This is no joke! You’ve heard about this – whether AI chatbots mind their Ps and Qs. So, beware of nonsense. Statistically, how often do AI hallucinations happen? Yes, there’ll be updates … “We can’t stop hallucinations, but we can manage them.” (Maybe like the Id and Ego?) • Wiki > Hallucination (artificial intelligence) In… Continue reading AI chatbot hallucinations – mind those P’s and Q’s
Apple’s M-Series security – promises ≠ perfection
“GoFetch” is in the tech news cycle this week. Hopefully you know whether you have an Apple M-Series Mac. The M-Series (aka Apple silicon) computers advanced better performance and energy efficiency. How about security? – faster data pipelining is tricky (via so-called optimizations). Obscurity’s no guarantee (like, really, the front door key’s not in a… Continue reading Apple’s M-Series security – promises ≠ perfection
Big Tech’s rocking credos on the rocks – a love story
Some billionaires are bullies. But can they be bullied? Sure, in autocracies. But in the United States? Well … disrupting the so-called disrupters. As the song goes, “traveling twice the speed of sound, it’s easy to get burned” [1]. Normally, sucking up to power isn’t news in the corporate world, but Silicon Valley was supposed… Continue reading Big Tech’s rocking credos on the rocks – a love story
AI chatbot subscriptions – worth $20 a month?
Despite all the reality checks and cautions about AI chatbots, general discussion & development continues to move ahead, discounting worst-case scenarios. Particularly big tech rollouts of new versions – with some new names – for public-facing chatbots. And AI startups even pitching the promise of empathetic-like AI customer-facing agents to businesses (delivering at least better… Continue reading AI chatbot subscriptions – worth $20 a month?
The new year 2024
2023 was likely the hottest year on record … megadroughts … megafires … megastorms & floods … mega migrations … and all the political & social impacts. In the New Year, complacency is not an option – misinformation exploits hopelessness. • Wired > “Yes, the Climate Crisis Is Now ‘Gobsmacking.’ But So Is Some Progress” by Matt… Continue reading The new year 2024