In trying to complete a July blog post, I ran into an AI brick wall. My one-man-blogging-band broke up! My AI band mates dropped me like I was Pete Best, Ozzie Osborne or Don Felder. Oh my!
My blog’s lyrics were apparently bad. I used a naughty word- the “K” word.
Yes. Somehow, I broke AI by recounting one of scripture’s most famous moral polemic tales. Cain and Abel, part of my First Grade Religious School Teaching Curriculum, was too much for technology. Apparently, a six-year-old has greater comprehension of morality than Artificial Intelligence. Apparently, AI’sguardrails are stricter than for precocious youngsters.
The phrase “Cain killed Abel” shut down my AI band. My AI Feedback Generator would not generate. My AI Image Generator refused to illustrate. On top of that, my AI Metadata Generator ignored my data!
Abandoned (I’m taking full credit for this accidental but awesome pun), I embraced my humanity. So, I finished up the article using the only thing I had left- Human Intelligence. This cunning intelligence proved capable of working around the AI. I opened up another article sans the “offensive” sentence. As a result, I got my AI to provide me the desired graphic. I then placed the artwork into my forbidden article. Take that AI!
Since AI has yet to consume fruit from the Garden of Eden’s Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad, it lacks the power of discernment; the power of the polemic.
Electronic censorship shockingly has extended to common words. Some are “no go” due to programs prohibiting or hindering their usage. Beyond that, there is the concern that agencies and businesses are searching certain words in pursuit of discovering nefarious activities.
These tactics and restrictions have led to a multi-dimensional assault on the English language. Bizarre Orwellian words such as “unalive” have entered into our common vocabulary.
With this, George Orwell’s famous article “Politics and The English Language” came to mind. I got infuriated. I got postal!
July
The following were July’s offerings:
Understanding and appreciating leadership is illusive. Very few ever have to lead or manage. Thus, leadership’s intricacies are largely unknown and unappreciated.
The Torah’s writings strongly suggest that its authorship was deeply experienced in leadership. Thus, the Pentateuch presents as an excellent business management master class.
A talking donkey’s tale in the Torah? While the portion is quite touching, it is derided as foolish by many.
In this instance, the Portion Balak served another purposes. It contained a wonderful Ten Commandments’ moment which I addressed in this post.
Even a dog’s life is a struggle. This year’s 4th of July Dog Show was supposed to be our dog’s ascendancy to the crown. After all, shouldn’t a neighborhood bonding event have a little competitive spirit?
Not every plan, however, is meant to be. Sometimes, the inconceivable gets in the way. BTW, the picture is of our poor poochie.
The Portion Pinchas is lawyer’s delight. This post discusses one of the most unique appeals in legal history.
The Hebrew Bible’s wisdom resonates to present. It can be very useful problem solving matters that involve humans.
One’s word matters. This post addresses the topic of “vows” and “oaths.”
Part II of my problem solving series was the one upon which I went postal. Needless to say, I am a big fan of Mars Rovers.
Modern Deuteronomy scholarship is beyond my pay grade. Even though this is a non-academic blog, the Deuteronomic narrative must be addressed with a level of sensitivity. At times, it’s content departs from Exodus. Leviticus and Numbers.
Be well!!
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