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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

AI, "Speaking Its Mind"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-ai-chatbot-threatening-message-human-please-die/

 

 

Sunday, November 17, 2024

7500 Light-years Away


 

Robo-dogs On Patrol at Mar-a-Lago

 

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Why Do Tech Companies Hire and Fire So Much?

This YouTube video explains it so well. The title is, “Why Do Tech Companies Hire and Fire So Much.”

Ten EV Facts

  1.  On average, in a crash, EVs suffer 50% more damage than typical gas-powered cars.
  2. New EV owners are three times more likely to be in a crash partly because drivers aren’t used to instant torque associated with EVs.
  3. One-third of EV accidents involve cyclists and pedestrians, about 1.5 times more than ICE crashes.
  4. 47% of EVs involved in high-speed accidents end up being totaled.
  5. EVs, on average, are 35% heavier than their ICE counterparts. The added weight puts other road users at risk during an accident.
  6. On average, the cost of EV insurance is 27% higher than that of an ICE vehicle.
  7. The U.S. has one of the highest rates of motor-vehicle deaths (ICE + EV) in the developed world, with an estimated 46,270 fatalities in 2022. That's 15 911's each year.
  8. As of January 2024, there were more than 3.14 million electric cars on the road in the U.S., representing roughly 1.2% of all cars in circulation.
  9. Studies show that if you’re involved in a crash with a heavier vehicle, your chance of fatality increases by 47% with every 1,000 pounds of added weight.
  10. Electric vehicles run through tires faster than ICE cars. Rivian R1Ts need new tires after as few as 6,000 miles. EV tires are special and cost over $1000 for one set of them.

More details below:

https://www.lookupaplate.com/blog/electric-car-accident-statistics/

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Deadly AI Advice

The truth is out: Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be re-named Artificial Stupidity (AS), as if we needed more of that in this world... 

Regarding mushrooms, I like this comment at the bottom of the article: All mushrooms are edible, some only once.

The problem with such AI tools is that they crawl through the web, picking up snippets of information seemingly randomly here, there, everywhere. And of course without a clue as to what's what. Maybe the AI bot, in this case, found a website called, "How to poison your mother-in-law", and there was the recipe in question - with mushrooms!

https://gizmodo.com/ai-chatbot-joins-mushroom-hunters-group-immediately-encourages-them-to-cook-dangerous-mushroom-2000523863

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Sunday, November 10, 2024

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