A bot is a computer program that works automatically, especially one that finds information on the Internet. A chatbot is a computer program that can hold a conversation, usually over the Internet. Chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Bard have recently been the subject of much interest and publicity. There are many other examples of chatbots. […]
Cui bono is a Latin phrase used in identifying crime suspects. It means “who benefits.” If one is trying to find out who committed a crime, it is often helpful to look at who benefited from it. This can also be applied to the broad field of technology. But rather than finding out who benefits […]
Censorship can be defined as the suppression of free speech, communication, and information. When some groups of people succeed in imposing their personal, political or moral values on others, that opens the doors to censorship. It can be carried out by private pressure groups, as well as by government entities. Censorship in the major media, […]
Three billion people, around 40% of the world’s population, use online social media, spending an average of two hours every day sharing, liking, tweeting, etc. The word “social” comes from the Latin “socialis” an adjective which means of or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social. But does today’s social media promote companionship and improve living […]
In a world that sometimes seems to worship suffering and death more than it values truth, happiness, and prosperity, it is not surprising that computerized devices and technology appear to threaten Individuality, privacy and free speech. According to Harvard Professor, Mathias Risse, individuality is “increasingly under siege in an era of big data and machine […]
I received some interesting responses to my last ExoFuture Alert titled “Computer Frustration.” One reader responded that she has been tempted to throw her computer out the window countless times, like this frustrated user: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH9_Jd_0eDE According to one published source, these were the top ten surveyed frustrations: Wi-Fi issuesInability to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspotConnection […]
Have you ever felt frustrated with your computer or computing device? I have felt it MANY times. We might not have felt as extremely frustrated as the video clips below depict, but certainly many people have: https://media.tenor.com/vc4MALOnHTEAAAAd/gif.gif https://media.tenor.com/pIPJ7mJZ2bUAAAAd/man-destroys-pc-harold-slikk-new.gif https://media.tenor.com/I8kCOIdTRxkAAAAd/computer-loggingou.gif Computer frustration can be defined as the result of computers acting in unexpected and annoying ways […]
How much better than current technology is ExoTech? ExoTech is intrinsically unlimited in its applications, power, ease of learning and use, flexibility, and customizability. It is potentially all-pervasive because of its lightness and degree of compatibility between applications. This revolutionary software included in smart devices, robots, cameras, and medical devices, will enable far greater efficiency […]
There have been very few truly game-changing inventions in the history of Man. ExoTech is about to become one of the biggest. Why is this? As technology and computing become more and more dominant, the multiplicity of flaws in it becomes more and more obvious. I have been personally interrupted and frustrated countless times by […]
There have been many songs about dreams. One of the better ones is “The Impossible Dream.” It includes lyrics like “To dream the impossible dream” and “To reach the unreachable star.” Many dreams are considered unattainable. Yet most of the achievements we see around us today were considered impossible a hundred years ago. Here are […]