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Everyone is fed up with AI except the people working in it or investing money in it.

Here's an interesting organization I just found, the Center for Humane Technology:

https://www.humanetech.com/

I've been saying the same they're saying for a while, but I think we should be resolving it with interactive social spatial design.

I think a lot of the problems we have in the US, the mental problems, are based on isolation, and that started with earlier adopted technologies like the car.

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Thanks for the link! I just subscribed to their email and checking out their podcast. Excellent information.

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Loved the podcast, nowadays with GPT-4, Bard and all tools coming out it seems like AI will take over sooner rather than later!

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Glad you liked it! Yes, About the only people who love this technology are billionaires who want to displace workers and suicidal code programmers. You'd think someone would consider the wider ramifications of AI job displacment: How will people be able to buy your product if they're all unemployed due to the AI. A robot sure as hell isn't going to be buying a $5 mocha-frappa-latte anytime soon!

BTW I'm also greatly enjoying your column. I never really considered the body temp factor before doing exercise. Then again its been so damn wet and cold here in Vancouver that having chilled muscles before a work out isn't a problem. Keep up the great writing, mi amigo!

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It's closer to $10 in LA :).

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Yikes! That's muy mucho dinero for a cup of fancy bean juice!

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Yeah, last time I got a latte it was $7, because they still charge extra for oat milk, and including $1 for tax, and a$1 for tip, but how can I not tip them, when they're paid badly. In the airport, everything was $1 more. So I'm imagining a frappe would be even more.

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BTW, a side note: I created this podcast on a computer that was just under the size of a bathtub.

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Aside from the small bits about the future of robotics which were taken from old PSAs on Archive.org, I recorded the sketches with either my voice or by having my computer read the lines, to get that authenticate lack of emotion.

It was a fun little project.

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