Here is an interesting essay from a year ago, worth contemplating for the next year. Democratic president Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York had been far too progressive on racial issues for most southern Democrats, and when Harry S. Truman took office after FDR’s death, they were thrilled that one of their own was taking … Continue reading What Converted President Truman Into an Anti-Racist
The apparent economic plan of Tesla is to take as much money from customers before killing them so they can’t complain about being swindled. This is the latest insight from their CyberTruck fiasco. Repeatedly this car company has demanded an advance fee based on future promises, amassing wealth without delivering, and then customers end up … Continue reading Tesla CyberTruck, Like its Customers, “more valuable dead than alive”
Confusing signals are emanating from Microsoft’s “death star”, with some ethicists suggesting that it’s not difficult to interpret the “heavy breathing” of “full evil“. Apparently the headline we should be seeing any day now is: Former CEO ousted in palace coup, later reinstated under Imperial decree. Even by his own admission, Altman did not stay … Continue reading AI Falls Apart: CEO Removed for Failing Ethics Test is Put Back Into Power by “Full Evil” Microsoft
This New Yorker story about unjustified overconfidence in AI — expensive and flashy policing toys technology — reminds me of the trouble with radar detectors. …technology has only grown more ubiquitous, not least because selling it is a lucrative business, and A.I. companies have successfully persuaded law-enforcement agencies to become customers. […] Last fall, a … Continue reading Injustice Robots: Real and Present Danger of Police Overconfidence in AI