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It was just one imagine and a single 5-second effort. But if you see no creativity what can I say? Me too, but we (including the good @ProfD) are men of a certain generation. But this is tangential to the creativity of AI. Maybe will be used AI to pair people without their filling out profile forms of any direct input. An AI can learn a hell of a lot about me based upon my digital footprint. The AI could scan the globe and optimally pair me with someone perfect

@richardmurray I think there is definitely grade inflation across the board. I think a community college an associate's degree is equivalent to at 8th grade education 50 years ago. Seriously, I know illiterate people who are fair more capable than a college graduate today... The Black population of Tulsa was outnumbered and out gunned. I don't think white folks are as evil as they were 100 years ago. Besides gentrification is a far more useful and socially palatable method for taking over desireable Black communities

Well it took all 5 seconds to create the first prompt was the text starting this post the 2nd was to make the man black and bald headed. Do you still believe there is no “creativity?”

@richardmurray I never said you said drug dealers were race traitors. My statement was not addressed to anyone in particular, but was directly in reaction to @Pioneer1's statement that he would consider them more traitorous than the supporters of the war on drugs. Thanks for correcting that first stat you cited. I can now see why you made your first statement; the wording is a little confusing, "27.9% had high school graduate as their highest level of school completed." The quote you provided explains it fully. However, you statement: Is also not what the government is saying. More accurately 48.4% of the population has an associates degree or better; basically, half the population has some form of a college degree. You are clearly angry about the issue of the Black 1%, the Black church, etc. I can understand that. But is seems to be biasing your perspective and how you see things, like misreading the educational data. I did not answer your question about "...Black wealthy in the USA a hindrance or support to the Black poor?" because the I did not agree with any of the options. I don't think the issues is binary as the question presumes. Some help us and some hurt us (note: I don't consider myself wealthy. For a few years I earned a good wage, but never had financial wealth). Personally Black wealthy folks have provided me with far less help than other people of my class. I think both support and hinderance take place more within a given class than across classes.

I went to YouTube to find a video of the San Antonio Book Festival and the very next video that popped up in my feed was a video of Trump with this quote in context. The quote in full context is too absurd to be described as racist that would be reductive. Too bad the media is playing directly into Trumps hands (again) and the algorithms amplifies all of this nonsense. Of course, I'm amplifying the nonsense too , but I am trying to make a point. Here you have a United States President and the spokes man for Black America I stopped watching after the aforementioned quote.

I copied the offending quote Black voters are more likely to support him after his criminal indictments because they too have “been hurt so badly and discriminated against.” I don’t know man, there’s so many things to beat Donald Trump on. This is not one of them. It is not racist to try to find some common ground on being mistreated by the police. Everybody knows Black people have been disproportionately incarcerated, hyper policed, and treated with a heavy hand when it comes to the criminal justice system. Now, of course, Trump‘s analogy is profoundly flawed as any black man with his record would never have been elected president and would be under the jail right now.

oh to the contrary my brother. You are not familiar with AI’s abilities: In November's cool embrace we spoke, A dialogue on digital's cloak. My mind, on the web's vast expanse laid bare, Shared in a video, its length quite rare. One hour, twenty-four, a journey long, A test for YouTube's algorithm, strong. Will it embrace or cast aside, This lengthy quest in which we confide? I seek your thoughts, your time, your view, Does the message stir, resonate with you? The topic at hand, does it draw your care? Your interest, your passion, do you dare share? Compelling or dull, the case I make, Your feedback, your insight, what will it take? In the fabric of web, woven thoughts entwine, Your voice, your critique, forever divine. AI recasting my original post as a poem. One can debate whether the poem is any good, but you can’t discount the creativity. Perhaps you prefer the style if Shakespeare: In November's wane, 'twas then we did speak, Upon the world's web, vast, endless, and bleak. My thoughts, like a play upon a stage set, In video form, the longest yet met. One hour and four and twenty minutes, no less, A challenge to the algorithm's finesse. Will it favor us, or disregard our plea? A spectacle for YouTube's sea to decree. Pray, lend thine ear, and bestow upon me thy thought, Doth the information stir thee, or not? Is thy interest piqued, or dost thou disdain The subjects we broach, in joy or in pain? Hast thou found my discourse to provoke or bore? I seek thy counsel, thy critique, and more. In this digital expanse, where we all dwell, Thy feedback is the ink in my well. Here is an image that was created to go with my text.

where exactly do work man

Morpheus is wrong @Delano humans lose when pitted against machines. John Henry died with the hammer in his hand. Think Ex Machina. again, this is all largely driven by the algorithms and increasingly AI. The “beauty” of it is that people actually think they’re in control.

I agree @ProfD the current system is completely broken.

WTF?! @richardmurray I'm sorry man, but on it's face that is patently false. I know you are not a racist troll, so where did you get this bit of misinformation? I was in NYC during the 60's, 70's and 80's. The 70's in NYC, which I remember well, was a shit-show. Crime was terrible and basically everyone (at least everyone I knew) was personally impacted by crime. I could not wait to leave the city. Many people were happy the was a war on crime -- as crime was it was just so bad. Of course people were largely unaware of the forces which created this criminality.... The "white hand." Yes, there were crooked cops on the take it was part of cop culture. If you did not take your cut you were looked at sideways and put yourself at risk. Yeah, one can make an argument that drug dealers were traitors to the race, but again this ignores all the social economic forces that created the environment. Do we consider the Sackler family traitors to the white race? I'll answer, No. Why would we consider Black drug dealers traitors to the Black race?

@ProfD I guess you saw that I met adverse and not address. You have a lot more faith in humanity and our current systems than I do. History tells tell us that any new technological advantage is used to exploit others. I see no reason why the future will be different. AI is so much more powerful than anything that has come before it.. and don’t think for microsecond that the tools we have access to are as good as the tools they have developed Time will tell.

thank you. As you know, I have always argued that people are more effected by social media then they can know. And it is not just about falling for the Clickbait. It is about the feed. One anecdote has to do with me almost opting out of voting when it was Hillary versus Trump. I was exposed to so much negative Hillary content. I didn’t read any of it. Just the headlines that I had decided I wasn’t going to vote for her and as a result, I wasn’t going to vote at all. You may not recall this, but you were the one who actually brought me back to my senses and I voted for Clinton. As a result, of that and other factors, I simply essentially stopped using Facebook and social media in general. besides, the address impact of social media on young adults and teens is well documented. thanks again everyone. it’s difficult for me to judge how I come across, so your comments were helpful. in the long run, we have some serious challenges. AI has the ability to completely take over the web and in an ideal world that could be a very positive thing, but knowing how greedy people are and how our brand of capitalism works I can’t help but have some dread for our future. I think we live in the most interesting period in recorded history.

man, I am a young baby boomer, and this was true for my generation as it was for my parents. The outlook has not changed. Perhaps her reaction and outlook has changed. oh boy I hope this is more than just rumors. If the Democrats introduced two new fresh (younger) candidates with a powerful message, they would win handily. Whatever happens I’m still voting for the democrats, they are still better than the alternative in my book.

Anybody have any constructive criticisms?

This is why racial categories make little sense. Nationalities and ethnicities make sense and You can describe how people look, the way @tipsyturv did. But there is really one race.

@tipsyturv what is “black” to you? You’ve mixed nationalities with color. There are black Mongolians and black Brazilians. What are the other two grand parents? I’m any event, I doubt this guy knows anything about bid whist or jack and Jill. Still she/he/they shouldn’t feel too comfortable at a trump rally. @Pioneer1 no, I never said I was mixed, and do not consider myself mixed. However, as you wrote, like most Americans, do have white ancestry that I can point to. I also have native American ancestry that I can point to in the same line.

@aka Contrarian i dunno what your day to day life is like, but i find you inspirational. i think it is your sharpness of mind, wit, and intellect. You probably can’t see it, but I bet others do. I’m sure your husband did I’m @ing @Mel Hopkins and @Chevdove so that they see your message. if you have Netflix check out This is Us. I think it is an interesting series. It won’t be boring. I’ve been watching it, almost exclusively, for a couple of months now.

The NAACP, The Urban League, The Black Panthers, and more were around. I'm not sure we are more divided, but we are certainly less organized. It is incontrovertible that our ancestors deserved reparations. However, I doubt our descendants will get them. The more time that goes by the more difficult it will be to determine who qualifies for payment. Shoot, I suspect @Pioneer1 does not think I deserve a check given his unwillingness to confirm my Blackness. Unity is perhaps pur best hope.

@Pioneer1 interestingly many people pick up that I'm from New York, but few ever peg me to Harlem.

The conversation took place last in November and pretty much covers my thoughts on the state of the world wide web. At 1 hour and 24 minutes, this is probably the longest video I have even posted. It will be interesting to see how YouTube's algorithm treats this video. If you have time to watch I'm looking for feedback. Does the information resonate or not? Do you care about the subject, why or why not? Do I make a compelling case, or is it mostly boring

@richardmurray This type of advertising is not exactly what I had in mind for the particular forum.

Dr. Joe Louis Dudley, Sr. (May 9, 1937 – February 8, 2024) was a prominent entrepreneur Dudley Products, Inc., a prominent Black haircare brand.

Not if they don't have a position, or are looking to expand what they know. I'm not saying these people are in the majority, but they exist. I believe I'm one of these people.

I had zero interest in attending the MMM, but would have been down to do something constructive as a result. I started a Black book website. @Pioneer1 did you go to the MMM? Where did you get the 2 million number. I was not there, but 2 million is a BIG number, an order of magnitude more than the 250K who are estimated to have attended the March on Washington. If 2 million Black people decided to do something together that would be powerful and unprecedented, there would need to be an umbrella organization to coordinate all the other organizations. 2 Million Black people could seed the organization with an initial $500 contribution and easily raise a billion dollars. What would we do? Fight for reparations?