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Meet Bard – an early experiment by Google3/21/2023
Today, via email, I received an invitation to try Google’s new Bard Chatbot. After a limited, cautious demonstration in 2020, there’s now a limited public beta test. Because that protocol… Continue reading Meet Bard – an early experiment by Google
AI tech and society’s slippery slope3/11/2023
Steven Levy commented this week on those heralding a “worst-case scenario” for AI – “how artificial intelligence might wipe out humanity.” At a gathering in New York City organized by… Continue reading AI tech and society’s slippery slope
Chatbot redux – synthetic coherent ‘Stochastic Parrots’2/18/2023
[List of articles in progress] Here’s a bunch of recent articles re AI-powered chatbots: ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, Microsoft’s Bing, … Here’s a useful context by Wired’s Steven Levy. • Wired… Continue reading Chatbot redux – synthetic coherent ‘Stochastic Parrots’
ChatGPT – an illusion of understanding?1/30/2023
[Update: February 8, 2023 – see comments as well] Following the company’s investment in OpenAI, Microsft has released OpenAI-infused new versions of Bing and Edge. • LA Times > “Microsoft… Continue reading ChatGPT – an illusion of understanding?
When your Mac or MacBook won’t turn on?1/16/2023
As premium devices, Apple computers generally are reliable and last for years. But there can be times – hopefully rare – when your MacBook, for example, won’t power on. Or… Continue reading When your Mac or MacBook won’t turn on?

jph on AI tech and society’s slippery slope3/24/2023
As if plastic pollution of the biosphere wasn't bad enough ... a business ethic of fake it until you make…
jph on AI tech and society’s slippery slope3/20/2023
Will AI technology play out as good, bad, & ugly like social media? Weaponized as well – misinfo / disinfo…
jph on AI tech and society’s slippery slope3/19/2023
What happens when tech companies go beyond hosting and organizing users' speech via search engines? When does their conduct become…
jph on Chatbot redux – synthetic coherent ‘Stochastic Parrots’2/24/2023
Steven Levy continues to provide historical context for the vision of AI-infused agents, online assistants, personal butlers, ... "In 1987,…
jph on Chatbot redux – synthetic coherent ‘Stochastic Parrots’2/22/2023
Here's an article about the impact of AI-generated writings on the publishing world. The problem of authorship and accountability. And…