Security: How to get rid of Google Chrome’s 4 GB hidden AI download
Chrome is downloading a 4 GB file, over any connection, and using up your C drive space for a locally hosted AI service. How to get rid of it.
AI: Worked well for debugging a pellet stove problem
When our wood pellet stove stopped working, we used AI-assisted search to quickly identify the problem and solution. Fixed the stove ourselves.
AI: Much of the MSN Start page is AI generated nonsense
The MSN Start page may be mostly AI generated slop that is frequently not even true.
AI, Economy: How many jobs lost due to AI?
So far, surprisingly few.
AI: Lloyds Bank says AI saves workers 46 minutes per day
Finds increasing productivity, enabling workers to get more done.
AI: Hallucinating AI trained on AI
Just found MS Co-Pilot citing my blog as a source, using a post on the blog that was itself generated by Grok AI... see any problems with this?
Business: Are job cutbacks really due to AI?
Or is AI just becoming an excuse to cover the usual inefficiencies and bad management decisions?
AI-powered “sleep”
Now you need AI and thousands of dollars to sleep. And pay an annual subscription fee too!