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Is A.I. Going to Be Everywhere?

In 2016, Google’s boss Sundar Pichai was talking about “AI everywhere”. Possible?

Remember what happened with Google Maps.

"Way back in the mists of time," writes John Naughton, "the Google co-founders decided that they would map the entire planet. It was a stupendously expensive and ambitious project, made possible only by the fact that their company had money to burn. But they did it, in the process creating one of the networked world’s most useful resources.

"And now? Try booking a hotel, a restaurant, finding a garage, a sports venue, or almost anything else that has a geographical location, and under “location” on its website you find the relevant segment of a Google map, which is incorporated into the site using the company’s Maps Embed API.

"Something analogous is already beginning to happen with ChatGPT: in time, whenever you encounter a text box on a website or in an app, you’ll find yourself dealing with ChatGPT (or one of its digital peers) courtesy of an API. In this way, Pichai’s idea of “AI everywhere” will be realised, even if the AI in question isn’t particularly intelligent."

Below: these two persons never existed, but were pieced together with digital A.I.

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An Old and Foolish King

Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13

Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31 

Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.

Why MAGA Will Lose The Next Two Federal Elections
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What Happens When Iran Places High-Tech Sea-floor Mines in The Strait With a Shelf Life of 20 Years?

The narrow strait is the most important chokepoint for the world's oil supply. Some 21 million barrels — or $1.2 billion worth of oil — pass through the strait every day.

Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour:

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