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Dignity in the Time of the Toads

In what follows, I’m going to use parable to make my point because I want to focus on principle rather than individual personalities. Okay, with that brief preface out of the way, let’s begin. What is obsequiousness good for? It doesn’t seem to have much utility. In

Why AI Scenarios Are More Important than Predictions

Love in the Age of the AI Tech-Bro Gigolo

Each day brings a new jolt, not from our planet’s shifting tectonic plates but from the disorientating sensation of becoming dislodged from what we previously perceived as objective reality. Whenever I see anybody today proclaiming an unerring foreknowledge of what the future holds, I cannot resist a derisive snort.

As Planned, Nvidia’s GTC Offered No Surprises

When it Comes to AI, Clear-Eyed Pragmatism Beats Slaphappy Optimism

After my return from vacation, I had a lot on my plate these last few days. The preceding sentence is my way of apologizing for not providing a post earlier this week. Still, I’ll attempt to make amends, offering this post today and another tomorrow (on Nvidia GTC . . . for

Returning From Travel: Back Down to Earth

I have been away for more than a week on a vacation in Europe. I’m back home now, but, as I reintegrate into my mundane existence, I’m weighed down by introspection. Travel often marks a break from stultifying routine, providing an opportunity for both a respite and a

Annihilation or Utopia? AI Likely to Land Somewhere Between the Two Extremes

A couple recent articles got my attention, and I thought I’d offer thoughts with which you might enthusiastically agree or vehemently disagree. Either reaction is acceptable. The only unacceptable reaction would be apathy and indifference. We’re here to think critically, not to sleepwalk. The topic of AI is

Nvidia’s Results Were Good, But the Market is Full to Bursting

Tesla and the Fickle Magic of Sentiment

One challenge associated with expounding on events is having to choose from a multiplicity of subject matter. On any given day — today, for instance — I could take this vehicle and drive it in any of several directions. But since I’ve invoked a driving metaphor, let’s go with Tesla’