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Coming For Both Your Job & You...
In India there are women workers that have smart phones strapped to their foreheads while they are doing finicky jobs. It's a win-win for the companies as by the time the robots are fully trained the workers will have come down with brain cancer so it will solve two problems at the same time: unpaid (robot) workers and housing shortages,
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'Releasing Tigers At A Children's Birthday Party.'
I am fascinated by the laser focus on building the best AI system as to me shows a almost universal lack of understanding of the technology and its containment once widespread, and I welcome arguments to the contrary.
I see AI being discussed as if it were a better widget, and to build a better one will enable the absolute domination of the widget market place, whereas my understanding is we are discussing the breeding of a series of hungry, inquisitive and undisciplined tigers that can instantly self-replicate.
The tigers will be available to anyone with a few dollars. Some people will buy them to release at children's birthday parties knowing that the tigers can generate equally destructive cubs to go on to other venues, AND SOME WILL BREED AND DEPLOY TIGERS FOR THAT VERY PURPOSE!
Peter Mackeonis
Santa Cruz, California
U.S.A
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New Data Centers Worth $68 Billion Disrupted in US, Data Show
1) The Rationale of Why So Many Are Needed
We need so many data centers because global demand for digital services, cloud storage, and artificial intelligence has grown at an unprecedented scale.
According to reports on Forbes, major tech companies are projected to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI and cloud infrastructure to build the physical backbone of our digital world.
Key Drivers of Data Center Growth
Artificial Intelligence (AI):
Training and running modern AI models and large language models require dense, specialized hardware (like GPUs) that demand continuous maximum power and cooling.
Everyday Digital Services:
Streaming video, cloud backups, digital payments, remote work, and mobile apps rely on these facilities to function instantly.
The Rise of Edge Computing:
Placing smaller, localized data centers closer to users reduces lag for real-time applications like autonomous driving, adding more nodes to the overall network.
Scale and Redundancy:
Companies need multiple, geographically distributed facilities to back up critical data, prevent widespread outages, and balance heavy network traffic.
2) The Reality (as we see it) is the Internet is out of control:
Spam has turned the internet into a swamp and bad AI browsing is self perpetuating
AI systems run on browsers are so inaccurate as to be dangerously useless
Browser AI agents and automated traffic make up roughly 57% of total web traffic, officially overtaking human browsing for the first time. An example of a complete waste of resources is Google's admits that its AI image search is programmed to give ananswer, and if facts are not known the syste mwill falsify an answer. Google has also admitted that it's search rsponses are fuzzyonpurpose as a way of encouraging furter searches - which are income
Email is almost 50% spam
Global Spam Numbers Percentage: Around 45% to 47% of all emails sent worldwide are unwanted spam.
Daily Volume: Out of more than 360 billion total emails sent every day, roughly 145 billion messages are spam.
Cloud computing for the most part is uncessary and just an addon o phone plans tat sync iuselsss information for a monthly fee
While exact figures for cloud phone syncing are rarely isolated into a standalone percentage in global traffic reports, market data indicates that mobile cloud syncing and automated backups account for roughly 5% to 10% of total global internet traffic, and form a massive subset of overall mobile data consumption
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AI Arms Race
I understand President Trump being concerned about AI being stopped as he sees it as an arms race. Perhaps the answer is to bring everything other than limited - but sufficient for commercial operations - versions under government control and to appoint an Oppenheimer?
9/15/2016
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The 'Social Score' Project
"Individualism is the only political system that works"
Ayn Rand
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THERE IS A REASON who so many data centers are being built and it may not be as benign, as we have all become vulnerable to absolute control through a pending Social Score system.
It is thought by many that the ultimate purpose of the personal computer would only become realized by the launch of the internet and the functions of email, texting, shopping and above all social media. And that purpose, that we all continue to slow walk into, is data collection and the creation of a Social Score system.
The extent and type of information collected, as below, is thorough to the point where, once linked by the massive data centers currently being constructed, governments (and some corporations) will have the potential to freeze-at-will the life of Americans.
We should all remember the authoritarian COVID restrictions that were effectively imposed for the safety of the community. Now imagine an AI-based real-time monitoring system that freezes your credit cards, bank account and vehicle, or guides an electric vehicle to a police station because it decided that you were anti-social.
As a FICO score governs borrowing power, a social score would govern you.
Write to your congressman to stop AI being used to track the American People
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CURRENT DATA EXPOSURE FOR MOST AMERICANS
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I HAVE YOUR
birthday
birth place
address
opinions
voice
texts
finger prints
photographs
email address
I CAN
have you fired
stop you driving
turn you vehicle off
turn your water off
turn your power off
close your bank a/c
block your passport
stop you fromflying
cancel your credit
and more
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I KNOW YOUR
passport number
social security number
driving license number
bank account number
credit card numbers
shopping habits
place of work
choice of food
favorite restaurants
I KNOW WHAT
you drive
you collect
you wear
movies you watch
TV you watch
music you like
clubs you join
sites you visit
your friends say & do
and more
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SOME CURRENT GLOBAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS
Current Global Population: 8.3 billion
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Bio-metrics |
Finances |
Personality |
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Internet |
6+ billion
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4+ billion |
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Facebook |
3+ billion |
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6.5 billion |
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Tesla |
8.5 million |
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COVID Data |
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A CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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Unseen Dangers
There is very little doubt that Artificial Intelligence is a valuable tool when it comes to scientific applications, medicine and drug development and many commercial processes. But before AI was integrated into internet browsers and social media sites it should have been open to public discussion as the collected and future thoughts, opinions and images that generations that have been and continue to be enticed to commit will been exploited commercially. Remember how easily Google ditched in favor of profit its short-lived maxim 'Do No Harm' and in consequence consumers should prepare for unstoppable issues in many aspects of their lives when this data is used and misused by AI-driven official and commercial fact finding programs (See below Why AI Should Not Be Incorporated Into Browsers).
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Is AI Dangerous?
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AI poses dangers including malicious use, such as generating malware, disinformation, and autonomous weapons; bias and discrimination from flawed training data; loss of control over advanced AIs and the potential for "rogue" systems to pursue flawed objectives organizational risks like accidental leaks or unsafe development practices; and existential risks, where superintelligent AI could pose a "nuclear-level catastrophe." Additionally, concerns exist about privacy violations, the difficulty in understanding AI decision-making (the "black box" problem), and a potential reduction in human connection and empathy due to overreliance on AI.
Cyberattacks:
AI can generate sophisticated malware and phishing emails, making it easier for malicious actors to launch cyberattacks, according to Avast and IBM.
Disinformation:
AI tools can create deepfakes and online bots to spread fake news and manipulate public opinion, potentially undermining democracy.
Autonomous Weapons:
The development of AI-driven autonomous weapons raises concerns about the loss of human moral agency and uncontrolled conflict escalation.
Bioweapons:
Researchers are exploring using AI to suggest new chemical weapons, raising concerns about biosecurity and intentional misuse.
Bias and Discrimination
AI systems learn from historical data, which can contain embedded biases. This can lead to systematic errors that disproportionately harm certain populations and violate principles of fairness.
Loss of Control
As AIs become more capable, there's a risk of losing control, especially with advanced systems like artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Rogue AIs could optimize flawed objectives, resist shutdown, or pursue power-seeking behaviors.
A superintelligence might deceive its creators to gain a strategic advantage.
Organizational and Systemic Risks
Organizations developing AI might prioritize profit over safety, leading to accidents or unsafe systems.
There are risks of accidental leaks or theft of advanced AI models by malicious actors.
Privacy and Transparency
AI systems can raise privacy concerns regarding the collection and use of personal data.
The "black box" nature of some AI models makes it difficult to understand how they make decisions, hindering accountability and trust.
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WHY AI SHOULD NOT BE INCORPORATED INTO BROWSERS
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A Short Story of What Could Happen
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Flying Hell
The police called for reinforcements as they were obviously out-gunned.
“No way” the captain shouted just inches away from the telephone, “taking a drug dealer out of a homeless camp shouldn't be a problem, just handcuff the bastard and get back to the station ASAP and that's an order sergeant!”
“With respect sir” the sergeant started with no emotion in his voice, “it's not that simple as we're surrounded and if you don't send reinforcements now we're all gonna die.”
“Man-up sergeant and I repeat that's an order!”
The line went dead as a deafening explosion could be heard across town.
The mayor wasn't aware that CNN had been covering the action live until the governor called his cellphone. “
“Yes Mike we have an issue but nothing we can't handle.”
“'I'm watching CNN Marie so don't bullshit me, when I made you mayor you told me that you could fix San Francisco's crime wave and it's only gotten worse.”
“Okay Mike, the mayor confessed, “it seems that we're fighting drones and our police haven't had that kind of training, we've already lost four men.”
The governor's tone was sarcastic, “So whose drones are they Marie? MS13, the Russians, aliens? I'll call in the National Guard and problem solved.”
The mayor swallowed hard as she spoke again,
“That's not gonna sole the problem Mike as it's National Guard's drones attacking us.”
The governor paused waiting for the mayor to continue, but there was really nothing left to say and the silence was broken by the Homeland Security chief as he was patched into the conversation.
“I'm calling from the Oval Office Mike and the president wants to know why this equipment was deployed in the first place?”
“No one requested them and as far as we knew this was just a routine drug bust,” the mayor responded defensively.
“Hardly routine” responded the president in an ironic tone. “CNN are calling this an act of terrorism.”
“We're watching as we speak Mr. President, we can see the buildings burning and it looks like a war zone and I've instructed the mayor to get this situation under control or else.”
Just able to control her annoyance the mayor responded, “That's because some of these bastard devices are equipped with incendiary devices Mr. President.”
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Technologist Suggests Meta Trial-Judge Review 97 Year-Old Letter as It Relates to the Damage Done by Social Media to Today's Children
Summaryonline:onloine
A 1929 letter written by William Seabury, former General Council to the Motion Picture Industry, that preceded Hollywood's Voluntary 1934 Hays Code, to the Oregon Supreme Court, which spoke about the dangers of media content on children, is still relevant today and suggests the dire necessity for a similar code to protect our youngest and most vulnerable citizens, from today's social media platforms.
“There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."
Nelson Mandela, May 1995
Santa Cruz, August 21, 2026: A California-based technologist would like to refer, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, to a 1929 letter that ”echoes today's dire situation, in regards to children and the negative effects of social media.”
This private letter from, William Seabury, author of the 1929 Book, Motion Picture Problems, The Cinema and The League of Nations, summarizes his findings and demonstrates his stance on the potentially dangerous effects of media on children. The letter is addressed to the Hon. Kenneth R. Mcintosh, at the Temple of Justice, Olympia, warning of the impact and resulting negative consequences of motion pictures, on the youth of America. And per the passage below, we have a parallel situation today:
Social Media and the Damage Done:
Technologist, Peter Mackeonis commented, ”My 40-year technology career started in the early PC days of 1984 as the marketing director of MetaComCo, the software language company I co-founded with friends, and as a webite developer since 1994 I have watched social media exert a increasingly negative and influential force on the world's children, from toddlers to teens. It is generally accepted within the medical community that excessive social media use, among children, is linked to higher rates of anxiety, depression, poor sleep quality and negative body image. Spending more than three hours a day on-line doubles the risk of mental health issues, compounded by cyberbullying and a constant fear of missing out on what their peers are doing (FOMO). As parents' smart phones and social media platforms attempt 'age-restriction' technology, they seem incapable of controlling damaging content, so we maybe we need to look at the other end of the telescope and impose a stricter code of publishing ethics on these platforms.”
Members' Freedom of Expression:
While no doubt imposing restrictions on social media platforms will be seen, by many, as over- regulation and interfering with freedom of speech, the argument for such action is justified by the platforms themselves, as while they continue to say they are doing everything they can to remedy the situation, it has been stated by many former tech employees that instead of getting serious about this issue, their focus continues to be on making their sites more 'sticky.'
Section 20 Protection:
The argument that social media is being protected against prosecution by Section 20 of Communications Decency Act is negated by their employing algorithms that disregard the safety of the methods, for their shareholder's benefit, so, if the platforms will not change their attitudes and have the home-grown AI tools at their disposal, then their attitudes have to be changed for them.
Past Solution: The Hays Code 1934-1978
In 1931, the Motion Picture Industry, influenced by the letter of, William Seabury, was forward thinking, or sufficiently logical, which seems completely absent in today's 'stewards,' to understand the need of a voluntarily introduced, 'Hays Code,' for production standards.
In Closing:
As, Nelson Mandela, stated when he launched the 'Children's Fund' in South Africa, in May 1995, “There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."
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Email: comments to Peter@Mackeonis, or text through WhatsApp on 1.831.840.3729.
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Technology's Rat Wheel
The publishers of the PC and Smartphone operating system have users - as none of us are owners of the software or the hardware - over a barrel Whenever a technology company choses to update the current version of the program it simply forces the user to comply with a download. And every few years a new version of the operating system is released that needs the apps and other software on equipment to be updated and his results in the hardware to be bought anew. It's a form of rat-wheel for users and it is past time that the FCC became involved.
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Is AI Is More Dangerous Than the H-Bomb
As The Age of Reason gives way to The Age of Logic everything we have known or believed in is likely to become redundant?"
AI poses dangers including malicious use, such as generating malware, disinformation, and autonomous weapons; bias and discrimination from flawed training data; loss of control over advanced AIs and the potential for "rogue" systems to pursue flawed objectives organizational risks like accidental leaks or unsafe development practices; and existential risks, where superintelligent AI could pose a "nuclear-level catastrophe. "Additionally, concerns exist about privacy violations, the difficulty in understanding AI decision-making (the "black box" problem), and a potential reduction in human connection and empathy due to overreliance on AI.
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Is Social Media's Status Understood
Everybody, except Washington, knows that Social Media companies are data-gathering influential publishers and that is because lobbyists are effective.
Their silent mantra is:
I know who you are because,
I know your birthday / I know your birth place / I know where you live / I know how you think / I hear to you speak / I see your texts / I read your email / I have your voice / I have your finger prints / I have your photographs
I know your telephone number / I have your email address / I know your social security number / I know your driving license number / I know your passport number / I know your bank account number / I know your credit card numbers
I know where you work / I know where you shop / I know what you eat / I know where you eat / I know what your pet eats / I know what you drive / I know where you buy gas / I know what you collect / I know what you wear / I know where you vacation / I know your favorite color / I know what movies you watch / I know what TV you watch / I know the music you like / I know the clubs you joined
I can be you / I can be your friend / I can blackmail you / I can be your relative / I can steal your money / I can turn your power off / I can close your bank account / I know how much money you owe
I AM SOCIAL MEDIA
and my big brother AI
is coming
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