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Fear of AI and Technology Started Centuries Ago

People fear rogue robots like the Terminator (from the 1984 movie) will take over the earth and humankind if we allow technology to continue to advance. This fear has been around for a very long time, much longer than ChatGPT and robot waiters. Long ago, there were tales of golems, a black box of evil,Continue reading “Fear of AI and Technology Started Centuries Ago”

What If Everyone on Earth Spoke the Same Language

Let’s imagine for a minute that we aren’t in a sci-fi movie. When you woke up this morning, everyone understood each other because we all spoke the same language. Convenient, right? We could travel from country to country without language barriers and easily communicate with people on other continents. Seems ideal at first. But whenContinue reading “What If Everyone on Earth Spoke the Same Language”

Product Bias: What You Buy May Not Be For You

Here’s something to think about the next time you make a purchase. For me, it started as an innocent observation. I was looking into buying a planner when I noticed that the full, page-sized planners were commonly in pink shades or floral patterns. What statement are the makers of these planners trying to make? IContinue reading “Product Bias: What You Buy May Not Be For You”

Artificial Intelligence (AI): Helpful or Harmful to Jobs?

Is artificial intelligence (AI) harmful or helpful to our jobs? Will we lose our jobs to AI? Many already have faced the answers to those questions. People have lost work to AI and certain jobs will disappear completely. On the upside, AI has enhanced our work by eliminating our repetitive tasks. AI can also reduceContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence (AI): Helpful or Harmful to Jobs?”

Your life without a computer: what does it look like?

Dailyprompt 2079 The daily word prompt on WordPress caught my attention. I realized that without a computer, my current life would cease to exist. I work from home. Without a computer, I wouldn’t have a job. Without any income, I wouldn’t be able to pay my bills or have money for food. I would loseContinue reading “Your life without a computer: what does it look like?”