by John Macdonald | Jan 30, 2023 | AI, The250
Time magazine first sounded the alarm in 1961. Dr. Russell Ackoff, a Case Institute expert on business problems, feels that automation is reaching into so many fields so fast that it has become “the nation’s second most important... by John Macdonald | Jan 25, 2023 | AI, The250
Robots are better than you at certain things. A robot is better than you at repeating the same tasks over and over.A robot is better than you at moving fast.A robot is better than you at working non-stop, 24x7x365. A robot is better than you at shutting up, doing its... by John Macdonald | Jan 7, 2023 | AI, The250
Some would say I’m in the business of replacing humans with AI and robots. That I’m one of the evil puppet masters turning our world into a dystopian Player Piano, all in the name of profit. I don’t see it that way, of course, but I... by John Macdonald | Jan 2, 2023 | AI, The250
I did a fun little experiment today. I asked a question of the premier AI engine of today (ChatGPT, powered by the natural language model GPT-3): “Create an essay on why AI won’t take over the world in less than 200 words” AI systems are limited... by John Macdonald | Dec 17, 2022 | AI, The250
He said. She said. By now, you’ve probably heard of the Twitter Files, a set of reports shared by (The250 inspirations) Bari Weiss and Matt Taibbi based on inside information given to them directly by Elon. These reports... by John Macdonald | Oct 21, 2022 | AI, The250
Continuing the series on real-life versions of the trolley problem. Today we tackle self-driving cars, and we’ll add a third choice. (Note: The AI in the self-driving car is the actor, i.e., the one making the decision, but the responsibility for the...