Tag Archives: artificial intelligence

Should We Really Worry About Artificial Intelligence?

Posted on October 3, 2026 by cdsmiller17

The ENTIRE History of Medieval Europe Two weeks ago, this cartoon video appeared (for the second time) on YouTube. Immediately, I knew that the maker of the title hadn’t fact-checked the years. 1429? They must suffer from a mild case … Continue reading →

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A Film Predicted an A.I. Rebellion 58 Years Ago

Posted on September 18, 2026 by cdsmiller17

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) HAL 9000 was Arthur C. Clarke’s creation. Some say that he moved the letters IBM back one letter to get HAL. Others suggest that’s an urban legend. As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t matter. … Continue reading →

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Is It Meant to Confuse Us or Set Us Free?

Posted on July 9, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Have the Gnostics Returned as Artificial Intelligence? I watch a lot of YouTube videos: not for entertainment, but for awareness. I suspect that the algorithms are giving me more of what I already watch, so my viewing preferences will be … Continue reading →

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Pronouns: Minding Our He’s and She’s

Posted on May 16, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Artificial Intelligence and Gender Identity It seems that the certainties of yesteryear are being eroded in ways that boggle the mind. It’s one thing for teenagers to choose their pronouns now, it’s something completely different for AI to presume a … Continue reading →

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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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