I think the man pages need a graphical UI update and at least 1 AI function in order to attract the "modern" programmers attention.
/sarcasm

This attempt to manipulate public opinion seems remarkably similar to the US corporate media outlets strategy every 30 minutes of every hour of everyday. I imagine the "Media" is going to have to do something about that. It is not like they can stomach having competition, it might cut into the Masters' profit margin.

This won't go away, Flock is just the first and the one that made the mistake of getting in the public eye. When Flock goes bust, several smaller companies will pop up offering the same technology but with NDA's. The info is too valuable to no be sold by some greedy sob with no morals. The government is gonna want this any way they can get it to go with the echelon phone data. Once the genie was out of the bag it is just a matter of time. Our grandkids will wonder how we survived without Uncle Sam knowing where we were at all times.

methuselahs children

The world ended in 1987. Everyone worth anything was raptured. Those really bad got sucked into hell and the rest of use are cursed to wander forever in a AI induced hallucination shaped vaguely like our world.

that presented themselves as "male" were paid more per task and perceived as more "human-like" than their "female" counterparts

Those complaining loudest are the ones, who can't define the term "woman".

If I were, perhaps it's because I'm not seeing any of the real stuff here.

HEIC is worthless because it's illegal to implement unless you get permission. Maybe in 20 years it'll be usable.

Don't like that fact? Then we need to find and support (oh no, and be?) political candidates who oppose software patents.

You shouldn't need anyone's permission to write a computer program. It's infuriating.

Unity isn't necessarily a bad engine but its use rules and cost sure promote a huge amount of slop games mostly from Eastern Europe. Now that it can generate slop without even needing to understand how to program it is only going to get worse. Steam is overrun with such games. They go into those cheap A$$ bundles that no one needs or wants but you see on Humble...

You are going to be able to heat your house with this, just in time for the next massive heatwave.

My 2nd gen Kindle and my old Fire will still allow me to assign stuff via library management. I can't go to the store or god forbid the "experimental" browser but I can put stuff there and on my old Kindle Fire. I use my 2nd gen in my car at lunch time or before shift at the humane society.

Exactly. Base the time zones on GMT and adjust your daily schedule accordingly.

As Eric Raymond (ESR) says, AI is a force multiplier. My elaboration: If you are good at what you do, it will let you do accomplish more good stuff faster. If you are not very bright, AI will let you be not bright more efficiently, but it won't make you bright. It's just a tool. It needs to be utilized correctly. There is no shortage of things in this world that can do tremendous damage if not used properly. AI is nothing new in that regard.

"AI slop" is so 2024. That argument isn't valid any more.

I'm surprised you didn't use the word "slop". Spewing a bunch of slogans that would have to be more clever to make it on to bumper stickers makes you look like the people you are complaining about. There are legitimate criticisms to make about AI, and ways to support and defend those arguments. You are not doing that.

Your honor, my script was a "rogue," so therefore it is responsible and I am not.