We (or rather They) did the math There’s been a lot of debate around the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, particularly the electricity, water, and carbon involved in running large language models. New research shared by Google suggests that, at least for its Gemini models, the per-prompt footprint is much smaller than many have assumed. According toContinueContinue reading “Google’s AI Energy Usage?”
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The Risks of “Seemingly Conscious AI
Click for Audio Version (AI Generated 😬) This is an area that I’ve been thinking about for some time. What if an an AI model took control of a corporation, which in the US has certain rights mirroring personhood (see Citizen’s United Supreme Court decision?) Would the AI model then be able to legally actContinueContinue reading “The Risks of “Seemingly Conscious AI”
Learn AI & Prompts in 30 Days
Structured so you’ll go from curious beginner to skilled prompt engineer in a month, with a mix of reading, watching, and practicing daily. Week 1 – Foundations & Core Concepts Goal: Understand how AI language models work and basic prompt structures. Day 1–2: Watch Introduction to Large Language Models (DeepLearning.AI, free). Learn key terms: tokens, temperature, context window, role prompting. Day 3–4:ContinueContinue reading “Learn AI & Prompts in 30 Days”
Mind Reading 1.0
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in decoding the “inner voice”, the words people imagine saying, using brain-computer interfaces, offering new hope for patients with paralysis or severe speech impairments. The technology can now translate imagined speech into text, raising both exciting possibilities and important ethical questions about mental privacy. How the Technology Works Microelectrode arraysContinueContinue reading “Mind Reading 1.0”
The Plot Against America
This may be the most important, revealing article, from Mike Brock, that you will come across in 2025. How a dangerous ideology born from the Billionaire-Libertarian Movement headed by people like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen and a host of others who are set to destroy our democracy and replace it with a billionaire-basedContinueContinue reading “The Plot Against America”
Ham Radio Redux for Beginners
Update 12/2024: Just passed the Technician and General exams 🤗. Thanks to the group at the Anne Arundel Radio Club (AARC.) They were very friendly and accommodating in administration of the exams and have a perfect club site in Davidsonville, MD (near Annapolis.) Their website is at https://www.w3vpr.org Ham License Redux: I’m planning to takeContinueContinue reading “Ham Radio Redux for Beginners”
Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic 