by David Stone | Jul 29, 2026 | Article
“Let an ultraintelligent machine be defined as a machine that can far surpass all the intellectual activities of any man… [it] could design even better machines; there would then unquestionably be an ‘intelligence explosion” — British mathematician I.J....
by David Stone | Jun 12, 2026 | Article
Published in Mainebiz, June 12, 2026 Anyone who has called a restaurant to book a table or to tell them you’re running late knows the experience. It can be particularly frustrating to troubleshoot a product that arrived broken from a company where AI use is the...
by David Stone | May 28, 2026 | Article
the slow erosion of human support Have you recently called a restaurant to book a table, or to tell them you’re running late? Have you tried to troubleshoot a product that arrived broken from a company where AI use is becoming the dominant means for service?...
by David Stone | May 1, 2026 | Article
“To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before.” — Alvin Toffler, Future Shock Throughout human history, seismic technological shifts, from the wheel and combustion engine...