The "To Keep Up" Wiki

These are a record of the chats that were passed during these meetings. They have been edited to a small extent.

10:29:58 From tedpk to Everyone:
	Will Douglas Heaven
	Senior Editor for AI
	MIT Technology Review
	Will Douglas Heaven is the senior editor for AI at MIT Technology Review, where he covers emerging trends and the people behind the tech. Previously, he was founding editor at the BBC tech-meets-geopolitics website Future Now and chief technology editor at New Scientist magazine. He has a PhD in computer science from Imperial College London and knows what it's like to work with robots.
10:33:53 From tedpk to Everyone:
	Making Robots Smarter, in Both Mind and Making Robots Smarter, in Both Mind and Body
	There is a symbiosis between robotics and AI where robotics allows AI to explore and experiment in tangible ways, providing an invaluable feedback loop that improves both technologies. We take an inside look at the commercial applications as well as R&D that can lead to new capabilities for robotics and AI.
	
	Marc Raibert
	Founder & Executive Director, Boston Dynamics AI InstituteBody
	There is a symbiosis between robotics and AI where robotics allows AI to explore and experiment in tangible ways, providing an invaluable feedback loop that improves both technologies. We take an inside look at the commercial applications as well as R&D that can lead to new capabilities for robotics and AI.
	
	Marc Raibert
	  Founder & Executive Director, Boston Dynamics AI Institute

11:05:54 From Steve Isenberg To Everyone:
	First idea for Space Elevator comes from 1895 by Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
11:14:08 From Bob Primak To Everyone:
	Part of the problem with troubleshooting errors made by AI bots (Peter A.) is that the AI "learning" process is not transparent -- it's like a "black box". Users don't get clues about how the triggers were tripped. (This is itself a safeguard against end-users learning how to "game" the AI.)
11:21:01 From Bob Primak To Everyone:
	Regarding Scientology, it is said that L. Ron Hubbard started the religion of Scientology as a joke.

09:55:04 From Drew King To Everyone:
	https://tinyurl.com/VoicemeeterZoom
09:55:29 From Barry Kort To Everyone:
	https://www.evernote.com/shard/s561/client/snv?isnewsnv=true&noteGuid=ccd400b9-6bab-d34a-bb74-dbe376efbd61&noteKey=db4ccb46c499bedafb4e840b602dca24&sn=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evernote.com%2Fshard%2Fs561%2Fsh%2Fccd400b9-6bab-d34a-bb74-dbe376efbd61%2Fdb4ccb46c499bedafb4e840b602dca24&title=Voicemeeter%2Bfor%2BZoom
10:46:32 From Karin Y To Everyone:
	I beleive that the free Chat isn't trained on current information.
10:46:49 From Adam Broun To Everyone:
	Reacted to "I beleive that the f..." with 👍
10:48:05 From Bob Primak To Everyone:
	Chat GPT only runs through 2021.
10:50:13 From Adam Broun To Everyone:
	Pretty good article published today that talks about how ChatGPT evolved to its current state https://arstechnica.com/ai/2023/08/how-chatgpt-turned-generative-ai-into-an-anything-tool/
10:50:39 From Judy & Mike Alexander To Everyone:
	The original question is flawed because it asked a binary question.   If two people contributed, the answer could not attribute percentages of contributions.
10:53:15 From Drew King To Everyone:
	bing chat is based on chat gpt 4 and also uses bing to provide current information. There is an app too. You need to sign up for free. I use both for different purposes. I have accounts on all three big chat engines Google Bard microsoft Bing chat and chat gpt. it's very interesting using the very same text . To look at the different answers.
10:53:51 From Judy & Mike Alexander To Everyone:
	A cynical former boss of mine once told me that it's mor important to be lucky than to be good.
10:57:36 From Drew King To Everyone:
	Here is realtext file sent to you via chat.
	
	You can add files from Google Drive, or your PC.
11:33:15 From Steve Isenberg To Everyone:
	For info on LastPass and KeePass (my preference) and why to use complex passwords, see https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=security_presentation
11:33:55 From Barry Kort To Everyone:
	When I’m asleep in bed, I have very imaginative and creative dreams.

10:15:30 From Bob Primak To Everyone:
	The modeling tools include creating a "point-cloud". I once did a talk about how this was done with Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris before the fire.
10:35:46 From Bob Primak To Everyone:
	Ted's video has frozen, visually.
10:55:48 From tedpk To Everyone:
	https://youtu.be/EQn2u9KFf8s
10:56:21 From tedpk To Everyone:
	https://youtu.be/wNSvDvNf1SA
11:00:17 From Bob Primak To Everyone:
	Peru's Amazon region has also been studied. A lot of new sites have been identified there and in Brazil.
11:02:12 From John Rudy To Everyone:
	there are many thousand unexploded bombs in Vietnam and the mid-east.  Can LIDAR pick up these bombs, at least those that are made of metal?
11:07:54 From Barry Kort To Everyone:
	That was Hank Green on the Sci Show.
11:08:32 From Barry Kort To Everyone:
	Hank and his brother, John Green are known as the VlogBrothers.
11:09:19 From tedpk To Everyone:
	https://youtu.be/LsIjwvM65zk
11:09:52 From Barry Kort To Everyone:
	Hank Green hosted a number of educational series on PBS Digital.
11:11:50 From tedpk To Everyone:
	https://youtu.be/LsIjwvM65zk
11:26:55 From Jerome Slate To Everyone:
	Were I in the military, I would want a quick-strike lidar capability to map any conflict area quickly. Thoughts?
11:28:00 From Bob Primak To Everyone:
	LiDAR is used by militaries and armed forces for a broad range of defense applications, such as battlefield mapping, determining line of sight, aiding in mine countermeasures and the autonomous navigation of military vehicles. https://www.defenseadvancement.com/suppliers/military-lidar/#:~:text=LiDAR%20is%20used%20by%20militaries,Target%20Tracking%20%26%20Detection
11:32:45 From Bob Primak To Everyone:
	Pompeii Still Has Buried Secrets https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/29/pompeii-still-has-buried-secrets

10:11:28 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
	You can follow along with the power-toys. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/
10:35:18 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	Syncthing data usage stats: https://data.syncthing.net/
11:15:10 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
	Rclone: https://rclone.org/

10:29:58 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	How AI is trained can influence what it puts out. 
	
	Can artificial intelligence be racist?
	Experts say AI tools lack transparency and could cause disparities at an unprecedented level.
	https://www.yahoo.com/news/can-artificial-intelligence-be-racist-172952795.html
	
	Just noticed, and possibly relevant here.
10:43:11 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
	What if the object is a helium-filled balloon
10:45:43 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	Chomsky inadvertantly *defined* "thinking" in his example.
10:56:48 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	The human brain is not operating the way this guy claims it operates.
10:58:51 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
	Is it too simplistic a view he has?
11:04:50 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	Yes, in terms of how the human brain actually works. It's much more complex than AI developers like to believe. There are no actual electrical circuits in the brain, for starters.
11:05:08 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	Imagine that Putin's people were able to "train" the Russian "Chat".  Or DeSantis's people training computers on American history.  The possibilities are troubling (to say the least).
11:05:28 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	I like some of Ted K.'s remarks.
11:12:32 From Barry Kort to Everyone:
	If there is no gravity, then there is no atmosphere, either.  The gasses all drift away.
11:16:51 From Don Cooke 523 to Everyone:
	what would happen if I let go of a helium-filled balloon
	
	ChatGPT
	If you let go of a helium-filled balloon, it would behave quite differently than dropping an apple due to the physics of buoyancy and the properties of helium. Here's what would happen:
	
	Buoyancy: Helium is a gas that is lighter than air, which means it has a lower density than the surrounding air. When you release the helium-filled balloon, it experiences an upward force called buoyancy, which opposes the force of gravity.
	
	Ascending Motion: As a result of buoyancy, the helium-filled balloon would start to rise into the air. It will continue to ascend until the upward buoyant force is balanced by the downward force of gravity. During this ascent, the balloon may move vertically and might also drift horizontally due to wind currents.
	
	Constant Speed: Once the balloon reaches a certain altitude where the density of the surrounding air matches the density of the helium-filled balloon, it will stop accelerating and reach a point of constant speed.
11:19:22 From Barry Kort to Everyone:
	Summary: Model-Based Reasoning is as good as the precision and detail of the model one is relying on.
11:21:46 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
	Very nice, Don
11:25:32 From Barry Kort to Everyone:
	Inflection Pi has a very interesting personality.

10:09:29 From Carl Lazarus to Everyone:
	Is LI7 radioactive?
10:11:03 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	Stable. https://www.americanelements.com/lithium-7-metal-isotope-13982-05-3#:~:text=Lithium%207%20Metal%20(Lithium%2D7,target%20materials%20and%20other%20applications.
10:51:17 From John Rudy to Everyone:
	Is there much pushback from anti-nuclear groups
10:54:00 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today
	August 30, 2022 NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/08/30/1119904819/nuclear-power-environmentalists-california-germany-japan
10:54:33 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	So not nearly as much as one might suppose. Far less opposition than nuclear fission is still sparking.
10:57:00 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	The amount and "seriousness" of radioactive species in fusion are much smaller than in fission reactors.  In principle, much less of a waste problem than for fission reactors.

10:21:01 From Jerome Slate to Everyone:
	Does AI require clear, defined goals?  e.g., a sixteen year-old asks "what college should I apply to?"
10:27:58 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	Can computers distinguish between coyotes/wolves and dogs (German Shepherds, e.g.)?
10:30:06 From tedpk to Everyone:
	There has to be a distinction made between "abstract" and "real" types of "object" -- in the former the boundaries are defined by well defined rules, in the latter the "Platonic Dialogue of the Cave is central"
10:33:08 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	the hiring example probable contravenes diversity in hiring.  Non-ideologically, it will miss "different" candidates who can bring something new to the organization.
10:45:37 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	Was Zillow's debacle a GIGO problem?
10:47:13 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	No. the data were not flawed or inappropriate.
10:47:41 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	It was COVID which was an unpredictable monkey-wrench thrown into the model.
10:48:46 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	… which is one form of GIGO
10:49:48 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	GIGO as I understand it relates to the data set not being appropriate. Maybe there's something about changing conditions making the data into garbage? I don't get that.
10:53:03 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	Both creative "geniuses" and AI algorithms can be fatally flawed, so neither paradigm is a good, sustainable business model. "Celebrity Designers" have a very uneven track record in the fashion industry.
11:11:46 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	Who gets reported as a child abuser is also a function of which communities are willing to do the reporting.
11:15:39 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	Automating a biased process only reinforces the bias.
11:15:55 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	The Allegheny case is one of asking the *wrong* question, not just "bias".
11:16:28 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	They had all the answers, it was the questions they got wrong.
11:17:07 From Judy & Mike Alexander to Everyone:
	That is, I\Allegheny County assumed that the number of calls would reflect the occurrence or severity of child abuse.
11:19:21 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	ChatGPT gave a computer user group an interesting experience with ChatGPT. IT told us that our organization disbanded in 2012!
11:19:30 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
	It, not IT.
11:33:50 From Adam Broun to Everyone:
	https://jaykmody.com/blog/gpt-from-scratch/