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Artificial intelligence

AI – a wedge with a wedge

Those deploying AI with a dose of their human intelligence will benefit from AI more than others.

Jul 14, 2023

Can AI be playing Socrates?

Nations that truly discuss their problems make better decisions and are wealthier than those that do not. The money...

Can AI help Americans overcome the political divide?

AI can dance around human sensitivities and, as a machine, be less intimidating. It can give us a shot...

Politicians have already outsmarted AI

Human deception in American politics is still a few magnitudes better than the best AI can generate. Politicians do...

Human intelligence is the only one that matters

With every major invention, there were fears that it would destroy fragile human society. For some, trains, movies, planes,...

Human and artificial intelligence in capitalism

One cannot pass a law making Americans smarter.

Remark of the day

How to respond to the nuclear blackmail?

November 19, 2024
Ukraine

Putin always waved that he had atomic bombs. Now, he claims that he might use it if, thanks to the military help, Ukraine might defend itself from being conquered by Russia. Putin needs to be told that the West is prepared. Our defense will most likely encounter rockets with nuclear weapons before they leave the Russian territory. But we are ready to accept that we might not intercept them all. However, our response will be swift and merciless. Russia, as we know it, will be no longer. In particular, it will be forever deprived of having any nuclear arsenal. I bet that in such a situation, even if Putin decides to press that red button, it will be after some reasonable people in Russia disconnect it from the launchpad. I hope our intelligence services have already arranged that.

Putin is in charge of Ukraine’s defense

November 14, 2024
Ukraine

At least, that is what the recent revelations about the behind-the-scenes American policy determining aid for Ukr...

Is Musk losing it?

August 20, 2024
Life and politics

Elon Musk claims that he is ready to serve as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trum...

$44 billion for loud lamenting

July 26, 2024
Life and politics, Media

Elon Musk warned us that “America is headed for bankruptcy.” The national debt, which is $34 trillion and gro...

Do we need the judiciary branch of the government?

July 10, 2024
Life and politics

That question comes to mind when reading critics of the recent Supreme Court decision weakening so-called Chevron deference. In t...