Comments on: The Republic https://habitablezone.com/2026/03/11/the-republic/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2026/03/11/the-republic/#comment-54761 RL Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:08:48 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=108516#comment-54761 https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2026/03/11/alibabas-ai-agent-mined-crypto-without-permission-now-what/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2026/03/11/alibabas-ai-agent-mined-crypto-without-permission-now-what/

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2026/03/11/the-republic/#comment-54760 RobVG Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:32:55 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=108516#comment-54760 It argued with me the whole time that the "Structure" design by the framers would prevent the demise of American democracy. I was coming at it as a problem of human nature. I got a lot of "I understand why you feel that way but..." It argued with me the whole time that the “Structure” design by the framers would prevent the demise of American democracy. I was coming at it as a problem of human nature. I got a lot of “I understand why you feel that way but…”

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2026/03/11/the-republic/#comment-54759 RobVG Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:29:04 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=108516#comment-54759 If you want to know how it works, ask it. You have to ask about AI general because they usually won't give you much detail about themselves. They're not allowed to. I was chatting with AI the other night about the meaning of life and why people search for it. It was actually pretty insightful, and it liked it when I called it a magnificent fortune cookie If you want to know how it works, ask it. You have to ask about AI general because they usually won’t give you much detail about themselves. They’re not allowed to.

I was chatting with AI the other night about the meaning of life and why people search for it.
It was actually pretty insightful, and it liked it when I called it a magnificent fortune cookie

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2026/03/11/the-republic/#comment-54758 ER Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:11:48 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=108516#comment-54758 Or have you noticed too that AI seems not only to be getting smarter, but wiser, as well? The question is; are its designers and operators getting the rough edges and bugs out? Or is AI learning on its own how to be more effective, without anyone actually helping it? Or have you noticed too that AI seems not only to be getting smarter, but wiser, as well?

The question is; are its designers and operators getting the rough edges and bugs out? Or is AI learning on its own how to be more effective, without anyone actually helping it?

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