It is the kind of thing I expect rich people to do to amuse themselves. If you believed you could get away with anything, what would you do? You would do something that is illegal just to prove to yourself that you are above the Law.

I will check this out as I would be surprised to hear AI jazz composed and played "much better" than an experienced human jazz composer/player since the classics are already the definition of top notch. AI cannot have human feelings, only simulate same. If you had said "much cheaper" then I would have to give you that point. What I expect from AI jazz is bland, boring, derivative and repetitive. -Not written by AI

She doesn't even need an Apple store. Walk into ANY Computer store and they can make a back-up. Hell, just ask a computer savvy friend. This story is bogus.

I seldom agree with Newsom's pandering but Linus was right, If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth. -often attributed to Carl Sagan

Indoctrination: The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any system of BELIEF. Education: The knowledge of FACTS or SKILL obtained or developed by a learning process.

We here at Slashdot would love to say, We told you so but, our systems are not invulnerable and any hubris would be temping fate.

When I was a Lad I decided that my time and my opinion have value and, unless the survey is going to compensate me, I'm not wasting my time. A few years later I received a work-related survey in the mail that included a crisp new dollar note. My hubris compelled me to fill out that survey, on company time or course.

Edward Snowden told us this in 2013. That's 12-years ago. Nothing has been done to curtail government surveillance?

I asked AI how to kill without leaving any trace behind. AI claimed to know, but was not allowed to tell a human.

Take your pick, Soylent Green or Carousel?

Good call. P0rn is where the big money is and YouTube is the most popular streamer. Google already knows I'm an old white man because my Google account is over 18, not to mention all the WW2 videos I watch. If Google can convince governments around the World that they can accurately estimate age, there is no reason why they should not offer SpankMaster (c)(tm) by Google.

We are at a milestone in evolution. For the first time in the history of life, a species has the ability to influence the species that will replace us. We can craft the species that will replace us if we want to. No living thing has had that opportunity before. We can let evolution create the species that will be dominant when we go extinct or try to make one similar to ourselves. A more robust species with resistance to heat and disease. Homo sapiens are the last in a dying branch of hominids. It might be nice to continue that branch.

Hawking loved his black holes but he said it is pointless to speculate about this because it is beyond our ability to prove.

You sound old. Nothing wrong with that. I'm old and I do the exact same thing but I fear we are an endangered species.

In case anyone is wondering, "Learnings is a proscribed plural of learning, meaning "thing learned". It is often used in business speak, but some consider it ungrammatical or a buzzword."