By: Gareth Barnard

Gareth Barnard — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:04:59 +0000

In reply to Stuart.

Thanks Stu,

It’s always a surprise when you consider the amount of information that the devices we use to assist our everyday lives give out. Some elements like GPS can be turned off as I understand that to be a separate component of the hardware.

I’m not really a horror fan, so not actually seen Jurassic Park, but that line is so true! We must always be free to question things, to make decisions about the elements that affect our lives. Even if that decision is to vote for somebody else to make those decisions on our behalf along the same lines. Collective humanity making decisions for itself.

Gareth

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:16:33 +0000

Thought provoking post !
I was surprised at the start, because I’m pretty sure that these days when I phone somewhere they instantly know the number I’m calling from, and also a GPS location.
That aside, I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting old, but I’m not sure the whole AI thing is worth it.
Well, for amazing applications of expert systems in medicine, or maybe defence, then that’s probably good.
But 99% of AI seems to be focussed on making people look pretty, writing music that no-one needs, or videos that no-one can believe, or summarising my email … when all I really want to do is read what other person wrote.
I’m reminded of the Geoff Goldblum line Jurassic Park – paraphrasing – “We were patting ourselves on the back and amazed at what we could do, but we never stopped to ask the question should we?”
And if AI is requiring more and more data centres, more water to cool them, etc. etc. I’m just not sure the ‘value’ to humanity is really there.
Stu.

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