The True Risk of AI

Like many of us, I grew up with the Lost in Space Robot, Hal, and of course, the T1000.

And, as anyone who has ever seen me around a computer can tell you, I am in no danger of ever creating an AI, much less giving any fair representation of the risks that come with AI. What I can tell you is that images, chat, and other electronically produced media does share a risk that can be co-opted and influenced by our current understanding of AI. This does require us to look closely at what we see on the internet, what we believe is going on in and around our environment, and most importantly becoming a better defender of our personal borders. There is no doubt that the impersonation of human creations is going to effect our lives going forward. Further, there is no doubt that beautiful things CAN be created via AI. Not sure about this one: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/glIzD8CVwrQ

As with everything, new technology brings new fears, new opportunities, new joys, and a new way of life. In regards to the T1000, I’m really crossing my fingers on the “new way of life” part.

Hugs!

Randy

-ps: Scottie, this should teach you to not ask me to post on your blog. roflmao! Sorry, I’m easily entertained.

Yesterday in the news. Thanks to Joe My God for the posts I linked to here. This was my morning reading.

Read the full article. Arizona has the largest Hispanic population of any battleground state
Lindell has been spotted at the United Center wandering around in a fedora to “investigate” gender-neutral bathrooms and peddle his baseless election conspiracy theories. On Wednesday, the pillowmonger got into a verbal altercation with Knowa De Brasco, a 12-year-old activist who was there supporting Kamala Harris.
Read the full article. Watch all of the LOL clips.
Read the full article. Almost all voters register using the state form. As of last month, only 42,000 Arizonans are registered to vote via the federal form.
According to a coming biography, Queen Elizabeth told others that she found Trump “very rude” and that he always seemed to be looking over her shoulder “as if he was looking for someone more interesting.”

The book further claims that the Queen believed that Trump and Melania must have “some kind of special arrangement,” considering his flagrant serial adultery.
Read the full article.
Sentencing will be determined next week.
As you can see below, Reimer’s first arrest last year resulted in a money beg from a major right wing Canadian outlet.
Reimer’s previous non-drag related convictions resulted in sentences totally nearly three years.
Election officials said Arkansans for Limited Government failed to comply with state law primarily because it submitted documentation regarding paid signature gatherers separately and not in a single bundle.

As I said last month, it appears that the office of Secretary of State John Thurston [photo] deliberately withheld the above-cited rule about petition bundling. Thurston was a pastor before entering politics.
I knew he’d knock it out of the park.
“I got a message for the Republicans and the justices of the United States Supreme Court. You can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay, hand. And I’m retaining a lot of water, so good luck with that.” – Michigan AG Dana Nessel, last night.

Testosterone and Pharmacy 8 21 2024

I hate the sound but know of no way to improve it with this mic.  If anyone knows a way let me know.  Ron and I have been talking to getting a Yeti Blue mic or a label mic.  The lighting was off again.  I can not seem to get it right like I used to do when I was in my other office.   Hugs.  Scottie

Trump fearmongering about Harris

Trump Warns Harris Will Give “Everybody Health Care”

 

“She wants to take away your private health care. There are many people in this country who spend a lot of money on private health care.

“It’s the best health care in the world, by the way. But they want to do it. They worked hard to make money and they want to do it under her. You’re not going to have private health care plans anymore.

“And you can be a wealthy person or middle income person and you want to spend on a really good plan, better than a government plan. And you’re not gonna be allowed.

“You’re all going to be thrown into a communist system. It’s a communist system. You’re going to be thrown into a system where everybody gets health care.” – Trump, at yesterday’s disastrous “press conference” in New Jersey.

He is appealing to the selfish assholes who want to deny everyone but themselves of any privilege. ” This is not about me hoarding. This is about you who should not have anything.”

He just openly said that healthcare should be reserved for those who can afford it. He’s too stupid to be coy but that’s just breathtaking.

If you take that argument to its logical conclusion (since timely health care in more than just a few cases literally saves lives), what it obliquely implies is that the amount of money you have in the bank is the measure of your worth as a human and that you don’t necessarily have a right to life.

Guess what. The anti-abortion challenges to EMTALA are also going to destroy EMTALA itself. Get used to being dumped back in the parking lot if you should be unlucky enough to not be able to prove your ability to pay. Too bad if you are brought in without identification or an accompanying family member with the insurance card.

 

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.

From Wikipedia🔗 :

… EMTALA … requires hospital emergency departments that accept payments from Medicare [i.e. virtually all hospitals] to provide an appropriate medical screening examination (MSE) for anyone seeking treatment for a medical condition regardless of citizenship, legal status, or ability to pay. Participating hospitals may not transfer or discharge patients needing emergency treatment except with the informed consent or stabilization of the patient or when the patient’s condition requires transfer to a hospital better equipped to administer the treatment.


EMTALA, as a federal law, supersedes state laws that ban abortion. So, doctors who perform emergency abortions to stabilize a patient are protected by EMTALA. Hospitals that fail to do so could face fines or be booted from Medicare.

[with more about cases SCROTUS heard and punted on]

 

Let’s talk about Trump’s attempt to attach Harris to Biden’s policies….

Let’s talk about updates, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia….

Let’s talk about Trump’s attempted campaign reset….

I suppose…

“LIVE: Joe Biden Steals Nomination Back From Kamala, Gives It To Hillary, Takes It Back Again by Rebecca Schoenkopf

“Night 1 of the DNC! Shenanigans? Read on Substack

“OK we don’t know if that’s gonna happen but tonight Joe Biden speaks at the DNC, and also Hillary Clinton, and Jason Isbell is performing, and you should watch it.”

(Video linked on the page)

Reading some news 8 19 2020

The volume is low.  I have tried everything I know to boost it, sorry.  I want to do one or more a day of these, and try to tighten them up to be shorter.  Thanks for all the suggestions.  I learn for what you tell me.  By the way the cat came in right after I started recording again, Ron says I woke him and he was sleeping under the car.   Best wishes and hugs.   Scottie

Let’s talk about Walz’s time in Afghanistan….