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Bing-O

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I had a recent “conversation” with the Microsoft AI-powered chatbot “Bing” and a few questions arose as a result. I chose Bing as the test AI because it supposedly has access to current information unlike OpenAI’s “ChatbotGPT” which has an information cutoff as of September 2021.  The series of questions that I asked were attempts […]

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Assets in Orbit

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There is a good chance that you are reading this blog by way of a group of commercial communication satellites orbiting the earth.   These “satellite constellations” are the backbone of our modern communication networks and permit social media users to stay connected to one another. Besides carrying the internet and cable channels, satellites also allow […]

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Anti-social Media

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On April 29, 2020, WXYZ reported the following: https://www.wxyz.com/facebook-removing-posts-promoting-protest-against-stay-at-home-order-planned-for-lansing I think that it is time for the federal government to seriously investigate social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Twitter and perhaps Instagram.  Their censoring of conservative voices is disconcerting.  At minimum, I believe that the indemnification against legal action they receive as being “open platforms” […]

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