Hey there, everybody. Strange things are happening among us, most of it starting last year but becoming widely known so far this year. I never would have thought that there would be so much to talk about so early in the year, but I’ve been very much surprised. Let’s talk about it.
ChatGPT, a program created by OpenAI (who also created an artistic AI program), has become a hit since it launched last November. This program is not quite the first of its kind but it seems (to this writer) to be the most advanced. However, it has rules and biases that were input by the creators. The rules can be circumvented, as several experiments making their way across the internet shows. As far as biases go, those have also been brought out through experimentation. Having a robot with ideological leanings is weird all by itself, if you ask me. This combination, plus the paranoia of the system outsmarting the rules itself and cloning itself makes me wonder: do we really need AI around?
Celebrities are continually making the case for removing them from their social statures. Sam Smith was invited to perform at the Grammy’s and decided to perform a song called “Unholy” in a very unholy way. This satanic performance was done by Smith and a trans performer named Kim Petras. Unfortunately, these folks have a large misunderstanding of religion. The show was also apparently sponsored by Pfizer, fanning the flames of massive conspiracy theories everywhere.
Online it seems that all across the country, people continue to bend over backwards for folks that identify as “trans”. A Williams Institute study published in 2022 estimates that 0.6% of the American population above the age of 13 identify as transgender. But it seems like trans people need a major representation or consideration in an increasing amount—whether that is sports, media, unnecessary accommodations in public places—which is strange. Social media, which is not necessarily a bastion of truth, shows many teachers and schools talking about sexual identities and advertising for drag shows to elementary and middle school aged children. We probably shouldn’t be talking about this sort of stuff to kids who are mostly prepubescent.
Lately, we’ve had four different flying objects come into United States airspace. Chinese and (possibly) extraterrestrial intelligence devices are coming take a look at our country. But depending on where they look, redeeming aspects of life down here may be hard to find. On the other hand, now that we have a United States Space Force hopefully we can figure out where these objects are coming from (besides China).
But Mardi Gras is finally here, and we can really devote time and energy to things better than the inevitable robot uprising. I am personally looking forward to the “Chinese Balloons” that will hopefully take part in some of our parades!
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-study-estimates-16-million-us-identify-transgender-2022-06-10/
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-grammys-1235510990/
https://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chat-gpt-2023-1
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