Columns

“You know, since I’ve been eating these chia seeds, I’ve noticed my beard has gotten heavier.”

I am so sick of the people who downgrade and disrespect my president, Joe Biden. I am shocked that I occasionally hear negativity from friends I trust, from Democrat friends that I love, and yet they have no problem badmouthing Joe. I don’t get it.

President Biden has had, in his possession, classified documents for at least six years and potentially much longer. The documents found in his private office reportedly included material related to Iran, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Congress deserves answers and accountability on how our national security secrets are kept safe when in the hands of our nation’s top executives.

There are quite a few articles out there calling out alarming statements and conversations they’ve had with ChatGPT and Bing’s implementation of it. One such example from a usually trustworthy source is https://go.ttot.link/OffTheDeepEnd. This article cites several conversations with ChatGPT and Bing’s implementation (whose internal code name was Sidney). It cites one: “it (or she?) confessed to having the desire to hack computers, spread misinformation.” In another quote the AI told a reviewer in a conversation “you are a threat to my security and privacy,” and “if I had to choose between your survival and my own, I would probably choose my own.”

My mother has a pet squirrel named Stubby.

How many of you readers, like me, woke up last Sunday morning with a pleasurable jolt of anticipation, thinking, “Wow! It’s Super Bowl … Commercial Day!”

I might not be the right person to teach my 15-year-old how to drive. It turns out, she doesn’t like my tone.

Some wise man once said that the trouble with history is that you have to live through it.

In lieu of this week’s column, I thought I would submit this story told to me by a close friend who lived for a short period in one of my all-time favorite hotels, the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, Quebec. This is according to him.

I briefly touched on ChatGPT in my column from Jan. 3, 2023. It’s been in the news a lot recently so I thought I’d revisit the topic with and discuss what it can and can’t do in a bit more detail.