Blog Topic
AI & Society
AI is not merely a faster calculator. It changes who decides, who is trusted, and what happens when a confident answer is wrong.
These entries look at work, robots, safety, judgment, and the ordinary human consequences of intelligent systems—viewed by someone who watched computing grow up.
AI & Society entries
Newest first. The short description is followed by a link to the complete original entry.
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Read the full entry →: The House Robot Is Almost Here, But Almost Is a Very Large Word
A household robot that does the dull work sounds close enough to inspire hope, but not close enough to trust without supervision. I look at practical limits, human expectations, safety, and why the word “almost” still carries so…
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Read the full entry →: The Robots Are Leaving the Factory
Humanoid robots are moving from controlled factories into homes and public spaces. I consider why their human appearance changes how we trust them, and why social safeguards must grow alongside the machines.
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Read the full entry →: When AI Gives the Wrong Answer at the Worst Time
An AI answer can be useful, confident, and dangerously wrong at the same time—especially during an emotional crisis. I examine why context, restraint, accountability, and human judgment must be built into AI safety.
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Read the full entry →: April: A Month for Serious Beginnings
April is more than foolishness and rain; it also holds serious milestones in computing, AI, science, and invention. I use those beginnings to consider how important changes often start quietly before the world notices.
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Human Interactions with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Historical perspective and Future Prediction
Read the full entry →: Human Interactions with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Historical perspective and Future PredictionLooking backward helps us ask better questions about full AI integration. I explore transportation, work, relationships, and social infrastructure—especially the human choices that will shape what intelligent systems become.
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Read the full entry →: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
AI will disrupt repetitive work, knowledge professions, training paths, and the way people find purpose. I look beyond job counts to the harder question: how society helps people build meaning in an automated world.