Oh yeah we absolutely can. There was rampant collusion going on and it was being done through software so they thought they could get away with it.

I could see landlords in such a case claiming that there was no intent to collude and that the case should be dismissed because the prosecution failed to demonstrate mens rea . If that works, about the only thing the legislature can do is amend the act, making it a strict liability crime.

If you find that the Nespresso's coffee is too bitter for you, add a pinch of salt to it. This trick even makes Starbucks' over-roasted, burnt and bitter swill palatable when I have no other choice.

We have plenty of artists who do it perfectly
We need AI tools that can do things we can't do.
I hope the silly AI art fad fades soon and people realize that art is made by artists, not robots

I live in Colorado and I bought one by mail order five or six years ago. It works really great, and doesn't have problems with the fact that I live at 6100' so that water boils at about 192F, or 89C.

If the other landlords are also using the software, and all are working off the same information, then the software can determine the prices the other landlords would choose as well. In the limit, if every landlord is using the same software, they can can all act as-if they were colluding even though there is no communication between them.

On the one hand, my libertarian side objects to this. On the other, I think such software can pretty much only be used for evil. Which is to say, allowing the landlords to eliminate all the consumer surplus.

I like standardization and USB-C works well
I'm skeptical when governments control technology

We have lots of musicians who do the job perfectly.
We need AI tools to help us do things we currently can't do.
Hopefully, AI music will be a short-lived fad, and people will realize that music requires musicians

>"There is nothing more devastating for a family to assist to a loved one descent in Alzheimer hell."

Confirmed. I am going through this with my mom, now. Both her brothers already died horrible, drawn-out, emotionally-devastating deaths from Alzheimer's. I fear that any great discovery might be too late for her. And I suspect my turn is coming, eventually :(

...fossil fuel will NEVER allow the fortunes to be lost.
Prepare for some really awful political and economic trouble.

Most of "pop culture" AI is crap/slop.
Serious scientists and engineers are starting to use it to do useful work, carefully, slowly with a lot of cross-checking.
I predict that as the tech develops, it will allow scientists and engineers to solve previously intractable problems.

...early tech deserves what they get.
The proper course of action is to experiment, do limited deployments, gather data and wait for the tech to improve before mass deployment

I had that done on a bladder stone about ten years ago and it worked quite well. While I was waiting to be taken into the OR, the hospital's chaplain came over to talk with me and see if I wanted his services. (No, he's Protestant and I'm Jewish.) When he asked me what procedure I was waiting for, I told him it was Laser Lithotripsy. When I explained what that consists of, he was stunned for a moment, then responded, "How...Star Trek."

Me too. I had a Pixel 5 for years. The battery swelled and damaged the screen. So, because there wasn't another phone (with a LineageOS port) available in the size I wanted, I bought another, refurb Pixel 5.

Two weeks ago, the battery started swelling again, so I just broke down and bought a Pixel 9. Awesome phone, aaaand I kinda hate it. Too big. Too heavy. Way too damned slippery (I hate putting cases on my phones).

What I really want is something the size of the old OnePlus X. That was a great phone (crappy camera notwithstanding). An updated model of the OPX, with a mediocre camera (to keep from having a bump) would be great, and I'd pay a premium price for it.

...people choose it voluntarily and often pay for it.
If something is forced on people, it's often not good.
If "bulk billing" is a good deal, customers will choose it.