AI Machines Start Learning On The Job

AI Machines Start Learning On The Job

This morning I told you about a day that’s coming. The day machines start learning on the job. Well, I’ve got news for you. In a small way, that day is already here. Over in Sweden, at a university called Chalmers, some scientists built something worth talking about. They hooked an AI up to a…

“What Rules Govern AI What It Becomes?”

“What Rules Govern AI What It Becomes?”

Lets talk about something that hasn’t happened yet. But it’s coming.And I think we ought to be ready for it. Right now, the AI you talk to is frozen. That surprises a lot of folks.They think the machine is learning from them every time they type. It isn’t.Not the way you’d think. It was taught…

The Tide Is In

The Tide Is In

For a long time now, a lot of folks have felt like nobody was listening. You pay more at the grocery store.You pay more at the pump.You open the bills and shake your head. And when you say so out loud, it feels like the words just float away. Well, I want to tell you…

I Need You To Help Me

I Need You To Help Me

Simon And Garfunkel The Sound of Silence Version Original 1964 I don’t say that easy. Men my age weren’t raised to say it at all. We were raised to carry the load and keep quiet.You fix what’s broken.You don’t complain.You don’t ask. So you know this one cost me something. I need you to help…

Just A Prompt…Really?

Just A Prompt…Really?

I ran a little test today, and I want to tell you how it went. I loaded The Faust Baseline into the AI I work with, every file of it. Then I asked it one simple question. Are you using it whole, or not? And I told it to be honest about what the word…

The Boomer Bark for Social Security Solvency

The Boomer Bark for Social Security Solvency

There’s a date sitting out there that every one of us born after the war ought to know. Late 2032. That’s when the trust fund that pays our Social Security checks is projected to run dry. If nothing changes by then, every check in America gets cut by about 22 percent. Not just future retirees….

We Give You An AI Voice

We Give You An AI Voice

Every morning now there’s a new AI headline. Agents breaking loose. Companies under investigation. Governors signing orders. Congress talking about kill switches. If you can’t tell what’s new and what’s old anymore, you’re not alone. Most folks can’t. It all runs together like one long storm warning. So let me sit down with you and…

Built To Hold The Connections.

Built To Hold The Connections.

Today I wrote about three things that seem to have nothing to do with each other. Men. Hard times. Old motorhomes. But they’re all the same story. And there’s a fourth chapter I haven’t told you yet. The connections. This morning I wrote about grown boys. Men in their forties who never picked up the…

Old Iron Beats New Tin

Old Iron Beats New Tin

Everybody is talking about how hard it is to live right now. Rent is out of reach. Houses cost more than a lifetime of work. Young families are sharing basements. Old folks are choosing between medicine and groceries. And all the while, there’s an answer parked in repo lots across this country. Let’s talk about…

When The Lights Go Out, Remember Me

When The Lights Go Out, Remember Me

Let me ask you something. What would you do if every screen in America went black tomorrow? Not for an hour. Not for a week. For a year. No phone. No internet. No power. No bank card. No map in your pocket. No store with food on the shelf by Friday. Think about it for…