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cbabe

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4. Back in the day, I asked some tech honchos

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Aug 11, 2023, 12:32 PM

Aug 2023

why they thought they had the right to everything ie information wants to be free.

They said: because we want to.

I replied: fine. Until someone takes your stuff for free because they want to.

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Tech pioneer Judy Estrin warns about AI as "Authoritarian Intelligence" - dangers of Big Tech (Time) [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2023 OP

I am very leary of AI. I grew up in hi-tech. It could be twisted to skew in a very dangerous RKP5637 Aug 2023 #1

It's already being misused, all too often, and having bad consequences at times highplainsdem Aug 2023 #7

Absolutely!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2023 #8

Good article. LisaM Aug 2023 #2

The smart gas pumps was the line for me. n/t Hugin Aug 2023 #3

+1. It IS smart framing, yes. yonder Aug 2023 #5

Back in the day, I asked some tech honchos cbabe Aug 2023 #4

Bookmarked for later and thank you, hpd. yonder Aug 2023 #6

Kick n/t usonian Sep 2023 #9