General Discussion

in 1992. Worked on rasterization to get rid of jaggies.
Watched as the power of computing advanced at breakneck speed. Saw video become the shooting match.
Suspected the entertainment factor of video, games, video conferencing, PowerPoint presentations would evolve into its own economy.
When the Smart Phone arrived, the switch from analog to digital, was complete.
The immediacy of information from the shared resource of the internet, made memory almost obsolete. Practice to perfection is for the professionals in a field.
I am very afraid that Hal will control the human experience unless measures are taken to stop the money machine. The commitment is so ginormous there is no stopping it beyond failure.
In spite of some wanting to go back to the "purity" of the 50s, that is not going to happen.
This is going to be resolved by the younger generations who have no to little concept of the analog world. Their minds work differently.
I don't think AI has advanced as far as it will, but my son, who works for a company that relies heavily on building algorithms, sees it seeping into everything.
He worries about companies becoming Macrohard. Practicing his sweeping methodology, to stand out, if it comes to it.
He can hit a nail and change a tire, but beyond that, he needs YouTube.
We are selling our minds to a machine and from what I'm reading, not caring if the machine screws up because nobody will know.