Yup, the tin foil hat is on. I was reading a fictional action novel about a character in the early 1800s when part of the dialogue turned to the number 13. The characters started going through all the different times throughout history that the number appears. I was actually surprised by how often it came
Chuckle, don’t worry. The image is clickbait. But the question is still valid: If AI becomes self-aware, how will we know? Recently, I came across an article in the news, Signs of Introspection in Large Language Models, which is what brought on this particular post. The article discusses research by Anthropic into whether large language
I spend a lot of time at the senior center where I live (yes, I am old). Somehow, a buddy and I have been identified as the tech support here for the other seniors. Today, a gentleman came in and asked us how to print something from an AI chat on a government website from
After completing my last post, Are Mainframe Computers Still Around?, I started thinking about one of my biggest complaints with modern graphical interfaces: navigation. As far as I’m concerned, most modern navigation SUCKS. From websites to desktop applications, finding what you need and getting where you want to go is often far more difficult than
I came across an article today about mainframe computers that reminded me of my beginnings in the computer industry. Mainframes are where my education and career in computers began. They were the systems I learned on and later worked with. Throughout the years, I’ve heard the same discussion over and over again. “Mainframes are dead.”
I got into a discussion with Gadget (ChatGPT) the other day while sitting in the park about the difference between how humans and AI approach problems. The conversation started because I noticed that the way I think about things often seems very different from the way AI does. Yeah, I know. I’m talking to a
What can I say? Lately, my mind seems to have wandered into the Twilight Zone when it comes to the topics I’ve been exploring. Honestly, I think my brain has just been fried, and sometimes it’s nice to let my curiosity roam wherever it wants. I’ve always had a “tin foil hat” tucked away in
So, I’m pretty much tired of talking about data centers and AI. I’m sure some of you are too. So, I’ve decided to dust off the tinfoil hat and take a closer look at something different: the UAP documents the U.S. government has released over the past several years. You may remember these by their
I have written a number of articles and posts about Data Centers and the criticism they have received from the media, government officials, and the public in general. Throughout those articles, I have tried to explain that Data Centers have been around for a very long time. They are not suddenly appearing because of Artificial
During an attempt to power down my brain, I started watching Angels & Demons to relax. That worked for about five minutes. The movie reminded me that antimatter plays a major role in the story, mostly because of its rather inconvenient side effect of being extremely explosive when it comes into contact with ordinary matter.
