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Remember This Point of Singularity from “Origin”?

Posted on October 6, 2025 by cdsmiller17

“Alas, Poor Humanity, I Knew It Well” (Apologies to Shakespeare’s Hamlet) When Dan Brown wrote “Origin” he was focusing on the future when Artificial Intelligence would blend with humanity and take it over. The present time has seen AI come … Continue reading →

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Carrying the Burden of Humanity on Her Shoulders

Posted on June 2, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Atlas (2024) This film is not a favourite of critics, but is one of the most watched in Netflix history, at least in its first week of streaming. It has been described as ‘clunky’ ‘far-fetched’ and late 20th century in … Continue reading →

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When Artificial Intelligence Goes Wrong

Posted on August 8, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Voice Assistants and Accents At our Civic Holiday family gettogether, yesterday, Susan’s cousin, Ann, was sharing with us her frustration when trying to change her name on her Aeroplan account by telephone. In a nutshell, the automated voice prompts wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Would You Know a Golem When You Meet One?

Posted on October 13, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021) Watching the preview ads for this latest animation film coming out on October 22nd, I am uncomfortably aware that this scenario is exactly what the future could hold for mankind. Now, David Icke would call this … Continue reading →

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Are We Ready for the Future? Will We Even See IT?

Posted on October 13, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Technological Singularity There is a sequence in the film “2001: a Space Odyssey” when HAL (IBM) has a human response to the idea that David could shut it down. HAL was facing death/deactivation. The technological singularity—or simply the singularity—is a … Continue reading →

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We Are Being Warned: But Are We Listening?

Posted on October 7, 2020 by cdsmiller17

neXt (2020) This television series premiered on FOX (in the States) and Global (in Canada) last night. Notice the X in the title. What have I told you before about “X”? *Warning, warning!* Here’s a synopsis of the show, from … Continue reading →

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Replicant in Search of a Soul

Posted on September 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Geez, I thought the original Blade Runner was dark. This sequel is darker, still. Rick Deckard has vanished. The notorious Blade Runner has been missing since 2019 when he and Rachael escaped from the authorities, and … Continue reading →

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