AI: The Force is Strong With This One

AI: The Force is Strong With This One

AI has been the buzz for several years now. When OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the public in late 2022, it went from being a murmur to an all-out roar. Since then all of the major tech companies like Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Apple have released their own flavor of AI. There has been a lot of discourse about whether AI should be regulated or even that AI will be the end of us all.

Let's put all of that aside for a minute and look at the some of the power that AI holds and how it can be used for both good and bad. Like all technology, AI can be abused and used for nefarious purposes. When it comes to cybersecurity this is even more true…

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Will AI Kill Nostalgia?
Mark Jennings Mark Jennings

Will AI Kill Nostalgia?

Random thought of the day…

Last week I watched American Graffiti on TV. I had not seen the movie since it first came out in 1973.

For those not familiar with the movie, it takes place in 1962 and follows four teenagers in LA as they experience their last night before heading off to their next chapters at college or other pursuits. It takes place in a single night and captures a great slice of what life was like in 1962. When it was released it was popular as it offered a nostalgic return to a very different time in the US. By 1973, the world had changed drastically. The music, the clothing, the hairstyles, automobiles, and attitudes had evolved greatly. The Vietnam War also had a major effect on the American psyche.

But what struck me the most is that it was only 11 years between 1962 and 1972. If we were to make the same movie today, that would be the equivalent of setting it in 2013

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