Why I Am and Am Not Afraid of AI

Generative AI systems like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Midjourney are good mashing-up what they’ve been fed, but ultimately, they are just tools.

Blessed Are the Worker Bees

I was recently told that when I referred to some of my coworkers as “worker bees,” they felt it was offensive. Given how our society undervalues ordinary people, I can see how that might be that case for some. Not for me.

Memorial Day Musings

I am lucky. No one in my immediate family died in military service to our country. Other families are not so lucky.