Commander Zara stood on the bridge of her intergalactic battle station, her eyes fixed on the planet below. The planet, a serene blue and green orb under its purple haze atmosphere was the next target her worlds' conquest of the galaxy. Her station, the Vindication, floated in orbit alongside its sister ship, Retribution. The tension on the bridge was palpable. Crew members moved with precision, executing their orders with unwavering determination. The fate of the planet would soon be decided, and Zara knew that the decisions she made would have far-reaching consequences.
Read MoreIn a distant corner of the Amazon rainforest, there lived a fearsome tribal warrior named Grungo. Known for his mighty war cries and unrivaled skills with a blowgun, Grungo was the stuff of legends in the forest. But one fateful day, as he sat perched on the river side, a mysterious portal opened before him, and Grungo was sucked into a vortex of swirling colors and flashing lights. Moments later, he found himself sprawled on the asphalt in a strange, noisy place. He was surrounded by towering buildings and bizarre contraptions that roared like wild beasts. Dazed and disoriented, he struggled to his feet, clad in nothing but his loincloth and tribal tattoos.
Read MoreDeep within the heart of an ancient forest, shrouded in emerald foliage, a banshee unlike any other lay hidden. Her skin, as vibrant as the freshest leaves, seemed to blend seamlessly with the lush surroundings. She was a guardian of the woods, her wailing songs carrying messages of caution to those who dared to enter her territory. She was not, as others of her kind, a harbinger of death, in the first instance. She was a protector of the delicate balance of the forest. Her mournful cries were warnings to the creatures that called the woods home, a reminder of nature's unforgiving ways.
Read MoreAI has taken everyone and everything by storm this year, most successfully embodied by the services created by Open AI, chiefly its digital assistant ChatGPT and image generation service DALL-E. All technology firms, if not companies more generally, are now looking for a way to integrate AI into their core business, less they want to get left at the proverbial station by the departing train. I am moderately curious and open-minded to new technologies so I have dutifully tried to update my knowledge. I have read around, and listened to conversations with Open AI’s main protagonists and proponents of the technology, as well as those who believe that AI could well be the end of humanity. I am still undecided about how important this technology is. After all, a healthy dose of cynicism and scepticism have to be applied to everything that is presented by Silicon Valley as the next big ting. It’s possible that we’ll be praying at the altar of AI, or even AGI, in short order, but it’s equally possible that no one will remember OpenAI in a year’s time.
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