board-games (like Checkers (variants), Chess (variants), Reversi/Othello, Go, Connect-4, (3D) Tic-Tac-Toe, Monopoly, Risk, (The Settlers Of) Catan,...),
trading-card-games (like Magic the Gathering (series), Pokemon (series), Yu-Gi-Oh! (series), Hearthstone (series),...),
classical & modern computer-games (like The Oregon Trail (series), The Incredible Machine (series), Lemmings (series), Angry Birds, Wordle, Sudoku, Nonogram, StarCraft (series), Command & Conquer (series), Minecraft, Mario (series), Age Of Empires (series), Diablo (series), SimCity/SimEarth/Civilization (series), Railroad Tycoon (series), Prince Of Persia (series), King's Quest (series),...)
etc, (& also (basic) Game Theory) should/must be made a basic/common/integral part of ALL K-12 education (at appropriate/suitable ages/levels)!!
(202304112) IMHO, modern AI hardware/software/systems (like ChatGPT) clearly show/prove that (the original form of) "Turing Test" is a flawed (or incomplete) idea!
(Another thing they clearly show/prove is the incredibly general/versatile (problem solving) power of extending the idea of "auto-complete" from words to sentences to whole paragraphs/text! :-)
Because, clearly/evidently, they can/could easily convince/mislead/fool most/average people for/about having conscious-mind/free-will!
IMHO, this really/actually would be the right/best way to see/examine the problem of consciousness/mind/free-will:
Imagine that, someday in the future, an AI robot/hardware/software asked world/humanity/UN to be legally accepted as a "person"!
Then, could we really/actually answer/settle the question/problem by doing (written/verbal) Turing Test(s), for example?
Let's realize that, even though modern AI systems can easily convince/mislead/fool most/average people, they still cannot do the same w/ the best/smartest experts!
Which (IMHO) really/actually means/imply that such a question/problem cannot be answered/settled simply by doing Turing Tests (like by (randomly-selected) thousand/million/billion people) & then deciding by the majority opinion/rule!
But, instead, we would need to do (written/verbal) Turing Tests by using ONLY the top/smartest experts of world/humanity!
(& so, IMHO, (the original form of) "Turing Test" is a flawed (or incomplete) because of (implicitly) assuming all human evaluations/judgements are of equal value/accuracy!)
(Another thing they clearly show/prove is the incredibly general/versatile (problem solving) power of extending the idea of "auto-complete" from words to sentences to whole paragraphs/text! :-)
Because, clearly/evidently, they can/could easily convince/mislead/fool most/average people for/about having conscious-mind/free-will!
IMHO, this really/actually would be the right/best way to see/examine the problem of consciousness/mind/free-will:
Imagine that, someday in the future, an AI robot/hardware/software asked world/humanity/UN to be legally accepted as a "person"!
Then, could we really/actually answer/settle the question/problem by doing (written/verbal) Turing Test(s), for example?
Let's realize that, even though modern AI systems can easily convince/mislead/fool most/average people, they still cannot do the same w/ the best/smartest experts!
Which (IMHO) really/actually means/imply that such a question/problem cannot be answered/settled simply by doing Turing Tests (like by (randomly-selected) thousand/million/billion people) & then deciding by the majority opinion/rule!
But, instead, we would need to do (written/verbal) Turing Tests by using ONLY the top/smartest experts of world/humanity!
(& so, IMHO, (the original form of) "Turing Test" is a flawed (or incomplete) because of (implicitly) assuming all human evaluations/judgements are of equal value/accuracy!)
(One may think/claim that the goal of Turing Test is not really to decide/determine having conscious-mind/free-will, but, IMHO, it actually is! Because, it requires an AI to be able to make a (near) perfect imitation/simulation of ANY conscious human mind & so, if the test is truly passed, both the human & the AI should/must have conscious-mind/free-will or neither one! (All the while, signs of/for humans having conscious-mind/free-will is really/actually plenty/clear (IMHO)!))
(202304156) I already knew that Artificial Neural Network (ANN) algorithms were really good/useful for some extremely important/vital applications (like voice/finger-print/palm-print/iris/eye/face/image recognition,...), since early 90s, but, I also knew that they required huge amounts of computation & that is why I was thinking ALL (desk-top/lap-top/palm-top) (Personal/Home/Office) Computers should/must have an ANN co-processor (socket); just like they had (floating-point-number/vector/matrix) math co-processor (socket), at the time!
(But, also, I don't think/remember it ever occurred to me that ANN algorithms/software could be modified/enhanced to be able to work/run in the opposite/reverse direction (like generating images/pictures/video/movie-clips from (any) given text-descriptions (instead of (just/only) generating text-descriptions from (any) given images/pictures/video/movie-clips)) to achieve amazing capabilities/results! :-)
(But, also, I think creation/appearance of free & commonly-/widely/globally-available AI tools/services (like ChatGPT etc) means no more homework for ALL K-12 students! :-) (Homework is/was a really bad/unfair teaching/schooling method/tool/idea always/anyway (IMHO)! & also, IMHO, ALL K-12 schools need to go/revert-back to written/oral exams/tests! (&, of-course, any standard/common (multi-choice) exam(s) can still continue (but as long as any AI/computer cannot be used for cheating)!))
(But, also, I think ALL K-12 students (of appropriate/suitable ages/levels) should/must learn/taught how to make best/safe use of those/such tools/services (as well as any/all other basic/common/frequently-used (computer/Internet) tools/services (like Chrome/Firefox/Edge (browsers) & Google/Bing (searchers) etc)!)!)
(But, also, I don't think/remember it ever occurred to me that ANN algorithms/software could be modified/enhanced to be able to work/run in the opposite/reverse direction (like generating images/pictures/video/movie-clips from (any) given text-descriptions (instead of (just/only) generating text-descriptions from (any) given images/pictures/video/movie-clips)) to achieve amazing capabilities/results! :-)
(But, also, I think creation/appearance of free & commonly-/widely/globally-available AI tools/services (like ChatGPT etc) means no more homework for ALL K-12 students! :-) (Homework is/was a really bad/unfair teaching/schooling method/tool/idea always/anyway (IMHO)! & also, IMHO, ALL K-12 schools need to go/revert-back to written/oral exams/tests! (&, of-course, any standard/common (multi-choice) exam(s) can still continue (but as long as any AI/computer cannot be used for cheating)!))
(But, also, I think ALL K-12 students (of appropriate/suitable ages/levels) should/must learn/taught how to make best/safe use of those/such tools/services (as well as any/all other basic/common/frequently-used (computer/Internet) tools/services (like Chrome/Firefox/Edge (browsers) & Google/Bing (searchers) etc)!)!)
(202304241) Back in early 2010s, I was living at Los Angeles & I had to do job search, by using a few free/common Internet job advertising/recruitment websites/services, for (approximately) 6 + 6 months! Here/below are my views/comments/recommendations/wishes (just in case, the same problems/issues still exist, anywhere/any-when):
1: I am absolutely NOT interested in using/applying ANY recruitment companies (which are trying to make easy money by simply selling me to other companies (which are the ones really/actually searching/hiring/paying/knowing/understanding))!
2: ALL job advertisements need to be from real/actual/legitimate/legal companies for real/actual/available/open (permanent/temporary) jobs/positions!
3: ALL applications/communications/notifications need to be done using email & ALL (face-to-face) voice/video communication(s) need to be real/actual hiring interviews, for the selected candidates!
4: Email addresses of ALL the applicants, need to be sent (group) notification email(s), ASAP, if/when the job/position becomes no longer available/open (for any reason)!
(BTW, also, I had personally quite annoyed, frequently, because of some job advertisements, which were asking for:
1: Super hi-level skill(s)/expertise/experience for low-level/low-paying/temporary jobs/positions!
2: You to train/teach/school their own employee(s)/team(s) & leave afterwards!)
1: I am absolutely NOT interested in using/applying ANY recruitment companies (which are trying to make easy money by simply selling me to other companies (which are the ones really/actually searching/hiring/paying/knowing/understanding))!
2: ALL job advertisements need to be from real/actual/legitimate/legal companies for real/actual/available/open (permanent/temporary) jobs/positions!
3: ALL applications/communications/notifications need to be done using email & ALL (face-to-face) voice/video communication(s) need to be real/actual hiring interviews, for the selected candidates!
4: Email addresses of ALL the applicants, need to be sent (group) notification email(s), ASAP, if/when the job/position becomes no longer available/open (for any reason)!
(BTW, also, I had personally quite annoyed, frequently, because of some job advertisements, which were asking for:
1: Super hi-level skill(s)/expertise/experience for low-level/low-paying/temporary jobs/positions!
2: You to train/teach/school their own employee(s)/team(s) & leave afterwards!)
(202304263) Pretty-much all kinds of shoes/sneakers need width/tightness adjustability, obviously & (IMHO) Velcro is superior to any/all shoelaces/strings (& Disc (system/mechanism) is even better)!
(202304307) I think, we humans ALL have so many bugs/issues/biases to discover & fix/dodge thru our lifetimes; just like ALL AI/Software!
(Otherwise, so many different bad/unpleasant results/consequences are keep-hitting/harming/damaging us, because of NOT fully considering/realizing/grasping/dealing/resolving the root/main problem(s)/cause(s)!)
Some really big/important/vital ones/examples to consider (IMHO):
1: Keep-falling victim to loan-sharking/financial-scams/schemes/fraud, because of keep-failing to consider/ask/research ALL (long-term) future/financial possibilities & ALL their possible-consequences!
2: Keep-seeing/viewing/interpreting ALL opposite/counter-arguments/opinions/views as personal-attacks (which need to be (publicly) defeated (in ANY way(s) possible (regardless of ANY consequence(s))))!
3: Keep-seeing/viewing/interpreting ALL inter-personal/national asks/requests as bossing/ordering/commanding/controlling/forcing/attacking/disrespecting/belittling/humiliating/subjugating attempts! (Instead of seeing/viewing/interpreting them as new opportunities to make new WIN-WIN deals/agreements which benefit both sides!)
4: Having so many different (fully/partially) wrong/biased/incomplete views/opinions/decisions/judgements/conclusions/beliefs, because of (keep) falling victim to one/few/many of long-known logical-fallacies!
(Otherwise, so many different bad/unpleasant results/consequences are keep-hitting/harming/damaging us, because of NOT fully considering/realizing/grasping/dealing/resolving the root/main problem(s)/cause(s)!)
Some really big/important/vital ones/examples to consider (IMHO):
1: Keep-falling victim to loan-sharking/financial-scams/schemes/fraud, because of keep-failing to consider/ask/research ALL (long-term) future/financial possibilities & ALL their possible-consequences!
2: Keep-seeing/viewing/interpreting ALL opposite/counter-arguments/opinions/views as personal-attacks (which need to be (publicly) defeated (in ANY way(s) possible (regardless of ANY consequence(s))))!
3: Keep-seeing/viewing/interpreting ALL inter-personal/national asks/requests as bossing/ordering/commanding/controlling/forcing/attacking/disrespecting/belittling/humiliating/subjugating attempts! (Instead of seeing/viewing/interpreting them as new opportunities to make new WIN-WIN deals/agreements which benefit both sides!)
4: Having so many different (fully/partially) wrong/biased/incomplete views/opinions/decisions/judgements/conclusions/beliefs, because of (keep) falling victim to one/few/many of long-known logical-fallacies!
5: Keep-seeing/viewing ANY other person/people as absolute good/friend/angel/bad/enemy/(d)evil (who can/could/will/would never change)!
(202305066) According to (Sunni(te)) Islam, God do not really/actually have ANY shape/size/location (because even space & time themselves are God's creations) (& neither God (nor Angels!) have ANY gender!)!
On the other hand, according to Christianity, God (who is at Heaven!) created human(s) in HIS image (shape)!
Not long ago, I read about a hadith which similarly tells that "God created human(s) in ((genderless) God's) 'image'"!
What if, what was really/actually meant (by The God & The grand-prophets Jesus & Mohammad) (in both Abrahamic Religions) was that God created human-mind similar to (God's) mind?
(Because, for example, (Sunni(te)) Islam (IMHO at least!) clearly implies that God has emotions (such as love or anger), similar to humans!)
On the other hand, according to Christianity, God (who is at Heaven!) created human(s) in HIS image (shape)!
Not long ago, I read about a hadith which similarly tells that "God created human(s) in ((genderless) God's) 'image'"!
What if, what was really/actually meant (by The God & The grand-prophets Jesus & Mohammad) (in both Abrahamic Religions) was that God created human-mind similar to (God's) mind?
(Because, for example, (Sunni(te)) Islam (IMHO at least!) clearly implies that God has emotions (such as love or anger), similar to humans!)
(202305125) Best/ideal USB Memory Drive properties/features (IMHO):
1: E-M-shielding & heat-dissipating & strong & durable metal (alloy) casing!
2: Minimal size (& 0.5+ cm diameter (circular) key-ring/string/wire hole)!
3: Maximal data-keeping/retention/memorization lifetime!
1: E-M-shielding & heat-dissipating & strong & durable metal (alloy) casing!
2: Minimal size (& 0.5+ cm diameter (circular) key-ring/string/wire hole)!
3: Maximal data-keeping/retention/memorization lifetime!
(202305125) IMHO, USB etc ALL kinds/types of (data/power/signal) cable connectors should/must be made square or circular (if technically/technologically possible)!
(It should/must not matter which way the connection/insertion is made!)
(It should/must not matter which way the connection/insertion is made!)
(202305243) This is also how learning Python ((computer) programming language) had made me think/feel: https://xkcd.com/353
(But, what I think Python still need is a simple/easy/fast (app/web) GUI design/programming environment/software; just like Visual Basic 6 had! (Which I think could be improved/enhanced further today, by making/designing the generated/rendered GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) auto-re-adjusting (to any screen/monitor-size/resolution) by using/utilizing scale-free vector-graphics (instead of using/utilizing inches/pixels etc)!))
(But, what I think Python still need is a simple/easy/fast (app/web) GUI design/programming environment/software; just like Visual Basic 6 had! (Which I think could be improved/enhanced further today, by making/designing the generated/rendered GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) auto-re-adjusting (to any screen/monitor-size/resolution) by using/utilizing scale-free vector-graphics (instead of using/utilizing inches/pixels etc)!))
(202305243) It seems extremely likely to me that (eventually) pretty much all future wars/battles will be between AI-controlled & human-commanded/supervised swarms/armies/militaries of drones/robots!
(I think a great example of how future (AI-controlled & human-commanded/supervised) drones could also "protect & serve", just like a police/security-force/bodyguard-team, was in the movie "Spider-Man: Far From Home"!)
(I think a great example of how future (AI-controlled & human-commanded/supervised) drones could also "protect & serve", just like a police/security-force/bodyguard-team, was in the movie "Spider-Man: Far From Home"!)
