Here is a graph even scarier than that of the NASDAQ 100: the acceleration of AI in various fields toward human-level proficiency and far beyond.
They’re Coming for Us!
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Hanging Up
When I was a kid, the phone in my bedroom was this exact model. Yes, it was meant to be a nostalgic old-fashioned phone from much earlier in the 20th century, but it was one of my favorite (few) possessions. I daresay anyone under the age of 30 would have no idea how to use this thing.
Cancel Culture
Due to an epic screw-up by a hired hand, some of you got a notice that your account was cancelled. This is inaccurate. Your account and all its data are untouched (if anything seems off, email me, but by all accounts, things seem fine). I am sorry to waste a post on this topic, but I wanted to reassure folks.
200 Days of Silence
There are three implausible items I would like to mention which are all related.
Item #1: in spite of thousands of people coming through here every week, I’ve only received one email to tone down the politics and return to a Slope free from the bashing of you-know-you.
Item #2: it sometimes only takes one email to really get my attention, particularly when it’s thoughtfully written by a person whose opinion I respect.
Item #3: I’ve decided to do something about this immediately.
(more…)Bagholders Unite!
The multi-hundred-percent ascent of CAR in a matter of days has been historic. Everyone’s waiting to see who doesn’t have a chair once the music stops.
