Suckling at the Cloud: What Filmmakers Still Get Wrong About How We Will Store Data in the Future Chase the man, the woman, the entity, the android with the thing. There is only one copy of the thing, and we have to get it. Who has only one copy of anything digital these days? We store playlists, photos, contacts, passwords, and almost everything else in the cloud. There is … [Read more...] about Suckling at the Cloud: What Filmmakers Still Get Wrong About How We Will Store Data in the Future
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Discovering AI Guardrails: Not All ChatBots Defend Ethics with the Same Veracity
Discovering AI Guardrails: Not All ChatBots Defend Ethics with the Same Veracity I ran an experiment recently that some public chatbots are more repressed than others. I prompted them with a realistic business prompt. I chose, however, a business that not all people like, one that some would rather see disappear from the economic landscape (BTW, we writers do write the word … [Read more...] about Discovering AI Guardrails: Not All ChatBots Defend Ethics with the Same Veracity
Countdown to Comic-Con: Are Humanoid Robots The Right Model for the Future of Robotics?
The Future of Robotics: Are Humanoid Robots The Right Model? While humanoid robots are gaining significant investment and attention, we question whether they're truly the optimal path forward. Discover the potential advantages of specialized robots designed for specific tasks and consider the balance between human-like familiarity and task-specific efficiency. From elderly … [Read more...] about Countdown to Comic-Con: Are Humanoid Robots The Right Model for the Future of Robotics?
Countdown to Comic-Con: Not “Her.” Don’t Fall for ChatGPT. It Won’t Love You Back.
Countdown to Comic-Con: Not "Her." Don't Fall for ChatGPT. It Won't Love You Back. All images were generated by Meta.ai llama 3 via prompts from the author. Spike Jonze introduces Samantha in his 2013 film "Her." Samantha is an advanced AI that evolves into a uniquely conscious entity with emotions. The Jonze AI differs significantly from today’s generative AI models like … [Read more...] about Countdown to Comic-Con: Not “Her.” Don’t Fall for ChatGPT. It Won’t Love You Back.
Countdown to Comic-Con: Which Were the Most Realistic Star Trek TOS AIs?
Countdown to Comic-Con: Which Were the Most Realistic Star Trek TOS AIs? All images were generated via Meta.ai llama 3 from prompts written by the author. This is the first in a series of posts leading up to my The Science of Science Fiction panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 26th. I will be covering questions about AI and the Future of Work. Colleagues will be … [Read more...] about Countdown to Comic-Con: Which Were the Most Realistic Star Trek TOS AIs?
