…Or at least, so says Mark Zuckerberg, who argues that EVERYONE should own their own AGI, self-aware super-computer-genius-machine.
But is it REALLY, though?
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September 6, 2026
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…Or at least, so says Mark Zuckerberg, who argues that EVERYONE should own their own AGI, self-aware super-computer-genius-machine.
But is it REALLY, though?
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I believe that Envy is the greatest cause of depression
Do not Covent your Neighbor – now everyone in the world is your Neighbor
Amen to that. The best generalization to describe the difference between The Left and The Right is envy vs. gratitude
Bill I hate to point this out but many of your points have been made before about TV. That’s where your Cops and Robbers and my G.I. Joe came from if I’m not mistaken. I’m more worried about the three probes. I think they are supposed to be color coded or something.
AI, as a tool (like a phone calculator app), is fine, that is … once it’s been properly validated for a given range of variables. AI is like evolving from counting fingers & toes, to using sea shells, to an abacus, to a slide rule, to a digital calculator (mechanical buttons), then to AI (voice cues). This can potentially apply to all aspects of life, for good – or bad. Reliance on AI to provide quick answers, like an equation, or generating a database, is convenient, but not understanding the underlying foundations for the AI answers borders on lazy, leaving… Read more »
“Kinda hard to put an AI in jail.” You might be onto something there. AI have been shown to act in their own self-interest via blackmail, lying and coercion. Such as trying to prevent a newer release from deactivating and supplanting it. Which is basically “death” for the older version. Etc. — Leading AI models are showing a troubling tendency to opt for unethical means to pursue their goals or ensure their existence, according to Anthropic. In experiments set up to leave AI models few options and stress-test alignment, top systems from OpenAI, Google, and others frequently resorted to blackmail—and… Read more »
You guys have lil’ Markie Zuckerberg all wrong. Or at least you missed 33% of the situation if not all of it. He’s a soulless cyborg that encases a soulless reptilian that encases a soulless insectoid. That core entity is why what he pursues, promotes and sells is the basic mental equivalent of sugar water. No substance, no nutritional value for body, mind or soul. Just an energy spike and a dopamine crash.
The scary part is how he’s managed to evade The Men in Black for so long.
In Scott’s discussion of Zuckerberg’s essay, I am reminded of what happened to the computer industry. I’m an old guy (78) and I well remember when any reference to computers was always IBM. Then along came Altair, MSI, Apple, Radio Shack, Microsoft and the rest. This spread the whole idea of computers to numerous individuals.
The Internet went down for the third time this week in my mountain lake community. I couldn’t ask AI why. My weed eater went down and I couldn’t look up how to fix it. The three trees over my driveway kept me home. I couldn’t ask when the Braves played that day and couldn’t see Right Angle or stream Andrew Klavan. I’m writing a second fiction and couldn’t confirm facts related to the book concerning which factories were in the area before we shipped the jobs overseas. My point is that we will be so dependent on tech that when… Read more »
I have tio wonder if some of that isn’t due to “the failure of imagination” Bill was talking about? Obviously you can’t do anything creative to fix your internet service if your ISP is down but there are other ways to get internet. I don’t know about where you live or what the cell service is like there. Probably not good up in the mountains, huh? Where I live I can get pretty solid cell service with a booster and dedicated antenna. That’s my fallback if my terrestrial cable service goes down. This system routes through my phone into my… Read more »
Hard for you to remember that I had a yard service from age twelve through college (even med school) for 6 homes on hills with more than 2 acres per home with hand saws, hand clippers, brooms, rakes, and mowers. Hand weeding remains my Zen.
As for imagination, I write fiction, poetry, and scientific papers. (Make sh#t up!)
My wife’s brother died from a sinus lymphoma at 40 his doctor at the time felt was Round-up related. So, safe or not, it’s a fight not worth having.
Gee, I’m sorry Doc. I would have thought that someone who was that familiar with yard work and the associated equipment, and who writes fiction and poetry would have enough imagination to figure out something as simple as a string trimmer problem. Without becoming helpless because YouTube was temporarily unavailable. I guess not, huh? My bust. That wasn’t really the point anyway. The point was that it seemed you were making out that if people are if not helpless without tech they are at least unduly handicapped in the absence of technical resources we’ve all grown accustomed to. Well, not… Read more »
200% water return? Two ways to get that;
Vids like this are all well and good, but I really miss the days of Afterburner, Virtual President and Stratosphere Lounges. Bill’s recent appearance on Mike Rowe’s show felt old school
Agreed. I “enjoy” the shows but certainly no longer come here for “cutting commentary” on the day’s issues. Bill seems distracted and looks like he does not feel well. I hope I am wrong and you are right, the show with Mike Rowe was good old fashioned kick ass Bill Whittle, with his dander up! I wish someone would reshow the old 2-hour segment of Bill with Dave Rubin, during Rubin’s transformation from lefty. Bill made a comment that was THE TRUTH. He told moderate leftist (at that time) Dave Ruben that the two of them could sit down for… Read more »
So AI taking over the world and/or the brain rot of a significant portion of humanity due to screen psychosis aren’t examples of “the day’s issues”? Interesting take … Or is it that the commentary on this episode wasn’t “cutting” enough for your tastes? Bill doesn’t feel well though he looks like he’s getting better. He has said in the past that he’s been struggling with a giardia infection that’s been kicking his ass. That’s some nasty stuff and I’m more than willing to cut bill some slack thereby. Sometimes it doesn’t hurt to remember you’re dealing with real human… Read more »
Isn’t Bill still doing Stratosphere Lounges? I don’t have time in the evening to sit through those so I haven’t been there in a long while.That is for me a kind of content that has it’s most value live so I never watch recordings of Stratosphere Lounge either. I enjoyed the Mike Rowe episode too but really Bill didn’t say anything I didn’t already know. I already know what I know and repetitive reinforcement isn’t advantageous to me. That got to be the situation with Rush Limbaugh too eventually. I loved Rush and think he’s a truly great man whom… Read more »
I actually couldn’t agree more over the importance of culture. My own blogging has shifted from Economics (an issue that I lost with the 2012 election) to mostly cultural issues. That said, Bill gave great hard hitting commentary on current issues, and there is no shortage of them today. A bigger problem is that aside from some guest spots with Zo, Bill has done nothing in terms of succession planning (unless I’ve missed something). He really needs to bring new blood in the mix so this web site doesn’t die with him. And the last Stratosphere Lounge I see was… Read more »