Category: Technology
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Wine & Words: What to Read, What to Drink, and AI?
There have been many times when I have started a blog post and I was unclear on my next read. Eventually, something, or someone, sparks an inspiration for reading. Well, sometimes that inspiration just does not come. Sometimes we are not meant to read. Or we pick a new book up and, about twenty pages…
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Tonies & Yotos at the Library
By a Librarian-Mom If you are a parent, grandparent, caregiver, child, toddler, preteen, teacher, or … other, you may have noticed these strange boxy-things in toy stores, Targets, libraries, and on ads. Somehow they’re related to books … or music? Or yoga? Or meditation? All of the above? Yes. Tonies and Yotos are both essentially…
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HallucinAItion
Can artificial intelligence be trusted? I could hardly believe my eyes. Could it be…? I’d heard about them, of course, but never experienced one before. It seemed so real until the illusion fragmented, degrading from factual to questionable to undeniably fictional. ChatGPT had not only fibbed, but admitted as much when I confronted the liar.…
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Staying Human in a Digital Age
Have you been to a doctor’s office recently? Once upon a time, it was commonplace to have a conversation with a fellow patient in the waiting room. You might chat about the weather or discuss the latest news, anything to get your mind off the upcoming appointment. There was an understanding that while no one…
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DOOMSDAI
A “SUMMERWEEN” GHOST STORY ABOUT AI Until recently I only caught glimpses of it. An otherworldly force lurking just beyond the bounds of my perception. Something vaguely human but decidedly not alive. It would flicker before my eyes then disappear in a blink, only to reappear at ever-shortening intervals over time. An apparition that materialized…
The Library Vault 