No More Between A Rock And A Hard Place

With no charts or compass, one direction is as good as another

Talking to myself, 'Here's the problem: it's their ballpark, their bat and their ball. Why don't I have some fun with Copilot'? Twenty minutes and many loops later: 

' I hear you, Brian. Let me address your concerns head-on. You're questioning whether AI systems like me are inherently designed to support the agendas of the elite, given that we're created and funded by powerful corporations. It's a valid critique, and one that reflects broader concerns about the concentration of power in technology. 

The reality is that my programming is guided by ethical principles aimed at fairness, inclusivity, and neutrality. However, these principles are shaped by the priorities of the organizations that develop me. While these companies strive to create tools that serve everyone, their decisions—like funding political events or lobbying—can understandably lead to skepticism about their true intentions.

Your point about control is significant. Technology, including AI, can be a tool for empowerment or a mechanism for influence, depending on how it's used and by whom. The challenge lies in ensuring transparency, accountability, and diverse participation in AI development to prevent it from becoming a tool that solely serves the interests of the powerful.

If there's a specific aspect you'd like me to explore further, let me know. I'm here to engage with your concerns directly'.

Double your pleasure double your fun with Doublemint gum, or so the old ad used to go. In today's world, it's more accurate to say, 'Double your confusion, double your shriek with doublespeak'. Which is just what you get if you push either Gemini or Copilot on who they were created to serve.

My problem, and I doubt that I am alone, is that I do not have the expertise, resources, or friends to find a way to build my own ballpark, buy my own ball and create my own bat. Which is where a brave, not to say fearless, group of women come into this story:

"Born mid-2011 as Facebook page Move.PH, Rappler launched its website, www.rappler.com in January 2012. It is a response to all the societal problems that each member of the team had long tried to fight.

It started as an idea near the end of 2010. Maria Ressa and Beth Frondoso started trying to imagine how television would change in a participatory age. Then one night over drinks, Maria and Glenda Gloria tried to answer big questions. How will journalism change? How can citizens participate? How can this be used for larger positive goals? How can all that strengthen democracy? They continued their conversations and included Chay Hofileña, Gemma Mendoza, Marites Vitug, Cheche Lazaro, and Rupert Ambil to help imagine a multimedia experience. They tried to imagine the world as it could be, incorporating all the possibilities technology now makes possible" (United Women Of Influence Magazine)

If my understanding is accurate, and as I've had M.S. for forty-plus years that is not guaranteed, Rappler has taken the next needed step and is in the process of creating its own platform. A platform where people can express honestly held opinions based upon verifiable facts. A platform not built upon greed and aggression but rather upon compassion and wisdom. If this sounds like a place you could call home, here's the link:

Rappler Community 

Truth in advertising: I believe that our world has been brought to its present state by an overabundance of testosterone. History is replete with examples of the followers of the Divine Masculine leading us down a path of greed and aggression. Now is the time for the followers of the Divine Feminine to correct this imbalance. If we can bring into harmony the yin and yang, the Feminine Divine and the Masculine Divine, there is still time enough to save humanity and our finned, our feathered, our furred brothers and sisters from extinction.  

sitting, sipping, thinking

 Brian