It’s comforting to think that the ranks of those who worry that the idiom “The world is going to Hell in a handbasket” is true, are swelling by the day. The discomforting, and perforce ignored fact, is that an equally growing number are untroubled by the idiom “Do not accept fools gladly.”… Read the rest
That few New Year’s resolutions are kept in full matters less than the recognition of defects that need to be addressed. Imagine how much of an improvement 2026 could be over last year if those who wield power made a few.… Read the rest
Industrial and petro giants ignoring global warming in the name of profit, AI developers rating speed over consequences and more than a few billionaires, have one thing in common: none of them seem acquainted with the Scriptures, or The Who and think we aren’t either.… Read the rest
On levels ranging from the potentially existential to laughable, the state of the world can be summed up this week in one word:
ABSURD (noun)…”the state or condition in which human beings exist in an irrational and meaningless universe.”… Read the rest
After months of paying undue attention to political pomposity calculated to intimidate the indecisive, flatter the fools and fool the feckless, a break is in order. Ergo, I resolved to record one thing that made me smile each day between my last perch post and this one.… Read the rest
The evidence of growing inadequacy and an ongoing slippage of human intelligence, on both macro and micro levels, is enough to make even a sceptic like me re-consider the risk-versus-rewards of AI.… Read the rest
Humans top a list of 30 creatures that possess what has been called the “God-given gift” of intelligence, of which there are more than 70 accepted definitions. However, thanks to a combination of skewed values, lack of empathy and just plain ignorance, we’re in danger of slipping down in the ratings.… Read the rest
Clichés are widely denigrated in writing guides as indicative of laziness and a lack of original thinking. An ironic exception is applying the Russian proverb “Doveryai, no proveryai”….“Trust, but verify” when considering the merits or otherwise of AI chatbots.… Read the rest
It is my firm belief that neither the hype-artists nor the doomsayers in the exploding “artificial intelligence” market are to be taken at face value. The two parts of the concept are contradictions in terms, for starters. Nonetheless, I am assured by the daily arrival of unsolicited advertisements in my computer that AI could write this blog.… Read the rest