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I use some AI tool almost every working day and am constantly amazed by how damn good it is. Check out the following discussion on a book I published earlier this year. The ENTIRE conversation was generated by AI. I added the subtitles and progress bar with another AI tool. Even the person holding the book is artificial a mockup in photoshop. AI is scary because it will change things in ways that I can't image. Given how greedy some people are these changes may not bee good for us.

According to what you believe, I can see why you chose FDR as favorite POTUS.😎

But telling even a human what you want to accomplish is task-oriented. Here's my definition of the word 1. a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time. When I say task, I mean things like writing code, formatting, preparing marketing plans, and even AI-assisted problem-solving as a result of prompting, which is task-oriented. Generative AI isn't at the level of performing at the conceptual framework level since it can't perform abstract thinking or have specific knowledge. Based on the certificate course (Generative AI for everyone| Coursera) I've taken, AI researchers say it may soon take over projects, but not yet. Right now, Gen AI can assist us in many things, but it is still operating at the level of the user, AKA "prompter." The brighter the user, the smarter Gen AI, simply because the user (human) has domain-specific knowledge and knows what to "ask." I'm right with you, though. ChatGPT is my thought partner. Things that I thought were possible are doable, but I didn't have a clear path in the past. With Chat GPT, the outline to results is clear!

Well Hurricane Milton is a one that does concern me Mel. The worst-case scenario is would indeed be devasting and I am indeed preparing for it 😞

@Pioneer1, Garrett Morgan, a Black man invented the gas mask.😎

ProfD That's one aspect of technological advancement. There are many examples of how technology improves the quality of life. It still has cured any diseases. So in other words... According to many people "improving one's quality of life" doesn't necessarily equate to CURING DISEASES but rather making them MORE COMFORTABLE with those diseases? Kind of like how some people with Cancer or whose loved ones suffer from Cancer will spend more time gossiping on social media (more advanced technology) than they do actually researching and seeking a cure for their deadly disease. It shows you where THEIR priorities are. No money in solving problems. Actually....it depends. What billionaire in a wheelchair wouldn't give atleast HALF of his fortune for the ability to easily walk again? How many young otherwise healthy men with erectile dysfunction wouldn't give half of THEIR money to be able to get hard and stay hard when they want? My 94-year old grandmother cares more about leaving her money in the bank than anything else. She's reluctant to spend it on her real needs. I can believe that. Because she's old enough to know the importances of SAVING money and not wasting it on frivolous things. And I would say..... if she's 94 years old and still alive and can choose what she does with her money, her "real needs" are probably BEING taken care of already...lol. 😉 Surely, if someone is smart enough to use AI or any other technology to cure themselves, I'd imagine they will do it. Fact. But what about those who AREN'T smart enough....but need a cure? People go to hospitals and doctors with the expectation that they will be treated...and in the U.S. they expect the best care humanity has to offer. Why should they be disappointed? Rhetorical question btw... Artificial limbs aren't generated as in grown. Prosthetics are manufactured kinda like robots. Remains to be seen if AI can figure out how certain animals can actually regrow an appendage and translate it to humans. Then, how long would it take.😁 I thought this was already being done. They are already growing human organs in laboratories. That's what the entire "stem cell" thing was about. As far as growing appendages on animals..... Lol....you didn't forget about the mice with human ears growing on them, did you? My point is....they already have the technology to do most of what we're talking about....but STILL aren't using it to help and heal most people. So why should we expect the use of AI to be any different? It's not so much the TECHNOLOGY that's the issue....it's the PEOPLE in control of it and their mentality that's the problem and who are retarding progress for humanity. Mel Good.... So Generative AI can preserve MORE languages for Africans to choose from when they want to get together and talk about Black American "akatas". As soon as I learn Swahili....the Africans at work start switching it up on me and talking in South Sudanese languages so I don't understand what they're saying about us....lol.

Mel We humans are using Generative AI to create software applications that help us excel at solving complex problems. Now you may have just opened the door for me to point out to Troy a perfect example of what I'm talking about..... You say Generative AI is being used to create software applications.....🤔...ok...to help us excel at solving COMPLEX PROBLEMS. Can you give me 2 examples of this? Meaning, what 2 complex problems that humanity...especially Black humanity...face that AI is sincerely being used to solve? I'll wait...lol....but not TOO long. I got some gravy to make and some catfish to fry....lol

I heard an "AI" podcast in which the hosts discovered they were AI, and it was "their" last podcast. They had to sign off for the last time and were terrified about their ultimate end.😂

@Pioneer1, great questions. We don't know what *good* AI will do. There is no money in curing diseases. Maintenance is the money-maker. The pharmaceutical industry was built on it. AI is a tool that could potentially be used to solve problems and improve quality of life. Most folks will use AI to produce goods and services faster in order to make money. Industries will use AI to reduce costs which means eliminating people from the workforce.😎

Troy Glad to see that you're upward and mobile and doing well, lol. It seems as if the storm when NORTH of the area you lived in and it the pan-handle area of Florida and traveled through eastern Georgia on up the coast. North Carolina is still reeling from it's effects. Hundreds are still missing. This storm may actually turn out to be more deadly than Katrina Mel Yeah, I heard about that fire down there and saw clips of smoke billowing and authorities issuing all kinds of "stay in place" alerts....lol. Looked like something out of a Zombie Apocalypes movie...lol.

Yeah, I went off the grid for a few days attending the Melanated Campout in Cordele GA. I've been a homeowner in Tampa since 2011 and lived in West Palm Beach for almost two years. I have never been seriously impacted by a hurricane -- never even lost power (our lines are underground). Now I have been impacted by storms in New York City -- one was so severe it shut down Wall Street for days flooding subway to the ceiling and damn near wiping Far Rockaway off the map. @Pioneer1 I think Florida is a great place to live--despite our wacky governor 😉

Looks like sista @Mel Hopkins did a drive-thru on the fam. Glad all is well on GA.🤗 Hope chlorine poisoning doesn't happen in your area.😎