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“2001 A Space Odyssey” by Arthur C. Clarke was written in 1968. HAL is the name of the AI operating system in control of a deep space expedition. Move each letter up one in the alphabet and what do you get? IBM. I don’t know if machines will take over the world. I do know that much of what was science fiction, back to Jules Verne, has become reality. The processing power of AI is mind boggling. The more it knows the deeper it can go. As Ol Dawg said, Pandora’s thrown away the key. I don’t see it ever getting sufficiently controlled so as not to pose as a continuous potential threat to individual privacy or national security. The scope is scary. Call me crazy, but I don’t use the voice controls on my phone, and it aggravates the hell out of my wife that I won’t use Alexa to search the tv. My phone has never told me out of the blue “I didn’t get that”. Hers has. I use ad blockers but they can still get at you. The power of the algorithm to guide us only to sites it thinks we like because of our searches is terrifying. That in itself is an example of how AI can influence us. It behooves us all to think twice (at least) before we believe whatever our devices are sending us. Thank you, Baddog, for bringing up a topic that a diverse political group can discuss together seriously.

What kind of metals you referring to?

BS propaganda.

It was me.

Trump uses veterans to make himself look good, or his enemies look bad. It was a very cheap trick.

Ummm…convicted of felony perjury? I guess that’s a badge of honor to Trump-heads. i don’t believe it’s true.

Fair is fair. Unnamed sources and Michael Flynn’s posting leads me to believe it isn’t true. Got to have better sources. I’m an equal opportunity skeptic. I

A Mila Joy post with no documentation. How do you know that’s not deep fake AI?

You need to take a look at Talarico, then.

‘Nuf said.

Cheap setup

I have no first amendment issues. The owners of this site may do as they please. Do you know what irony means? The man you wholeheartedly support can flip off the press on national TV where any 8,10,or 12 year old can see, yet a rather innocuous expletive is a no no. Irony.”

It is beyond ironic that this forum is heavily populated by people who support the most vulgar person to ever occupy the Oval Office, but a**hole will get you a warning.

Don’t want to offend any sensitivities. I’ve been cautioned about language before.

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