Engaging Life with Courage and Intelligence
One of Elon Musk’s brilliant true believers was fired about a month ago. Did he make a big mistake? Did he blow up a rocket? Was he the designer of Elon’s Cybertruck? Was he the primary point of contact between Elon and President Trump? Why was he fired? Sulaiman Ghori was fired because he was…
OpenAI, the company that owns ChatGPT, has all the hallmarks of a classic Silicon Valley flameout. Silicon Valley history is littered with the corpses of well-funded, but underproducing startups. I have been testing and using several AI services over the last three years, and I was very impressed with ChatGPT in the beginning. However, recently…
With the twin themes of history and truth matters, this video explores the coming crisis posed by the impact of artificial intelligence and robotics on American society. However, America has a strong tradition of resistance to collective action, which often leads to dysfunction and chaos. Paraphrasing Winston Churchill, America tries everything else before doing the…
In the tradition of truth and history, this video examines the psychological connection between a boy with an out-of-control ego and his impact on the course of history. Abe Lincoln and Mark Twain introduce the video by asking why America suddenly wants to take over the peaceful and cooperative land of Greenland. Direct web address…
There may be another painful sign that irrational exuberance exists in our newest Gold Rush, the creation of energy and infrastructure of the AI Revolution. In warp-speed fashion, after President Trump won the 2024 election, a new energy company was founded by former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Toby Neugebauer, an equity guy. In…
In any relationship, whether between two or 300,000,000 people, if there is no shared understanding of truth…then the relationship has a problem. If a husband believes that all his children should be kept in cages between the ages of three and six, and the wife fervently disagrees, then the couple will have a significant problem….
One of the scourges of our time is the proliferation of amplified disinformation and propaganda. Many Americans simply accept blatant lies and distortions as the gospel. This might not be a problem if it were localized to a few, but apparently, it is widespread. The following is a short video by a pair of college…
If you have used chatbots, you may have noticed that most chatbots have become more predictable. In one sense, that is good, but in another, it is limiting and perhaps frustrating. The key interface and human skill to use an AI-based chatbot is the prompt. With ChatGPT or any other chatbot, we, as feeble humans,…
Creating an AI video is a lot like raising kids, or so I am told. Like a child, there is a beginning in creating an AI video, whether it is by conscious design or an accident. Next, both the AI and the child require some degree of instruction or latitude to develop. The following are…
Did you ever participate in a white elephant exchange at Christmas? Do you know someone who bought a piece of property that became a white elephant? Psychologists even use the term to mean “any truth, emotion, or experience that feels too threatening for the relationship to last.” It has evolved into a catchall term for…