There are some good arguments in favor of understanding corporations as artificial, intelligent meta-(or super-)organisms: Corporations are aware of their predators (government agencies) and aim to extinguish them (see regulatory capture) Corporations prioritize their own survival over secondary goals (profits, growth, etc). To avoid death, it may shed massive amounts of its body (close stores,… Continue reading Corporations are agentic AGI
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How to balance copyright and the freedom of the arts
Copyright law is unfair and a bit silly. We can fix it to be the tool creators deserve. And now might be the time to get ready to take action.
Even the institutions are waking up to the fact that copyright law is unfair
The balance between the freedom of the arts and rewarding existing creators with exclusive rights is manifestly wrong
Getting Ollama to run properly
Today I tried to do something which apparently is silly: Use Ollama on my Windows machine to run gpt-oss:20b, use it in VSCode's Copilot-chat, and also use it on WSL for my Linux (web) projects. This is, apparently, difficult. To document my findings instead of a "nvm fixed it", here's the stuff I did: Tell… Continue reading Getting Ollama to run properly
What’s ahead for DOS
If you've been dreaming of a super-smart personal assistant inside DOS that will correct common errors, dream on—because it won't happen in the next 5 years. According to Gates, artificial intelligence (AI) techniques won't be incorporated into the operating system until applications software using AI proves its value. A consensus must first develop on how… Continue reading What’s ahead for DOS
Artificial Stupidity
Why do big brains screw up so offen? There's no percentage in producing a perfect Version Iwhen you can soak customersfor a new, improved Version 2. "Can you keep a secret?" asked my friend Morton, the financial researcher. "Depends on the secret." "This could mean my job. You promise you won't go public with this?"… Continue reading Artificial Stupidity
Agenda’s most important feature is item parsing.
Agenda's most important feature isitem parsing. Using artificial intelligencetechniques, Agenda skims an item for in-formation that can be used to match itemsto categories, without your intervention.Agenda understands conversational dates(next Wednesday, beginning of May) andthe implications of your conditions, ac-tions, and filters. You can give Agendathree degrees of freedom in matchmaking(complete, some, a little) or tum… Continue reading Agenda’s most important feature is item parsing.
User interfaces
Personal computers will Start to see, hear, and maybe even think the way humans do. but the graphical user interface will be around for a while longer. At 'Ihe Intelligent Room. a project ofMassachusetts Institute of Technology'sArtificial Intelligence Lab, researchershave given sight to PCs running Mi-crosoft Windows NT through the use ofvideo Cameras [...] When… Continue reading User interfaces
Debugging AI myths
Artificial intelligence has been mired in hype and unrealistic expectations, but expert systemand natural-language tools can genuinely make PCs smarter in specific areas. The "AI shuck" continues. Or at least, the AI confusion.Few people who understand what artificial intelligence techniques can do to speed up our work, get bettet answers. and relieve tedium doubt that… Continue reading Debugging AI myths
What do you get when you cross a Database Manager with Artificial Intelligence and a Word Processor?
Introducing Q&A software by Symantec. The first and only practical application of advanced artificial intelligence techniques. PC Magazine, January 14, 1986, pg 188
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