How Intelligent is AI

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  94 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  2 years ago

“Because functionality like ChatGPT seems so humanlike, people mistakenly think it is as intelligent as it appears.”

Today we expect our devices to be smart.   Every new car has an accurate navigational system that understands natural language commands.   Mobile devices unlock when they recognize the face of their owner.   We talk to our TVs and to our smart homes and they deliver our streamed shows and manage...

House postpones Biden impeachment vote, sending matter to committees

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“The House sent a measure to impeach President Joe Biden to committees, delaying a vote that has created headaches for Kevin McCarthy and sparked...”

This sends the impeachment resolution to committees which could in turn bring this up for a vote in the House. What, specifically, is the high crime and misdemeanor that justifies the impeachment of a PotUS? Reminder of what is stated in the CotUS: Article II, Section 4: The President, Vice...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu not running for president

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“New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has decided not to run for president in 2024, opting against joining the growing field of Republicans.”

Another consequence of GOP members' counter-productive support / defense of Trump (and that includes vowing to vote for Trump if nominated). The GOP had a chance to deliver a quality nominee (Chris Sununu) ... someone that people actually could vote for ... and instead they might wind up with...

Republican Candidates 2024: Meet the GOP Presidential Hopefuls

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“We've put GOP candidates into three categories based on how good we think their shot at winning is.”

So here they are (thus far).    Who would you like to see as the GOP nominee?

Republican reaction to Trump indictment is 'absurd,' former GOP governor says

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“"If you are not going to challenge him, why challenge him?" former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said.”

Ya think? What is it with the GoP?    Why does it continue to make excuses for Trump?   Do GoP members not understand that Trump will only do damage to the GoP?

Trump makes first public remarks since federal arraignment

Via: TᵢG  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  2 years ago

“... THREATENING ME WITH 400 YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSING MY OWN PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS, WHICH JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER PRESIDENT HAS DONE ...”

What is sad and damaging for the nation is that many people believe his lies.

The Trump Classified Documents Indictment

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“As a result of TRUMP's retention of documents after his presidency, and refusal to return them, hundreds of classified documents were not recovered...”

  This is the actual indictment. Refusal … Willful … Conspiracy … Obstruct … Withhold … Corruptly … Conceal … Scheme … False The counts: Counts 1-31:  Willful retention of National Defense Information Count 32: Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice Count 33: Withholding a Document or Record...

Let's talk about DeSantis and a failure to launch ...

Via: TᵢG  •  News & Politics  •  77 Comments  •  12 Likes  •  2 years ago

“Can DeSantis wrestle the nomination from Trump?”

Beau offers generally interesting, down-to-Earth commentary on political events.    So is his analysis on track?  What should DeSantis do to convince the die-hard Trump supporters to support him instead of Trump?   Can DeSantis wrestle the nomination from Trump? If he fails to do that,...

Irresponsible, Irrational and Unpatriotic

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  224 Comments  •  10 Likes  •  2 years ago

“Those who are vehemently against Biden and cry daily about how he is "destroying the nation" have, by their inaction in their own party, enabled...”

Trump is on track to be the GOP nominee and the likelihood of other candidates displacing him grows weaker each day.   At this point one must 'hope' that legal battles and/or some unforeseen event will be enough to give another candidate a chance at the nomination. This is a terrible situation...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files paperwork to run for president as a Democrat | CNN Politics

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“Environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president...”