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  • There is nothing to see here – common wisdom & coverups

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    Under the rug The darkside of technology, particularly regarding social media and the AI stampede, continues to unfold, with whistle-blower testimonies and books. Even a movie now & then, like The Social Dilemma. We’re in a political climate where hypocrisy is no longer a disqualification. Yet again money muddies moral missteps. Ancient wisdom butts heads with billionaires wielding power: “Powerful people try to make something…

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  • AI warlords – We don’t need no stinkin’ redlines!

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    Epigraph “I just think that most of us are simply sick of the parts of digital life that once seemed miraculous but now feel exploitative.” – Backchannel, Steven Levy (2-13-2026) Boom and kaboom There’s a new factor about the AI boom – an arms race. From the pen to the sword, our Promethean moment carries us into uncharted territory. Wizards & witches, all claiming to…

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  • Architects of AI – Time Magazine’s ‘Person’ of the Year 2025

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    Two years after Time’s “TIME 100 AI” cover for 2023 – the most influential people in AI … movers & shakers, shaping the good, bad, & ugly, we have a shorter list for the 2025 cover. I’ve read & written a lot about AI the last two years. Time’s article covers all the bases. Even some anecdotal tales of AI’s “Midas touch” seeping (or blending)…

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  • ‘Rage bait’ – word of the year 2025

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    It’s been a year of “deliberate agitation.” Witness Oxford University Press’ announcement that rage bait was Word of the Year. Compare with last year’s word brain rot: “outrage sparks engagement, algorithms amplify it, and constant exposure leaves us mentally exhausted.” Eliciting anger grabs attention, offers personal gain, promotes political sway – all in a marketplace of bad faith, manipulative tactics, emotional hijacking. Yeah, words have…

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  • Shades of Victorian hubris – AI full speed ahead!

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    A better technology, a better humanity. A personal coach (and emotional pal) in everyone’s pocket. That’s the drift. Bet on it. Business is business, eh. If we don’t do it, then someone else will. If we can’t survive as a business, then no one will benefit. $$$ in play. Soft power. And so on, the pros & cons of free trade (whether it’s really free).…

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