entrepreneurs recognize that AI is simply a tool, no different from Microsoft Office, and any proposed business or project using it is subject ...
The American desire and propensity to own and use guns won’t change. This is a message to those who want to fight that characteristic in the desperate hope to prevent another mass shooting. To those who want to ban guns and gun parts and even bullets - the black market will overcome that obstacle; it will simply render existing weapons untraceable. The “ghost gun” manufacturing capability and market already exists. To those who want all weaponry registered - a black market will remain or become dominant; do-it-yourself gun manufacturing will grow. To those who want background checks on all wishing to purchase guns - that does nothing with those who already own. And if the goal is to identify “undesirables” to prevent them from owning guns: The “undesirables”, often including the mentally ill, will refuse any activity that might earn them that designation, even if that activity - seeking diagnosis and treatment including therapy and medication - would help them manage the...