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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Expeditionary Ai


What came before skyscrapers, cities, and villages? 


Settlers


Before them, Pioneers.


And before all of them, The Explorers (hat tip to West).  The Crazy Ones seeking funding, believing the world was different than the current narrative, without charts, KPIs, or benchmarks.


Sure, committees stacked with academics and business folks attempted to corral and regulate every excursion, attempting to either exact profit or spread the word of God.


The great explorers played the game, securing funds, ships, and crews, only to break out over the horizon, beyond the eyes and control of the establishment; away from stifling hierarchies and dogma.


You are the Magellan, de Gama, Cabot, Cook, Drake, and Pizarro of the time; This New World lies between our ears.


And you owe it to the next generations of Pioneers and Settlers to boldly go.  To blaze trails that become roads, highways and flightpaths for your kids children to travel to unimaginable places.


Fight the norms.  

Rebel against the group-think.  

Go your Own Way. 


See the Whole of the Moon.


AI ἀναρχία




What Exactly Is Ai Doing for the Copier Dealers?


There is no (Artificial) Intelligence in Office Technology Today.

Is Artificial Intelligence helping copier dealers increase sales, decrease costs and grow profits? Today? Right now?  

No.  

Here's the deal:
  • Everyone is looking for that ‘Killer AI App” – they are looking at it wrong.
  • Everyone thinks AI is a great tool for marketing – they are thinking wrong.
  • Everyone is biased toward AI regulations – their bias is misplaced.
There isn’t going to be an “AI Killer AP” because Artificial Intelligence IS the killer app.  

Sure, Ai can generate reams of well structure, grammatically correct, and coherent copy - much like any newspaper up until 1988 - for a fraction of the human cost.  And yes, branded images, logos, videos and voice overs are a few clicks away from fruition.  But in the end, organic writing will prevail as Ai will level the playing field, making us all the best writers and artists, money can buy.*

We are in the explorer phase of the journey, like da Gamma, Columbus and Luis and Clark. Regulation, guidelines and laws will need to wait until the pioneers and settlers arrive.  For now, we are making up behaviors as we go.  Any attempt to reign in the fury will only frustrate and irritate our efforts, and stifle innovation.  Besides, rules and regs on Ai at this point will not work they will only separate the sheep from the rebels - possibly turning heroes into pariahs.

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Ai is Pushing Us Towards Ourselves


Travelling the Ai trajectory is like reaching a Sonic boom.  We're catching up to ourselves.  What happens when we break that barrier?

A sonic boom is a shockwave produced when an object travels through the air at a speed faster than the speed of sound. When an aircraft, for instance, breaks the sound barrier, it creates a rapid compression of air molecules. This compression forms a shockwave that travels through the air, creating the distinctive and often thunderous sound associated with a sonic boom.

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Christmas 2023 -



"This is shit, isn't it?"
"Yup. Solid Gold, shit."

Friday, December 22, 2023

2024 Office Technology Predictions? No. Not this Year.


In the old days, companies would meet between Christmas and New Year's to update a five year plan.

Since 2020, the act is futile.

Covid is over, for now.  Today, WFH and AI are huge gravitational forces impacting the present.

Like never before.

Anyone telling you they can predict the next 6 months is selling something. 

So this year, 2023, there will be no DOTC predictions.

The best way to predict the future is to create the Future.

Let's create.

Thursday, December 21, 2023

The NorthStar News, On LinkedIn


Revolutionizing Tech: AI Influencers, Quantum Computing, and Digital Transformation - NorthStar News


The Rise of the Virtual Celebrities: AI's New Frontier in Entertainment 🤖💰
"Discover how AI influencers are revolutionizing the digital landscape. Futurism reveals, 'These virtual beings... have opened up new possibilities in how we think about celebrity and influence.' Dive into the world where digital personas drive real-world profits."

IBM's Quantum Leap: Unveiling the 133-Qubit Heron Processor 🌌🔬
"IBM's 133-Qubit Heron Processor marks a significant milestone in quantum computing. SiliconANGLE showcases this leap, promising unprecedented computational power and potential."

Monday, December 18, 2023

Ted Said the Oceans would be Gone by now: Isn't it a Crime?


On LinkedIn of all places, a post went on about making 'climate deniers' criminal based an article written by, Steven Day at commondreams.org: 

"If you’re a reasonably young person who is opposing measures to address climate change for reasons of financial or political gain, be afraid. Be very afraid.

Largely out of public view, there is a growing advocacy for treating certain forms of climate change denial as a crime."

Is the author threatening?  a Criminal act?  Like purchasing a gas burning car, or the wrong type of lightbulbs?  Or how about saying out loud, "I'm not convinced that climate change is my fault.  Why don't these climate crimes apply in China, India or Africa?"  

State of Fear?  

We should fear the enforcing body that would inflict these laws.  It would be a
"centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition..."
And then there is this, also from  the article:

"No one would argue that every MAGA loudmouth shouting in a tavern that climate change is a hoax should be hauled to The Hague for trial."

REALLY? Political, much?

"...climate change denial as a crime..." wow.  

Bill of Rights?  Constitution?  This could be one of the most dangerous opinions to ever hit the press in the last decade.

So of course, I asked the Ai in the Sky to write an essay on making climate deniers criminals utilizing the sourced article as research.

Enjoy.

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