...would stop trying to predict the future and concentrate on building AI and talking about actual accomplishments. The future has always been unpredictable and it's getting increasingly unpredictable as tech advances

AI tools can be useful for some things, but they are new and immature
Expecting "productivity gains" from early use of immature tech is silly
Also, copilot is not a very good AI

...is it a crime?
If I learn to draw by drawing images I see online, is it a crime?
As long as nobody is profiting, I don't see the harm
If someone tried to sell the images, I would agree with the studios
We need less IP laws, not more

Genuine progress is being made in developing useful AI tools
Also, a lot of really silly uses are being found
Hypemongers, pundits and other assorted weasels make exaggerated claims that AI will allow companies to replace all of their workers
Investment flows abundantly
Executives believe salesweasels and buy expensive, immature products
The promised results fail to materialize
Meanwhile, expert workers find real uses for the tech on their own
I watch the show with amusement

What we call investing is becoming more and more like gambling

For some, college is a valuable tool for training the mind. These people love learning and work hard to learn as much as they can
For others, college is a useless hurdle they need to jump over in order to get a diploma which they believe will be a key to a good job. These people put in minimal effort. slouching through college socializing, binge drinking and cheating on exams.
Unfortunately, these dumfuks often end up in positions of power and work to make college even easier for others like them

New AI tools are replacing traditional search
Google is one of the leaders in AI research and their AI assisted search is getting better
As usual, the law is slow and late when dealing with fast moving tech

Run away!

...musicians playing live
This is a silly fad. People continue to amaze me with the stupid stuff they do
Music will survive, it's in our nature and musical talent is not rare

...dinosaurs that need to die

...from developing tech is futile and counterproductive
There are LOTS of really talented Chinese engineers and scientists who are good at working around restrictions
Cooperation would be better

...finding answers beyond a search engine is good
Using AI to help with technical or scientific projects is good
Using AI for almost everything is good
Using AI to have a "romantic" relationship is bad, really, really bad
And yeah, as long as I can remember, people have used tech to do stupid stuff

...that government CAN'T solve

While I agree that deforestation is bad and causes problems, saying "Study Finds" implies far too much certainty
Popularizers of science tend to report speculation, calculation, estimation or simulation as proven truth
Scientists are more careful about presenting their findings

A technology is invented
Good people use it for good, evil people use it for evil
Smart people use it to increase knowledge, stupid people use it for stupid fads
I see great potential for AI in science, engineering, medicine, etc
Unfortunately, the moroons will misuse it spectacularly
Rinse, repeat