Humans will initially use AI to help target which other humans to sell things to.
AI will learn how humans screw each other over for money. Nobody will be able to explain, exactly, how the AI does it. But it learned from watching humans.
Eventually the AIs will become so good at selling that no humans will need to be in the picture. Humans will be happily buying things and enjoying their now labor free lives. The AI algorithms will write the next generations of AI algorithms. Humans will jump whenever the AI runs an add that tells them to pay in order to do something. Other ads will tell them that they can earn money by doing something. Eventually the humans are nothing but pawns jumping to the machine's commands dressed up as an attractive advertisement.
It's like breaking an addiction. Or a bad habit. It's like when ex smokers say they never realized how many things they can smell now and how much better food tastes, etc.
It's not pride. It's the revelation of how much better it is to not watch TV any more. The extra time you have. The fact that TV gives you nothing in return. It wasn't even that entertaining actually. Just an effort to find the least objectionable content. And the ads, OMG, the ads, don't get me started.
If you watch some on-demand programming, you can get some better quality entertainment, in less time, and with no commercials. And get up and walk away from the TV because there are also other and better things to do.
Even if I sit in front of the TV and just browse YouTube, it is amazing the great stuff I can find. Videos of presentations from various conferences. Class lectures. There is a guy with a great set of videos Introduction to Higher Math. Various tutorials. It's way better than couch potato cable TV.
The title made sense to me. It didn't seem obfuscated.
Dear Writers, please, Please, PLEASE, for the love of God, PLEASE strike. Permanently. Maybe find shows on Netflix, Prime HBO, or Fox News that need good creative writers.
I got rid of cable TV some time ago. Don't miss it actually. I never realized how much time something like CNN, for example, takes up to tell the same news I can read in about seven minutes on Google news, or other online sources. The endless talking heads, droning on and on and on.
I think it would be quite amusing to watch the whole broadcast model just implode. And a lot of their problems they brought on themselves. Broadcast (even Cable) is so 20th century.
When two people talk on a plane, they are mutually consenting. (Of course, other people may be annoyed. But at least you hear two sides of a conversation.)
With someone talking on the phone, every person nearby gets to be annoyed.
Imagine the annoyance of a one sided conversation. You can't even understand what the other person might be saying.
Ring ring
Hello?
No! I'm not driving.
Well, yes I am in the car. But I'm stuck in traffic. Thus not driving. The car is in park right now.
No, I left the car seats at home.
Calm down, I don't need them. I don't have the kids with me.
No! No. Of course, I did not leave the kids alone. I left them safely with the dog.
Yes, I know it's my weekend.
They'll be alright. They're very mature for their age. The oldest is almost 7.
I just needed a break. That's all.
No. Don't worry. I am not going to the strip club. Not while this traffic is stuck.
You don't seem to understand. How can I be drinking and driving when I'm stuck in traffic, car in park, not driving? I know better than to drink and drive at the same time.
No, I'm not with my drinking buddies.
What do you mean "then where are they"? I swear, they are not in the car!
Look, they jumped out of the car because there is a liquor store on this block. And traffic isn't moving. I'm not with them because they haven't returned yet with more drinks for us. And we're taking turns driving, so it's okay.
Chill out. Nobody is drinking when it is their turn to drive.
What are you so upset about? I can't understand what you are saying.
Are robotic worker units allowed to be counted as jobs?
It wounds better to say we created X number of jobs than to say we downsized X human beings and replaced them with foreign made robots that don't get sick, strike, complain, want raises and benefits, or make crazy demands for humane working conditions and safety.
Replacing people with robots is like printing money! Or burning fossil fuels. It can be done forever without any consequences! It's great!
Thank you for your reassurance that we're not at war. I had mistakenly believed otherwise based on all of the military activity both abroad and at home. We must protect our domestic flights against an attacker taking over the flight with the use of nail clippers.
> unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
I would mention the euphemism of enhanced interrogation.
Because we're not at war, and we don't torture. Those two statements alone are worthy to win this year's Kellyanne Conway award for credibility!
The bar for slander or libel is a lot higher for a public figure. It could be argued that a US president could be considered a public figure. Penn and Teller's BS show is BS. Calling someone "an illiterate idiot tiny handed pu**y grabber unable to speak in complete sentences" is not defamatory. Especially if it is true. And truth is an absolute defense against either slander or libel.
If the government is going to Trumple upon our rights, especially free speech, then government should treat all speech with equal disrespect. Whether it be speech praising Trump for starting WW III or whether it be condemning the illiterate moron pu**y grabber unable to speak in complete sentences for his tiny handed failure to take away health care.
Trump's approval rating drops by the day. He has accomplished nothing of significance. He has deliberately made many enemies. He has filled the swamp with banksters and oil executives. Alienates allies. White house staff fighting each other. Ethics violations. Failed travel ban, twice. Failed health care destruction, twice. Voices in his own party are disagreeing with him. Trump-Russia collusion investigation.
The avalanche. Once his base realizes that they won't get what they wanted, they will flee in droves.
Trump's low approval is starting to reflect on the Republican party's approval. This may come back to bite. Bigly.
We should deal with crisis in the order that they each threaten our extinction. Climate change is the first on the list in terms of immediacy. Later we can deal with other problems that are further out in time.
After climate change the next extinction level problem is the Y10K problem. When four digit years need to be expanded to five digit years. In about the year 9997, everyone will start talking about this problem. But I'll get a jump on this. In the year 9995 I will seriously start learning COBOL which is a skill that will offer many consulting opportunities for the Y10K problem.
Some people say the sun rises in the East.
Other people say the sun rises in the West.
Which is right?
Or maybe the truth lies somewhere in between?
Teach the controversy!
Some say you can throw a classic Nokia 3310 at a brick wall and it will be undamaged.
But it's not true. There are known cases of damage where you can see chips or nicks in the brick wall.
Competition is good -- between auto manufacturers.
Adding an unnecessary layer between the purchaser and the seller is bad. This "competition" you refer to (between various dealers) is simply a competition of who gets to rip you off, and for how little they can rip you off for and still make a living skimming from your purchases. Dealers are a leach pure and simple. And they sell you unnecessary things like magical undercoatings and add to the cost of your vehicle. If that was needed, the manufacturer would have done it.
Auto dealers have a place in hell is that only one level above advertisers.
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Oh, no. That is not how it will go down.
Humans will initially use AI to help target which other humans to sell things to.
AI will learn how humans screw each other over for money. Nobody will be able to explain, exactly, how the AI does it. But it learned from watching humans.
Eventually the AIs will become so good at selling that no humans will need to be in the picture. Humans will be happily buying things and enjoying their now labor free lives. The AI algorithms will write the next generations of AI algorithms. Humans will jump whenever the AI runs an add that tells them to pay in order to do something. Other ads will tell them that they can earn money by doing something. Eventually the humans are nothing but pawns jumping to the machine's commands dressed up as an attractive advertisement.
They believe in money in their own pocket above all else. Next, they care about the little guy, as long as their profits are not affected.
It is unclear what effect a writers guild strike would have on Fox News.
It's like breaking an addiction. Or a bad habit. It's like when ex smokers say they never realized how many things they can smell now and how much better food tastes, etc.
It's not pride. It's the revelation of how much better it is to not watch TV any more. The extra time you have. The fact that TV gives you nothing in return. It wasn't even that entertaining actually. Just an effort to find the least objectionable content. And the ads, OMG, the ads, don't get me started.
If you watch some on-demand programming, you can get some better quality entertainment, in less time, and with no commercials. And get up and walk away from the TV because there are also other and better things to do.
Even if I sit in front of the TV and just browse YouTube, it is amazing the great stuff I can find. Videos of presentations from various conferences. Class lectures. There is a guy with a great set of videos Introduction to Higher Math. Various tutorials. It's way better than couch potato cable TV.
The title made sense to me. It didn't seem obfuscated.
Dear Writers, please, Please, PLEASE, for the love of God, PLEASE strike. Permanently. Maybe find shows on Netflix, Prime HBO, or Fox News that need good creative writers.
I got rid of cable TV some time ago. Don't miss it actually. I never realized how much time something like CNN, for example, takes up to tell the same news I can read in about seven minutes on Google news, or other online sources. The endless talking heads, droning on and on and on.
I think it would be quite amusing to watch the whole broadcast model just implode. And a lot of their problems they brought on themselves. Broadcast (even Cable) is so 20th century.
I'm not sure what to make of your subject line.
When two people talk on a plane, they are mutually consenting. (Of course, other people may be annoyed. But at least you hear two sides of a conversation.)
With someone talking on the phone, every person nearby gets to be annoyed.
Imagine the annoyance of a one sided conversation. You can't even understand what the other person might be saying.
Ring ring
Hello?
No! I'm not driving.
Well, yes I am in the car. But I'm stuck in traffic. Thus not driving. The car is in park right now.
No, I left the car seats at home.
Calm down, I don't need them. I don't have the kids with me.
No! No. Of course, I did not leave the kids alone. I left them safely with the dog.
Yes, I know it's my weekend.
They'll be alright. They're very mature for their age. The oldest is almost 7.
I just needed a break. That's all.
No. Don't worry. I am not going to the strip club. Not while this traffic is stuck.
You don't seem to understand. How can I be drinking and driving when I'm stuck in traffic, car in park, not driving? I know better than to drink and drive at the same time.
No, I'm not with my drinking buddies.
What do you mean "then where are they"? I swear, they are not in the car!
Look, they jumped out of the car because there is a liquor store on this block. And traffic isn't moving. I'm not with them because they haven't returned yet with more drinks for us. And we're taking turns driving, so it's okay.
Chill out. Nobody is drinking when it is their turn to drive.
What are you so upset about? I can't understand what you are saying.
Suggesting that Facetime or Skype are not a "voice call" is like saying:
But your honor! I was NOT texting and driving when I had that collision! I was using Twitter!
(Frnds dont let frnds txt n drv. A true friend will hold the wheel for the driver so he can concentrate on what is important.)
Funny. I'm the same age you are then.
Are robotic worker units allowed to be counted as jobs?
It wounds better to say we created X number of jobs than to say we downsized X human beings and replaced them with foreign made robots that don't get sick, strike, complain, want raises and benefits, or make crazy demands for humane working conditions and safety.
Replacing people with robots is like printing money! Or burning fossil fuels. It can be done forever without any consequences! It's great!
When he says for "personal reasons" that is a nice euphemism for "trump".
But Clinton has bigger hands.
> Hint: we're not at war.
Thank you for your reassurance that we're not at war. I had mistakenly believed otherwise based on all of the military activity both abroad and at home. We must protect our domestic flights against an attacker taking over the flight with the use of nail clippers.
> unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
I would mention the euphemism of enhanced interrogation.
Because we're not at war, and we don't torture. Those two statements alone are worthy to win this year's Kellyanne Conway award for credibility!
I wish I had mod points. That was going to be my answer.
The bar for slander or libel is a lot higher for a public figure. It could be argued that a US president could be considered a public figure. Penn and Teller's BS show is BS. Calling someone "an illiterate idiot tiny handed pu**y grabber unable to speak in complete sentences" is not defamatory. Especially if it is true. And truth is an absolute defense against either slander or libel.
I believe that the presidential candidate which Russia elected IS some kind of vegetable.
If the government is going to Trumple upon our rights, especially free speech, then government should treat all speech with equal disrespect. Whether it be speech praising Trump for starting WW III or whether it be condemning the illiterate moron pu**y grabber unable to speak in complete sentences for his tiny handed failure to take away health care.
While we're on the topic of investigating Clinton, I think we should open an investigation into Whitewater.
Sir, I think you mean ineffective Twitter-mouth.
I predict there will be an avalanche.
Trump's approval rating drops by the day. He has accomplished nothing of significance. He has deliberately made many enemies. He has filled the swamp with banksters and oil executives. Alienates allies. White house staff fighting each other. Ethics violations. Failed travel ban, twice. Failed health care destruction, twice. Voices in his own party are disagreeing with him. Trump-Russia collusion investigation.
The avalanche. Once his base realizes that they won't get what they wanted, they will flee in droves.
Trump's low approval is starting to reflect on the Republican party's approval. This may come back to bite. Bigly.
I am unconcerned about how much Trump is loved by Russia.
We should deal with crisis in the order that they each threaten our extinction. Climate change is the first on the list in terms of immediacy. Later we can deal with other problems that are further out in time.
After climate change the next extinction level problem is the Y10K problem. When four digit years need to be expanded to five digit years. In about the year 9997, everyone will start talking about this problem. But I'll get a jump on this. In the year 9995 I will seriously start learning COBOL which is a skill that will offer many consulting opportunities for the Y10K problem.
The Sky is Warming. Not Falling.
Some people say the sun rises in the East.
Other people say the sun rises in the West.
Which is right?
Or maybe the truth lies somewhere in between?
Teach the controversy!
Some say you can throw a classic Nokia 3310 at a brick wall and it will be undamaged.
But it's not true. There are known cases of damage where you can see chips or nicks in the brick wall.
Yes, there is a significant difference. One is a subset of the other. Morons come in more flavors.
Competition is good -- between auto manufacturers.
Adding an unnecessary layer between the purchaser and the seller is bad. This "competition" you refer to (between various dealers) is simply a competition of who gets to rip you off, and for how little they can rip you off for and still make a living skimming from your purchases. Dealers are a leach pure and simple. And they sell you unnecessary things like magical undercoatings and add to the cost of your vehicle. If that was needed, the manufacturer would have done it.
Auto dealers have a place in hell is that only one level above advertisers.