[human written]

[human written]
[human written] I’m going to start prefixing all my blog posts with this bracketed nomenclature to indicate a living , breathing person actually wrote these words. In today’s world, AI slop is way too prevalent and really makes us all question whether this was really written by someone or the product of large scale matrix ...

most honest discussion about future AI consequences (DOAC)

most honest discussion about future AI consequences (DOAC)
This DOAC (Diary of a CEO Podcast) with Steven Bartlett had an interesting guest.on a recent podcast episode x-Google Insider and AI Expert TRISTAN HARRIS had a broad and pretty honest conversation on how ChatGPT, China, and Elon Musk are racing to build uncontrollable AI, and warns it will blackmail humans, hack democracy, and threaten ...

What if we randomly picked qualified citizens to govern us? called Sortition aka. “Lottocracy”

What if we randomly picked qualified citizens to govern us? called Sortition aka.
Imagine a political system where your neighbor could become a legislator overnight, not through campaign donations or party connections, but through a process as impartial as drawing a name from a hat. This system exists, and it’s called sortition – the selection of political officials through random lottery from the citizenry. Ancient Roots, Modern Relevance ...

What I would like to see happen if the US economy were revamped because of this virus

What I would like to see happen if the US economy were revamped because of this virus
My wish list of socioeconomic enhancements for the US would be.. Universal Healthcare: this is a no brainier , every other developed country offers it’s citizens this, they do it for a fraction of the US private system, so it’s bs to say it’s too expensive to do here. In the long run universal healthcare ...

Do only sick older people watch the evening news?

Do only sick older people watch the evening news?
My  daily routine after I get home from the gym or work, is to have a late dinner and then check out the evening news that I DVR’d . I don’t watch it live because I’m not home around 6:30p, so I just record it and watch it later, plus I can fast forward through ...

Benefits of quitting…

Benefits of quitting...
So this week I came across an interesting Freakonomics podcast , which was actually just a re-broadcast that previously aired. The podcast was titled The Upside of Quitting  the podcast goes on to explore from an economic angle the pro’s and cons of quitting, and challenges the old adage, Quitters never win, and winners never quit.. It ...

Why no Prize-linked savings accounts…

Why no Prize-linked savings accounts...
How many of you out there have heard of the Powerball ? Megaball? MegaMillions? or any other of the hundreds of lotteries and games? now, how many have heard of prize-linked savings accounts? Not many, there’s a simple reason, that’s because they don’t really exist here in the U.S. (there are a couple experiments see ...