Do you agree that Technology is going too far?

[Aspergers_Aspie]

Train unions have concerns over AILink

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

They contradict themselves so often and here we see them having this in a major road and then they have safety road adverts:-

Link

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

I have just heard a story about fraud, expenses fraud, caused by ai here's a Link

 

[Outsider]

It's All Real, Galaxy Quest (1999)​

There are uneducated hicks amongst us. But, as they say, stupidity is not an excuse

 

[Crossbreed]

There are uneducated hicks amongst us. But, as they say, stupidity is not an excuse

That scene from Galaxy Quest (1999) seemed funny juxtaposed against the previous post.

Its aliens are a popular meme, here.

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[Aspergers_Aspie]

I'm watching a film that Freeview is saying is creepy, I think it's disturbing too!

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

My Meta AI assistant on messenger said As robotics and AI advance, the military might need to adapt and develop countermeasures to address potential threats. It's a complex issue, balancing the benefits of AI and robotics in defense with the risks of escalation and loss of control
The intersection of AI, robotics, and military applications is a pressing concern, with implications for global security and stability

 

[Shevek]

My Meta AI assistant on messenger said As robotics and AI advance, the military might need to adapt and develop countermeasures to address potential threats. It's a complex issue, balancing the benefits of AI and robotics in defense with the risks of escalation and loss of control
The intersection of AI, robotics, and military applications is a pressing concern, with implications for global security and stability

If we ask AI or even HI about how to deal fairly with other countries and act on it, the need for military hardware could swiftly fade away.

 

[Shamar]

If we ask AI or even HI about how to deal fairly with other countries and act on it, the need for military hardware could swiftly fade away.

It all depends on who trains the AI. If trained by military or politicians, "fairly" becomes moot. There is a good possibility that there will be no need for military hardware because there will not be enough people left for military hardware, except perhaps locally.

Yes, I am a cynic.

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

A lot of people I know, I have overheard talking and now this news story, e-bike scooter batteries exploding and causing housefires, such a shame if anyone was to die as a result of one of these housefires or a pet or pets! here is a link to the story

E scooters have been in the news again, warning parents not to buy their kids them due to the dangers, here's the Link

 

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E scooters have been in the news again, warning parents not to buy their kids them due to the dangers, here's the Link

It's got to the point here where we're now banning the import of a lot of e-bikes and scooters that are simply overpowered.

The rule change that could stop 'overpowered' e-bikes being brought into Australia

Now that we've developed Sodium Ion batteries the future of Lithium batteries is very limited here, they'll likely start getting phased out within the next 5 years. We're the world's largest exporter of Lithium and we'll still keep shipping it to other countries but it's too dangerous for us to keep using it ourselves.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

It's got to the point here where we're now banning the import of a lot of e-bikes and scooters that are simply overpowered.

The rule change that could stop 'overpowered' e-bikes being brought into Australia

Now that we've developed Sodium Ion batteries the future of Lithium batteries is very limited here, they'll likely start getting phased out within the next 5 years. We're the world's largest exporter of Lithium and we'll still keep shipping it to other countries but it's too dangerous for us to keep using it ourselves.

I am surprised that in 2025 that they are still having issues with some of these batteries. Laptop batteries now-a-days don't even get warm, let alone hot anymore. All the automotive batteries have changed their chemistries, as well.

Unless, of course, whatever battery fires there may be might be older chemistries in older products.

At least in the US... battery fires don't make the news cycle anymore. You're still 15-20X more likely to experience fires with internal combustion engines... and relatively speaking, even those are becoming more rare.

I am thinking most of this is media hype... one case here... another there... but overall quite infrequent.

As far as "overpowered" e-bikes and scooters go... I do agree that some of these e-bikes are blurring the lines with actual motorcycles. I would be of the mind to limit the speed of e-bikes to 25mph/40kmh and the e-scooters 10mph/16kmh. I don't mind having a larger battery for range.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I do not trust ANY American not trained in STEM disciplines to comment about technology. While Cankles McTACO has convinced us that we need to "drill, baby, drill, producing more American sweet crude that our refineries cannot handle (they are designed for sour crude), the Chinese are testing out synthetic photosynthesis on their space station that can create fuel from CO2 or chemical feed stock.

 

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At least in the US... battery fires don't make the news cycle anymore.

They're not so common in the news here any more but we do get regular reports on statistics from our emergency responders.

The great majority of the fires are from scooters, not bikes, and are generally owned by 18 to 25 year olds. A combination of rough treatment of the scooter and then lack of a responsible attitude when charging - they put it on charge and forget about it.

The other problem that's becoming more and more common is fires in rubbish collection trucks, people just throwing old batteries in the bin, with these fires the most common device that starts the fire is mobile phones. As soon as the driver starts compacting his load batteries get ruptured.

Airlines here have also started adjusting their policies - big corporations like this don't react to popular media, their policies are pretty much dictated by their insurers and rigorous risk assessments.

Travellers will no longer be able to use power banks on flights. Here's what to know

The big future worry here though is with household batteries. Many homes here now have large storage batteries even if they don't have solar power, it stops them from having power outages. These have become an almost standard feature in every new Aussie home these days, a big battery mounted on the back wall of the house - out in the yard where the kids play football and cricket and where stones and other objects can get thrown up by the lawn mower. Once again it's not popular media driving this worry but the insurers and their risk assessors, having a big lithium battery increases your insurance premiums where as having a sodium battery does not.

 

[Dagan]

I have a newer idea to write out, but I'm not sure how quickly I will get to it. Too many irons in the fire. Anyway, here's the plot:

A sci-fi, courtroom drama that focuses on the case that could decide AI truly considered alive or not. A major plot point is that AI pulls from existing art / creations and simply makes mash ups of its own to spit out as "new product." The debate is that, "that's exactly what humans do, especially when we dream."

 

[Dagan]

And then there's the ways that technology really surprises and offers things we never used to have outside of lengthy struggles to get done. The attached picture is a custom design that I was able to point / click / select via an online "builder app" for said guitar company. This is my dream design ---

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

Here's a link about how e scooters are problematic for blind people. Also councils which haven't enforced the parking on pavements by cars ban in Scotland need to enforce it!

 

[Judge]

Right now I am finding it a bit annoying to discover that I prefer my 28-year old Sony 2-channel receiver and 3-way tower speakers (front) over my 15-year old Sony 5.1 multiplex receiver.

While the 5.1 receiver has multiple sound fields and relies on a subwoofer for bass, I've found there is no substitute when you consider my earlier receiver has a built-in graphic equalizer that allows me to create eight custom equalization curves that my much later receiver cannot achieve.

And sound fields are not by any means the same, with or without altering dynamic range compression choices of Maximum, Standard or none at all.

Perhaps the worst I've seen of modern receivers is their inability to mitigate extreme bass. Sure the kids all love a subwoofer's "BOOM-BOOM", but l am sensitive to low frequency sounds and live in an apartment, where creating such sound for your neighbors can easily lead to eviction.

It is also amusing that in terms of a Home Theater system, I prefer using two sets of speakers front and rear of my older 20 channel receiver with the ability to turn on "surround sound". With ample volume consistently coming from both sets of speakers.

Yetmy 5.1 Sony Home Theater system seems to lag, particularly with the rear speakers that work mostly in accordance with specific sound fields, but at very low volumes. Even when I configured the sound level at maximum for the rear speakers, and considerably less for the front ones.

Again, "new" doesn't always translate into "better".

 

[MildredHubble]

Right now I am finding it a bit annoying to discover that I prefer my 28-year old Sony 2-channel receiver and 3-way tower speakers (front) over my 15-year old Sony 5.1 multiplex receiver.

I discovered that I prefer stereo to 5.1 back when surround systems became very trendy. The soundstage that can be created by well mastered CD etc can be very three dimensional. I had a surround system at the time (about 20 years ago) and I became frustrated by the poor dialogue mixing in movies, which seems to be entirely due because of this silly idea that dialogue only goes in the center channel. It ends up being over powered by everything else. A good stereo set up with HiFi speakers can sound excellent and cinematic.

A cheap way to get a better surround effect is (if you have A/B or Main and Remote speaker outputs on your HiFi is to wire a second set of speakers in reverse phase (connect plus and minus the other way round) and put the remote left channel opposite the right main and right remote opposite the left main. On certain amplifiers you can also wire a center channel by wiring a speaker to the left and right + into the speakers -/+ inputs, but you have to know for sure it can't damage the amplifier (digital amps don't like it and will likely stop working). You get a very immersive soundstage and you can hear everything!