Is another anyone else skeptical of Artificial Intelligence? Although it sounds great on the surface and at time entertaining, many will believe the fabricated story lines.

OK, I'll quit screwing around. At one time, during my time with GM, I did some proof reading of service manuals and portions of owner manuals. The missing "T" caught my eye and I had to play with it. No offense intended, just playing with words.
PS I hope that I can survive AI. Married 60 years as of January 8, 2026, and I turn 83 on January 27 (both if my wife lets me).

AI is one of the most significant disruptors I have seen in the Information Technology arena. It is both exciting and scary to me. It has the power to make us more efficient and productive in our work, regardless of the field or profession in which we are employed. Coupled with quantum computing, it has the potential for unbelievable computing power. It can be used for both good and bad, depending on the character and integrity of those who use it.

I use ChatGPT daily and have used a few other AI tools. There are over 3,000 AI tools available right now. Companies are training AI tools with their specific data to provide better customer service. I recently used ChatGPT to offer service solutions for an electrical issue I was having with my pickup truck. It gave me a list of things to check, as well as pin-out diagrams of the electrical connectors. It led me to a broken wire on the frame of the truck.

The best advice that I can give right now regarding AI comes from Ronald Reagan: "Trust, but verify." Don't blindly accept what it tells you. Use judgment, common sense, and experience to confirm info that doesn't seem right to you. It's not too hard to get the freebie version of ChatGPT to "hallucinate", a term used to indicate untrue responses. If you drill down too deeply on a single topic, that will sometimes cause hallucinations.

I am planning on leading a discussion on AI at my monthly John Randolph Club meeting in January. If there is interest, I can share some of the good/bad examples of AI usage that I have researched recently.

We're all done for.....

• The end is near

Arnold: Lack of artificial ELEGANCE

Data Centers opening all around me. I'm interested in all responses that follow the above topic.