Ben by Daniel Shelton for June 20, 2023

I talk to my car all the time to let her know I appreciate her living to the age of 21 and still going.

I always thank Siri politely. When our AI overlords take over, I want her standing up for me.

It’s working on bitcoin. Typical Windows machine. Taken over by malicious code in an ad on a comics website.

A lot of different things bother Ben……

It’s probably the user interface, sittin’ in the chair in front of the computer.

it isn’t the individual computer that becomes sentient. It is the internet that becomes self aware. Not a good thing, depending on who’s science fiction you read.

I had a student in adult computer class who complained the computers kept doing what she told them to do instead of what she WANTED them to do… I didn’t know how to respond to that. (nicely)

Only real intelligence is real, sustainable and sure.

Not sure why, but many people could relate better to their computer if they thought if were being malevolent rather than malfunctioning at random. I think it’s a human thing. :)

Shhhh. Don’t let Alexa hear you!