One can only imagine all of the wonders that will await all of the little Poppies just starting their lives. When you think about all of the things we have witnessed in our 60+ years of walking erect on this planet, and it's only getting/happening faster and faster. Maybe those flying Jetson cars will finally become a reality.
We introduced our grandson (22) to HAM radio. He is now licensed, belongs to a group near Raleigh all comprised of men 3 times his age. He transferred to UNC Charlotte and has created an amateur radio club there. Learning Morse code as well. There may be hope!
My Dad used to wonder at the life he lived. When he was a boy, horse drawn wagons were the mode of transportation, then came the Model A and Model T Ford and the dirt road in front of his house became a paved thoroughfare. He lived long enough to see the USA put men on the moon and for him, his life had shown him many wondrous things. I hope when my days come to an end I can look back over the years and be just as filled with wonder and awe over the achievements of the America I have known. I think I still may have a chance for that.
We went from the thrill of “You’ve got mail!” to the dread of “96 new messages.”
But the most important development for me is that I can now monitor the smoking time on my new pellet grill on my phone from the comfort of the man cave!
I worry about the singularity happening before Poppy"s 6th birthday. And that soon we might join the ranks of useless eaters. I worry for all our grandchildren.
I used to have confidence in my technical prognostications. I was even well paid for them. But, AI has me flat-footed. I have no comparison. It's moving faster than the introduction of personal computers and faster than the introduction of the Internet. (Internet speed increases obeyed Moore's Law. This ai wave seemingly, from a poor observation point, rolls much faster than Moore's Law!) I think it is safe to say that the dislocation and redefinition of "labor" will quickly exceed the "industrial revolution'.
One can only imagine all of the wonders that will await all of the little Poppies just starting their lives. When you think about all of the things we have witnessed in our 60+ years of walking erect on this planet, and it's only getting/happening faster and faster. Maybe those flying Jetson cars will finally become a reality.
We introduced our grandson (22) to HAM radio. He is now licensed, belongs to a group near Raleigh all comprised of men 3 times his age. He transferred to UNC Charlotte and has created an amateur radio club there. Learning Morse code as well. There may be hope!
My Dad used to wonder at the life he lived. When he was a boy, horse drawn wagons were the mode of transportation, then came the Model A and Model T Ford and the dirt road in front of his house became a paved thoroughfare. He lived long enough to see the USA put men on the moon and for him, his life had shown him many wondrous things. I hope when my days come to an end I can look back over the years and be just as filled with wonder and awe over the achievements of the America I have known. I think I still may have a chance for that.
We went from the thrill of “You’ve got mail!” to the dread of “96 new messages.”
But the most important development for me is that I can now monitor the smoking time on my new pellet grill on my phone from the comfort of the man cave!
I worry about the singularity happening before Poppy"s 6th birthday. And that soon we might join the ranks of useless eaters. I worry for all our grandchildren.
I used to have confidence in my technical prognostications. I was even well paid for them. But, AI has me flat-footed. I have no comparison. It's moving faster than the introduction of personal computers and faster than the introduction of the Internet. (Internet speed increases obeyed Moore's Law. This ai wave seemingly, from a poor observation point, rolls much faster than Moore's Law!) I think it is safe to say that the dislocation and redefinition of "labor" will quickly exceed the "industrial revolution'.
AI always takes me to the dread I acquired from a Sci-Fi book named Colossus. 1966. The movie The Forbin Project wasn’t as good.
AI is smarter than us. It may not need us.