(0830)(0915)
13. If it’s Nicosia, then it’s Turkish invasion pollie, innit?
So, what’s the surprise?
12. More scamming
Interesting that Elon admits AI is iffy.
11. Vancouver car into crowd situation
This one is X Grok news, 27 seconds before I started typing: “A tragic event unfolded at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver where an SUV drove into a crowd, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. The incident occurred at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser around 8 p.m. The driver has been taken into custody, and the investigation is ongoing to determine the details surrounding the incident.”
Poilievre writes: “I am shocked by the horrific news emerging from Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day Festival tonight. My thoughts are with the Filipino community and all the victims targeted by this senseless attack. Thank you to the first responders who are at the scene as we wait to hear more.”
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More:
The photo of the arrested man, blurred of course, seemed that of a Filipino, so the cover story would stand up … disgruntled over some local issue either in Vancouver or in the Phillipines … Them are happy with that, end of.
Two “more real, more often” reasons are cult nutters (always useful for Them) … or Manchurians (Bourne, Trump shooter, Oswald, Arlo Guthrie “you’re our boy”, Parallax View) … before we get to accidental plane crashes, Boston brakes type vehicle crashes, Sonny Bono skiing into a tree etc. Then being suicided. Take your pick.
“FEAR”
https://mileswmathis.com/fear.pdf
“Interesting that Elon admits AI is iffy.”
I didn’t read that; must have missed it.
He said “using AI to scam government money is increasingly common”, which could be rewritten “As tools become better and more effective, their usage to perpetrate illegal – in this case fraudulent – acts is increasing”. Suppose you could buy a drill which auto selects the correct bit for the target material, auto stabilizes so the hole is straight, and spins the bit at the correct speed/direction without drilling too far – wouldn’t that be great for DIY and occasional users? Then criminals start using it on safes, and if successful, its use becomes more common.
I use these tools (AI, not drills) every single working day, and they just get better. It’s usually [problem], [research], [solution], [implement], and AI removes the time element from the middle two. You still need to ask the right question, understand and refine the responses, where they’re lacking; to know what you’re doing. We’re a long, long way from truly conscious intelligence and at this stage the “three laws” should probably apply to the user not the tool.
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semi related:
“where an SUV drove into a crowd” is the tell that you’re being deceived. Metonymy at it’s finest.
I’m neither smart nor literary. I knew the concept, but forgot the word and my grammar books* are in another room. Quick search using AI….
* The Elements of Eloquence; Mark Forsyth, if you’re interested. Also The Etymologicon – same author.
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JH: There we go.