AI – more transformational than fire and electricity as per Sundar Pichai, With AI fixing climate change will be easy as per Sam Altman Finding a cure for incurable diseases will be made easy by AI as per Mark Zuckerberg. So something so critical what is it’s business model, how will it make money, what …
Peace in our times – said Neville Chamberlain in sept 1938 waving a piece of paper signed by Herr Hitler promising peace in return for half of Czechoslovakia. Today on the grim milestone of two years of the war on Ukraine, my thoughts on what will happen if Ukraine fell or was forced to cede …
With the 3rd anniversary (if one can call a violent insurrection an anniversary), of January 6th upon us, firstly some stats on the progress of Justice – there has been 1,200 plus arrests, 350 plus convictions, accused of crimes ranging from trespassing, a misdemeanor, to seditious conspiracy, a felony. 350 plus cases are still pending, …
January 6th 3 years, Insurrection, Putsch and the path to Holocaust Read More »
So the New York times is suing Open AI for billions for using it’s content to train Chat GPT by bypassing pay walls and not paying for the training. Source: BBC AI seems have come to the party with a promise to transform the world – to earn greater profits for those who control the …
My thoughts on the current Israel-Palestine conflict. I am not at all optimistic that the current course of action and just cause will lead to any lasting peace when hatred is so deeply embedded. Two precedents come to mind, one is Afganisthan – what did overwhelming military superiority deliver over the duration of the deployment …
The true purpose of Generative AI and the cost to mental health from the proliferation of AI My thoughts on the core purpose of Generative AI stripping away the feel good window dressing on greater good for humanity that it promises. Also what is the impact on mental health for people when all the cafes, …
Thoughts and Prayers will not help for the Lost Voters. Here is a list of educational institutions where a school shooting has happened. Thurston High School Columbine High School Heritage High School Deming Middle School Fort Gibson Middle School Buell Elementary School Lake Worth Middle School University of Arkansas Junipero Serra High School Santana High …
Thoughts on the Aukus Submarine Deal My thoughts are framed from a risk management viewpoint. Video discussion points Does the deal represent value for money? How is value for money defined in this instance? The spend is $360 billion circa over a couple of decades. Phased introduction of submarines, starting with rotational visits by US …
Queen Elizabeth II did not have any inkling that one day she would ascend the throne when her uncle King Edward VIII ascended to the throne in Jan 1936. The dark clouds of war were gathering over Europe, and then in Dec 1936 Edward VIII abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, who had deep relations with …
On R U Ok Day, 2022, reflections on being a Carer for a loved one with a chronic mental health condition. It is very difficult for someone suffering from anxiety or depression, or schizophrenia to identify relapses by themselves. The line is very blurry on where ‘normal’ tiredness ends, and pre-relapse symptoms begin.A carer or …