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title: "Screen Thoughts #17 : “The AI Issue – Making Machines that Sometimes Think!”"
canonical: https://jimcarroll.com/2021/01/screen-thoughts-17-the-artificial-intelligence-issue/
updated: 2021-05-15T10:22:49+00:00
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# Screen Thoughts #17 : “The AI Issue – Making Machines that Sometimes Think!”

***Screen Thoughts!***

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**The Challenge**

*Data Into Wisdom* https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AI.png

**The Peril**

*(Reality: New Jobs are Created)*https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MachinesDestroyingJobs.png

**The Complex Path Forward**

*Data Into Wisdom* https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AI-Hypecycle.png

**The Science**

*(Computers Need to be Faster)*

https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BrainSpeed.png

**The Opportunity**

*Just one sample application

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https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Smart-Home-Energy-Grid.png

**The Story So Far**

*(A Series that was the idea for the Jetsons!)*

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**The Hysteria!**

*Popular **Mechanic, 1932*

 

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**Moment of Zen**

*The Short Term Reality*https://jimcarroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/how-to-explain-AI-to-your-boss.jpg.png

**Moment of Zen #2**

Could Have Used This The Last 4 Years

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