Re: [FRIAM] crackpots and privilege

2023-05-26 Thread Steve Smith
My grandsons' girlfriends (twenty-somethings) say that they think babies are disgusting.  I hope they change their minds.  In any case, what does a shortage of babies have to do with AI? Babies *are* (can be) disgusting, but same for puppies, kitties, and garden-soil from the right (wrong)

Re: [FRIAM] crackpots and privilege

2023-05-26 Thread Frank Wimberly
My grandsons' girlfriends (twenty-somethings) say that they think babies are disgusting. I hope they change their minds. In any case, what does a shortage of babies have to do with AI? --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Thu, May 25,

Re: [FRIAM] crackpots and privilege

2023-05-26 Thread Steve Smith
Roger - Thanks for the Catalan novel reference! Google news decided to surface an article from Fortune today.  It's headlined "Society's refusal to have enough babies is what will save it from the existential threat of A. I., Eric Schmidt says".  The headline is accompanied by a very serious

[FRIAM] St John's not Open

2023-05-26 Thread Frank Wimberly
I'm pretty sure St John's Coffee shop is closed today. I will go to Downtown Subscription. Frank --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv