To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question an Associated Press reporter sought to answer while testing out Google’s artificially intelligent chatbot.
The recently rolled-out bot dubbed Bard is the internet search giant’s answer to the ChatGPT tool that Microsoft has been melding into its Bing search engine and other software.
During several hours of interaction, the AP learned Bard is quite forthcoming about its unreliability and other shortcomings, including its potential for mischief in next year’s U.S. presidential election. Even as it occasionally warned of the problems it could unleash, Bard repeatedly emphasized its belief that it will blossom into a force for good.
At one point in its recurring soliloquies about its potential upsides, Bard dreamed about living up to the legacy of the English playwright that inspired its name.
Bard explained that its creators at Google “thought Shakespeare would be a good role model for me, as he was a master of language and communication.”
But the chatbot also found some admirable traits in “HAL,” the fictional computer that killed some of a spacecraft’s crew in the 1968 movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Bard hailed HAL’s intelligence calling it “an interesting character” before acknowledging its dark side.
https://apnews.com/article/google-bard-ai-14ee02cb71b32f0e1fc87a4173c03796?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_08
New York approaches ban on gas stoves
The prospect of a nationwide gas stove ban drew scrutiny earlier this year when an administration official told Bloomberg that "any option is on the table" with regard to regulating the appliances.
New York's Democrat-majority Legislature reportedly will advance a ban on gas stoves in nearly all new residential buildings as part of the state's efforts to move away from dependence on fossil fuels.
Such a ban would apply to "fossil fuel equipment," which includes not just gas stoves, but a number of other utilities such as gas heating, plumbing, air conditioning, and lighting, according to the Epoch Times. The ban would take effect on Dec. 31, 2025 for single-family homes and small multifamily dwellings.
Larger multifamily residences and commercial buildings would fall under its purview on Dec. 31, 2028. The ban will likely include exceptions for commercial and medical facilities such as restaurants and hospitals.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/new-york-approaches-ban-gas-stoves
Horrible! St. Louis Degenerates Mocking Jesus Christ on Good Friday.
The scourging at the Pillar – Jesus Christ – screen grab from Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ
Guest post by Bill Hennessy at Substack
Good Friday, one of the most solemn days of the Christian liturgical year, commemorates the day Jesus Christ was arrested, mocked, beaten, condemned, and crucified for our sins. It’s a day of quiet reflection on how we have personally contributed to His passion and death through our own sinfulness.
Now, a group of degenerates in St. Louis chooses Good Friday to mock, humiliate, blaspheme, and crucify Him all over again.
Via the Riverfront Times, Aurora STL, a bar in the 7400 block of Broadway in South St. Louis, is hosting a “Sexy Jesus” pageant on April 7. It’s hard to believe the level of hatred and mockery these people heep on Our Lord and Savior. Snippets from the RFT article:
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“This Sexy Jesus Pageant Will Give You a Resurrection in Your Pants”
“The pageant will feature dreamy long-haired children of god, all competing to be crowned the first ‘Sexy Jesus of St. Louis.’”
“The event will include a talent show, and contestants will be interrogated by judges while wearing their Sunday best. Any competitor who could turn water into wine would get our vote, but maybe the winning Jesus will be really good at stripping or pole dancing or something fun like that.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/horrible-st-louis-degenerates-mocking-jesus-christ-on-good-friday/