Artificial Intelligence (AI) scholar Kate Crawford, discussing the Reith Lecture by Stuart Russell in December 2021, was sceptical that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could ever be capable of doing everything better than a human, as much of what we do relies upon emotions machines do not possess. Stephen Hawkin predicted AI could be the best… Continue reading The threat of Artificial General Intelligence
Goodbye Beige, our handsome boy
We had to say goodbye to our beautiful boy at 09:20 on the morning of 19th October 2020. We are devastated. Early life Beige had a tough first six or so years. He was born on a farm in August 2003, but then kept with five other cats on the stairs of a terraced house.… Continue reading Goodbye Beige, our handsome boy
Government uses pandemic as cover for heists!
Should we welcome Boris Johnson’s efforts to relax lockdown and restart the economy? To be brutally blunt, it does not matter how big or small a recession, or whether it is avoided, to people who are dead. I am no expert on alternative methods of education, but I do believe other approaches need to be… Continue reading Government uses pandemic as cover for heists!
Save the Planet – Reforest and Phase Out Meat & Dairy
To stand any chance of saving the planet we must EITHER reforest OR let our children suffer the consequences
Will we be just a smear on the lens of time?
Before the film Jurassic Park generated interest and funding for digs, we only had two fragments of Tyranausaurus Rex, 4.5 million years apart. Without that popular and intense focus, we might almost have missed T Rex. Our “modern” ancestors have been around no more than 0.2 million years. A speck on the geological timeline. Those… Continue reading Will we be just a smear on the lens of time?
VE Day veterans abandoned to die of Covid-19
It feels as if VE Day veterans have been abandoned to die in care homes, because of 10 years of austerity cuts and privatisation. They should be cared for in Rainbow/Nightingale or established hospitals. But they’re not because some temporary hospitals are still not ready and there are not the staff needed anyway. We were… Continue reading VE Day veterans abandoned to die of Covid-19
Jennie Formby – Please take further, immediate action against hate speech and potential fraud
Dear JennieI have had many conversations with a lot of members, who are supportive of my personal decision to write to you as a matter of urgency, since I believe steps taken to date in respect of serious allegations are not sufficient. Election of a Labour Government in 2017 would have saved and improved lives,… Continue reading Jennie Formby – Please take further, immediate action against hate speech and potential fraud
Is money worth more than lives?
Only 14% of people have so far had Covid-19 in a hard hit German town, when expectations are 60% – 80% will get the disease. That means we are in for a long haul. The scientists seem most concerned our herd immunity is a long way off. So we should worry that Ministers look to… Continue reading Is money worth more than lives?
Vultures circling the NHS?
“Britain is paying the price for an overly centralised system that is reluctant to work with the private sector.” At first I thought it just stupid, but it’s actually really quite threatening, heard on 3rd April’s R4 Today programme. The commentator is advocating the system so badly failing the American people, now the Covid-19 epicentre… Continue reading Vultures circling the NHS?
No equality on a dying planet
While we are striving to settle the most contraversial issues just now, maybe worth considering the words of Sisie Orbach, by way of context? “With a broken planet, we will have no gay rights, no feminism, no respect for trans people, no attempt at fairness and justice for people of colour.Brutality is only kept at… Continue reading No equality on a dying planet