New means of communication lead to periods of war. The Gutenberg press led to two hundred years of religious wars. Mass communication by radio and the press led to 20th century wars. The internet/AI may well lead to another round of wars. Even if the next war is nuclear, it will not lead to the extinction of mankind. It may lead to a collapse of our civilization and a severe diminishment of our population. Some will survive. We are too clever to be wiped out.
When applying for an academic position, the applicant should be asked to submit their eight most important papers. That way quality, rather than quantity. Will be the deciding factor.
I urged my son to send my grandchildren to camps that have no computers or phones of any type. Future success is much more dependent on soft people skills than academic skills. Screens and phones take away from the time needed to develop people skills and will leave them missing these skills. We have a whole generation of over-anxious teens who live on their phones and have no idea how to work or play with others.
Because of the lack of good data due to the difficulty of running valid experiments, nutrition is fad driven. For the same reason, education is also fad driven.
I remember the thrill I had at the age of 13 watching the print emerge from the paper in the developer tray. I remember the smell of the chemicals. That was back in 1955 ( yes I'm Biden's age). Digital photography is superior in many ways, but something is missing.
Russia’s government agencies are already big fans of typewriters, using them mostly for top-secret messages intended for the president or the minister of defense, reports The Moscow News. Now, in response to revelations of US electronic surveillance by the National Security Agency, Russia’s Federal Protection Service, which protects top state officials including President Vladimir Putin, has ordered 20 typewriters, as well as 600 ink cartridges for them
Assign the students subjects on recent events at their school or recent local events. The LLMs take a while to train and they are not up to current lightly coverd local issues.
I. have a coffee mug with an image in the style of Salvador Dali. The picture is convincing and you have to take a second look to realize it is not one of Dali's works. A person, not AI, made the image. Is this a violation of copyright?