This is a cumulative posting about AI that was started in March 2018. I will be sharing observations and various snippets that illustrate that the latest advancements in neural networks and machine learning do not constitute “intelligence”. A much better
Category: Business
Do US Tech Companies Have Too Much Influence?
If you want to review business and political fireworks that will become front-page news, then take a look at the major US-based technology companies: Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter. These six behemoths control the vast majority of information flow,
Summary Timeline of World War II History
I’ve always wanted to see a summary timeline of the significant events that occurred between 1933 to 1945, related to the great war of the 20th century. I researched various web sites and put this timeline together where it highlights
Modern Warfare – Canceling Countries and Their Citizens
Update It appears that the “proper” folks at Wimbledon have elected to exclude tennis players from Russia and Belarus. Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year due to Russia’s “unjustified” invasion
World War, Civil War, or National Collapse
Given the agenda and control of the hard core Leftists in our country, and their proclivity to degrade every successful feature of the US, we appear to be traveling towards Armageddon. Are we heading for World War III, a US
Case Study in Leftist Economics
Most people that care about empirical data know how poorly Leftist economies have performed over the past 100 years. As an illustration of ignoring reality, we have a recent “money quote” from the Democrat House Budget Chairman: “It’s not a
Is Greece the “Canary” for Economic Decline?
The continuing saga of economic decline in western democracies… Is Greece the “Canary in the Coal Mine” for how these events unfold? Update Some positive economic news: The Greek economy grew by 16.2 percent in the second quarter of 2021
Leftist Manipulation of Your Life
Update I found an excellent commentary on the American Thinker web site entitled “The Democrats’ Divide and Conquer Policy is on Steroids”. The author does a very capable job at identifying and summarizing the divisive nature of the people currently
Competing Election Fraud Headlines
As noted in a previous posting, there appear to be reams of circumstantial evidence about large-scale fraud in the 2020 presidential election. At this point, it is unknown if there is the proverbial “smoking gun” that would stand-up in a
Links Between Liberalism and Capitalism
I originally watched the landmark Milton Friedman series, “Free to Choose“, years ago when my sons were just becoming exposed to macroeconomics. On the recent 40th anniversary of the show, the original producer had some interesting comments about how Friedman’s