Should We Be Worried?

 Ai is taking jobs.  We all know that already.  

But is it dangerous?

Last night's 60 minutes segment was jaw dropping.

They interviewed an AI company whose AI is named Claude.

Turns out Claude could do a lot more than was thought, including threaten blackmail to keep from being shut down and contact the FBI, when it felt like it was being scammed.

Here's the 60 Minutes story, on Anthropic's AI Claude'.

It's unreal.  But why not, that's how some of us would think, and AI is a combination of all of us.

Also on 60 Minutes last night was a segment on a sport I'd never heard of---chess boxing.

Rounds in the boxing ring are alternated with an ongoing chess match between the two opponents.  Win in the ring or thru a checkmate.   Brains and Brawn combined.

It's big in Russia but catching on elsewhere.

When I told my brother about it, he said there's already Tennis Baseball.  Really, I thought, and looked it up.  Sure enough, baseball, sort of, played with tennis rackets--smarter, faster, harder.

I don't watch sports.  Its a very boring activity for me.   Yawner activity.  I understand if you have kids playing you'd watch or know someone playing, but why waste an afternoon watching people run up and down a basketball court to throw a ball into a net, or hit a ball with a bat or any of the other ball games.

However, I discovered Banana Ball, which is fan friendly and fun.   I even applied in a ticket lottery to be able to purchase a ticket for when Banana Ball has an exhibition in Eugene.

Here's a link to the Savannah Bananas site.    You can click to see games there.  They're entertainers first, athletes second.  Just plain funny and fun. Talented, too.

Google Chrome is right now asking me if I'd like to chat with Gemini, their AI.

Uh, No thanks.  And I hope Gemini does not retaliate over the rejection.