by John Macdonald | Apr 18, 2023 | AI, The250
I grew up in the ’80s, and in the ’80s, we knew who was smart. They were the guys and girls who knew the answers, remembered the details, and could recite the formulas. They studied, asked questions in class, and stayed late to talk with the teacher. If I... 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...