Over the years I have amassed a folder of comic strips that I have used or even hoped to use to illustrate various points. When real life can be made fun of we being to realize change has happened. Sometimes the recognition or our applied intelligence response happens quickly denoted by a chuckle. Other moments a little explanation is needed to to elicit an, “Oh, I get it!,”
For some time I have read articles on Artificial Intelligence and how development will change our lives. I just ran a web check and turned up 15 sites on the first page from a definition to extensive explanation from Wikipedia. A few of the comments required my looking up other words in order to follow the sequence of importance. Back to the comic strips. Star watchers may shiver at the fake news commentator of F Minus: “Good news for whose who fear the dark. Experts estimate light pollution will soon reach a point where nighttime will finally be a thing of the past” Did a committee decided this would make our lives better? Another F Minus: “Based on the content the algorithm has been showing lately, I get the sense I’m going to be really into lentils soon.” If you know anything about Jacob and Esau, lentils may not be a step forward. This is my favorite from Rhymes with Orange. The image is two people at a desk behind the company name, ROBOTICS, INC. By the door next to the hall is the name of the department: HUMAN RESOURCES. A tin robot is putting an X through HUMAN while one person at the desk remarks, “To be honest the latest models scare me.”
I respect what can be accomplished. Sometimes I want a real explainer. These paragraphs are dedicated to Eric, flesh and blood, but unknown and unseen. I had a telephone problem last week. I went to the web site and using my intelligence clicked several buttons. No luck. I tried to the number to the robot who supposed identifies the need and makes a solution so much better. They never can translate South Louisiana, so finally the voice said, “Let me connect you to someone who can help.” Hence Eric. Yes, he could, yes he did. AI may outshine me on several fronts. May my intelligence always meet the needs for which it was created along with all who inhabit the earth: to be a listener, to be a helper, to be one who loves.
Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7
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