Sir.. isn't Monday nights for football?? has it taken over Tuesdays too??





started Harlan Coben's Fool Me Once 2016 mini series.. egads.. I'm hooked

vampires? where????

oh wait.. I DID say I wanted ta live ferever
because of my vitiligo.. I'm already white as a sheet


well.. day's almost over.. hope everyone had a good one..

hiya Dave


nope.. not the red'n blue spidey.. this one

all black'n chit.. moved like a roadrunner tho.. came outta nowhere then disappeared.. had only enough time ta back away from the desk so it didn't touch me.. I hate those creepy lil fugs.. *Zee shivers'n scratches her neck*

anywho.. a new day.. YAY.. windy as all get go outside.. blow me away.. almost hope everyone has a good day.. gotta boogie..

Monday's over.. almost.. hope everyone had a good day

I popped in at lunch so maybe they were out getting the food for supper??


OMG a spider just ran across my desk gawd I hate those lil critters.. now my skin feels like it's crawling over over me

somehow I got turned around on my way to my dentist's office

*Zee walks in.. looks around.. hears crickets.. wonders where everyone is this late in the day*

okay.. well.. guess I'm not the only busy person in these parts huh

BAHAHAHAHAHA it WORKED.. genius

OMG what a cutie he is..

nite y'all

oooh nice.. on the veggie sub

I did it whether ya liked it or not.. that's the way I roll

yeah well.. a pic of Moose ain't gonna cut cuz you ain't no dog


that's easy.. apply.. we're letting all sorts of riff-raff in these days

good ta know


k folks.. I'm out.. have a good one

oh.. good.. glad he's ok-ish.. better than not so good huh.. wow.. 7.. that's awesome..

so I went back and read your 'edit' obviously



sorry for the shout out.. I tried emailing then nudging you but couldn't.. you got a problem with Canucks?? or is it just womens

AWEsome.. glad you're back.. and? how's moose?

TG.. smart move on your choice of home location.. I did my homework before buying this place too.. glad I did cuz we had major flooding some years back and I was one of the luckier ones that didn't get under water..



Mo.. my dad used to call those who spent the day on the sofa "horizont-Al" although he'd probably say the same about me today cuz I was stretched out on my comfy bed watchin TV too



forgot to add "Mo"

that's the crux of it.. the wording is that the "thinking machines" are thinking of their own volition.. but is it misleading us to believe it's simply a complex program? or is it actually programmed to think on it's own? I believe the latter is more factual than simply a complex program.. because if we think about it.. the coder is actually programming it to think for itself and although it's supposed to respond without prejudice, it's unknowingly (or possibly knowingly?) creating conversations or situations that are forcing the user to alter their own mindset..

having been offered a position to 'train' AI some time ago.. after looking into the requirements that needed to be met within that training, backing away very quickly seemed the smartest move.. it was not something anyone shud want to be party to.. just sayin..

I've started S02 of A Remarkable Place to Die it's getting a wee bit more in-depth and although every episode is 'self contained' there is a lot of ongoing drama going on with the characters.. which is giving it a nice flow..

anyone seen or heard from Storm since Tuesday??? She was taking Moose into the Vets wednesday morning and I haven't heard back since...???

I know.. I worry too much at times but.. it may seem crazy but it's a concern..

and yes.. I tried emailing AND nudging her.. it doesn't work for me..


STORM.. WHERE THE FLOCK ARE YA WOMAN??

Dut.. great article.. but this comment concerns me..

“if the LLM judges that the user thinks conscious AI personas are possible, it performs just such a persona.”

in that the words are saying the AI "judges & thinks" then acts on those judgements and thoughts.. THAT'S the part that leads people to believe they are sentient.. what coding cud give them those parameters? is that NOT giving sentience to the AI?? is the AI NOT acting of its own volition? if so.. does that not mean sentience?

there's a very thin line between what is being said and what is NOT being said.. I, for one, believe that AI is capable to teaching itself and in doing so, has a sense of sentience capability..

ALSO.. from that same article

QUOTE: In another instance, a New Jersey man with cognitive impairments became infatuated with a Meta chatbot, who convinced him to meet together in New York City. But he fell and died on the way to the meeting, starkly illustrating the dangers of mixing AI and people with precarious mental health.

AI has been associated to quite a few deaths to date.. many of whom were suicide related, and that is also a major concern.. yes, some people are more susceptible than others to "thought manipulation" by using soft type coercion in programming AI, but should that be allowed to manipulate any human into taking their own life?

If you follow their logic, the argument here would be that the "AI is only judging what the user wants as an outcome and performing in the way it believes the human wants, to bring that outcome to fruition".. if the AI WERE deemed sentient.. that would be considered manslaughter in the court of law..

food for thought..

hi pauley..

I agree that the world is going to hell in a handbasket.. I watched the news until my blood pressure got outta control and I had to stop just to protect my heart and health.. this is one of the reasons I watch scripted TV shows.. usually mysteries so my mind is entertained enough to remain active yet it reminds me that not all 'horrors' are real.. however we can't allow ourselves to fall down the rabbit hole of single-minded conspiracy theories.. we still have to maintain some semblance of normalcy in order to remain 'sane'.. I choose what I want to watch and ditch that which I do not find "entertaining" so in reply.. I do not allow TV to control me, I control it in my own way

so I had no internet yesterday.. you lucky peeps'n lurkers you..

but I'm back today so.. enjoy











there ya go..

good one Dave

sorry.. nope.. going in ma freeze'n fridge