Most of the comments to this story seem to be against using AI for homework, saying that it is obvious that this sort of use of AI results in worse exam scores.

But is it not also possible to use AI in a positive way for learning? There may certainly be some (many?) students who sabotage their own learning by getting AI to do their homework for them. But I suspect that some students, faced with a homework assignment, need extra tutoring before they have the skills to complete the assignment. Is AI not a good tool in this context? A student with a genuine desire to learn, might use AI to help them understand what they need to do to complete the assignment, and why.

Yes - Or if possible, avoid entering countries with oppressive policing policies.

Well said.

We risk losing the art of dialogue for the purpose of advancing knowledge, where you make an effort to understand the other party's stance, and you engage with the debate in a desire to learn, rather than a desire to win.

The other day, I was riding my bike along a street in Tokyo, when I heard a sound. I turned around, and noticed a small delivery robot. It wasn't Amazon - It was Rakuten, but it was one of those robots which deliver small parcels. It was trundling along the street. But then I noticed that it was approaching a robot colleague. The sound I heard appeared to be some sort of greeting, or request for attention. They stopped at the crossing, facing each other. I briefly recalled that scene in Ex Machina (2014), when we see two robots communicating with each other for the first time.

He (or she) certainly does seem to post a lot.

Mind you, one of the strengths of a democratic society is the freedom to look at your own way of doing things, criticise where appropriate, and make improvements. If there is a good point in what comrade rsilvergun says, it is that pure (sometimes called "unfettered") capitalism has its drawbacks. America at its best has tempered this pure capitalism with a sprinkling of social welfare, anti-monopoly law, or government assistance to business.

As Valgrus Thunderaxe points out, building more manufacturing capacity is a large expenditure. In these cases, it is not uncommon for the government to lend a hand in some way.

Sincere apologies for jumping to conclusions.

Those "balcony solar" kits, also known as "plug in solar" have recently been made legal in the UK, and seem to be a low cost way of getting some benefit from solar - particularly for people renting their accommodation. Unfortunately they are not (yet) legal where I live - "Legal" in this context largely meaning safety regulations. As I understand it, they don't get you off the grid, but they allow you to reduce you electricity bill a little.

The command "Hey Google, on the music app that I normally use, play the Jethro Tull album, Aqualung", doesn't work.

It's the kind of thing you think might work - especially with the latest AI capabilities - but it doesn't.

Firstly, it won't do anything like this before you manually unlock your phone. And Secondly, while it can respond to a "Play the Jethro Tull album, Aqualung", which it will try to do on Google YouTube Music, it doesn't seem to be able to comply with the "on the music app I normally use" part.

Money lenders. How do they sleep...?

Please excuse me if I am mistaken, but you strike me as a US libertarian type - Someone who prefers to be self sufficient, and values individual responsibility.

From that perspective, isn't solar power (generated at the point of use) right up your alley? Rather than being dependent on the government run grid, you can generate your own electricity. You can choose a rooftop installation, which might require an upfront investment, or you can get one of those new "plug-in solar" kits, which is much less up front, and allows for a portion of your electricity to be generated yourself. Either way, it seems to me to align with a "Strong and free" ideal.

I don't think America is ever going to heal until it learns to be indifferent about this sort of article.

That's a poor logical inference for several reasons.

It's fascinating how we talk about ownership as if it is some sort of natural state.

I beg to differ.