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The Rise of AI
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The Rise of AI

Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Darryl is a businessman and a post-graduate student in Philosophy at the University of Auckland, with particular interests in the philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic, and AI. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy, Logic and Computation.

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They Want to What? A Look at Transhumanism

They Want to What? A Look at Transhumanism

[This piece is an excerpt from The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty.] The notion that the world can be replicated and replaced by a simulated reality says a great deal about the beliefs of those who promote the metaverse [treated in the previous chapter]. The conception is materialist

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How You Can Make Passwords a Thing of The past

Sayonnha Mandal Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Informatics University of Nebraska Omaha Passwords could soon become passé. Effective passwords are cumbersome, all the more so when reinforced by two-factor authentication. But the need for authentication and secure access to websites is as great as ever. Enter passkeys. Passkeys are digital credentials stored

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The Unholy Biases of ChatGPT

The Unholy Biases of ChatGPT

Catherine Salgado newsbusters.org Catherine Salgado was a staff writer with Media Research Center’s NewsBusters’ Free Speech America. She also has a column, Washington’s Bayonette, on The Rogue Review and her own SubStack newsletter, Pro Deo et Libertate. Catherine previously wrote for The National Pulse and is a

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Tech Talk: Liar, Liar, Your Pants Are on Fire!
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Tech Talk: Liar, Liar, Your Pants Are on Fire!

This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in

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Tech Talk: Thought Bubbles
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Tech Talk: Thought Bubbles

This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in

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Why “AI” Really Isn’t

Why “AI” Really Isn’t

There’s an awful lot of guff, cant and nonsense spouted around the topic of “artificial intelligence” and “consciousness”, most of the product of ignorant journalists and over-excitable computer geeks. Elon Musk may be onto something when he warns us to throttle back on the spread of AI, but it’

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Big Tech Admits to Censoring True Information

Big Tech Admits to Censoring True Information

Paiten Iselin newsbusters.org Paiten Iselin is a researcher and video creator in the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Liberty University, earning a B.S. in Strategic Communication: Social Media Management. Prior to that, she was an actress, voice over artist,

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3D Printing Promises to Transform Architecture Forever

James Rose Director of the Institute for Smart Structures University of Tennessee In architecture, new materials rarely emerge. For centuries, wood, masonry and concrete formed the basis for most structures on Earth. In the 1880s, the adoption of the steel frame changed architecture forever. Steel allowed architects to design taller

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Tech Talk: Speech Bubbles
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Tech Talk: Speech Bubbles

This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in

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The Threat of Big Tech Govt Censorship

The Threat of Big Tech Govt Censorship

Autumn Johnson Contributing Writer newsbusters.org Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats. A federal court judge warned that the threat of future Big Tech

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Study Finds ChatGPT Is Leftist

Study Finds ChatGPT Is Leftist

Heather Moon newsbusters.org Heather Moon is a Senior Researcher for the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America. She previously wrote for The Resurgent. She has a master’s degree in Public Policy from Liberty University, as well as a master’s of Library Science from Texas Woman’s

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Is Wikipedia a Good Source?

Is Wikipedia a Good Source?

Bridget Retzloff, Assistant Professor and Digital Pedagogy Librarian Katy Kelly, Professor of Marketing and Engagement University of Dayton What comes to mind when you think of Wikipedia? Maybe you think of clicking link after link to learn about a topic, followed by another topic and then another. Or maybe you’

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AI-Powered Cameras Are Helping to Catch Poachers

Adam Houser cfact.org Adam Houser coordinates student leaders as National Director of CFACT’s collegians’ program and writes on issues of climate and energy. For conservationists in Africa, poaching is problem number one. And while improvements have been made over the years in monitoring poaching activities on protected land,

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