Month: September 2023
385 – Do Artificial Intelligences Have Rights?
With the release of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications, there has been a lot of speculation and downright assertions about our future. With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), not more than a passing understanding of AIs, I’ve come to the conclusion that much of what I’ve heard is more science fiction than fact. A recent court case decided in the D.C. District Court revolved around one very important question. Do AIs have rights?
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Judicial Revenge
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Noah Webster said, “An independent judiciary is the firmest bulwark of freedom.” But what happens when that bulwark is used to destroy our freedom? When courts of law are used as courts of revenge? Can liberty survive in such a climate? According to the statistics website statista.com, in 2021, there were approximately 950,000 doctors in the U.S. and 1.3 million lawyers. Why? Because…
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Learn to Defend Your Rights in Just 2 Minutes a Day!
After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked “Well, Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?” His response was, A republic, if you can keep it. “If you can keep it” implies that keeping the republic is not automatic, that we must work for it. In today’s world that seems an almost…
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Micro-Management in Government
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – I’ve worked for many different managers over the years. The ones I disliked the most were the micro-managers – the managers who need to control every aspect of what you do. They need to know what you are working on every minute of the day, how much time you spend on each task, and, worst of all, they need to control how you perform each task. I’ve worked for micro-managers…
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