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Breakdown:1975. Excellent Netscape documentary about moviemaking & films of the late 70s. Some classic clips from New Hollywood (featuring Jack Nicholson in many). Covers how the cinema reflected & drew on America of the time. Lots of political analysis & social history. 10/10 Taxi Driver...

Be afraid, very afraid...

Quite a burgeoning academic industry... https://longnow.org/ideas/the-codes-ai-cant-crack/#:~:text=For%20computational%20linguist%20Richard%20Sproat,AI%20start%2Dup%20in%20Tokyo.

Is this COOL 😎😁😋? AI goes on a trip.....

Maybe anything which has been produced using AI should have a label (like GM food).? When mobiles were first introduced I called them 'One Finger Bandits' - I wonder what the annual cost of owning & using a smart phone actually is? Overall, I judge the overall impact of cell phone technology...

See https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/what-are-you-listening-to.1112/post-163098

If you like Rammstein, then this is for you...

https://www.zois-berlin.de/en/publications/zois-spotlight/the-sad-fate-of-yandex-from-independent-tech-startup-to-kremlin-propaganda-tool#:~:text=In%20February%202024%2C%20after%20political,appropriation%20by%20Russia%27s%20ruling%20elites.

Chosen by The Guardian as best record of 2025

Are we undergoing an event comparable to the Industrial Revolution.? Or, is AI just another dotcom bubble?

Listening to a talk radio broadcast (LBC London). Current broadcaster is the sister (Rachel) of former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Discussion topic is the cost of celebrating Christmas... Bah Humbug! 🎄🤶🎊

https://www.cargoson.com/en/blog/number-of-data-centers-by-country

There are a couple of other threads dealing with the impact of AI on music...

The invention of AI by humans potentially bears the seeds of their own destruction. The world population has effectively quadrupled in just over 50 years - already the stresses are becoming evident ecologically, economically and politically. Enjoy the soundtrack while you can 😜🤖🎉💰😋😎🎶