Rob McKilliam

Searching for wisdom. Read the Bible and became Christian. Still working unpaid. Teaching U3A AI course. God has been generous. Using X to record thoughts.

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“Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.””
Luke 12:15 NIV
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Does AI make money?
Does AI create economic value?
Does AI make human life better?
Three different questions.

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Money measures what can be monetised, not necessarily what matters most.

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In the age of AI, the bottleneck has moved — from researching and typing to thinking.

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Is money a reward or a goal?
The answer is “both” — but in very different proportions for different people.
And that difference may reveal what we truly value.

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@krishnanrohit I have instructed ChatGPT to always pushback on me. Very politely it calls it "Friendly Challenger Mode" and tells me when it is doing it. It works well - I think!
I have also just told it to always end replies with a confidence level. Early days yet.

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Our obsession with money is destroying society. Instead of asking ourselves, “How can I make lots of money?”, we should ask ourselves, “How can I enjoy being useful to my community?”

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The more I learn about AI the more I realise it can teach us about God and ourselves as humans.

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“We’ve replaced God with government, virtue with vanity, and truth with propaganda. It’s time we choose again between light and darkness.” (Sen. Ralph Babet). So true.

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“Without a context, you may end up with a pretext.”
— An old Bible study saying that is very relevant in the age of AI prompting. #AI #PromptEngineering

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AI can't care.
You can only program it to PRETEND to care - to con the vulnerable for money.

People CAN care - but they can't be paid TO care.
You can only pay them to PRETEND to care - for money and control.

AI may highlight this reality - and prove that ‘care’ comes from God.

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Sadly, our leaders in the west have lost their way. Lying is acceptable and PR spin is inevitable. Chivalry is dead and integrity is irrelavant.

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X Axis = True Christian: False Christian
Y Axis = Real Christian: Fake Christian

A True Christian follows Jesus the way you do.
A False Christian follows Jesus some other way.
A Fake Christian pretends to follow Jesus, but doesn't.

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Ten years ago my daughter suffered a spinal stroke and was unable to walk.
This weekend she is raising money for stroke foundation by running in the ‘Alpine Challenge 100 Miler’ a 160km race with over 7,500m elevation. https://t.co/Zr5qx3nkVL

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A 'debate’ is where you use whatever skills you have to try and prove that you are right and someone else is wrong.
A ‘discussion’ is where we all pool our knowledge and experiences to try and arrive at an agreed conclusion.

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"One of the painful signs of years of dumbed-down education is how many people are unable to make a coherent argument. They can vent their emotions, question other people's motives, make bold assertions, repeat slogans-anything except reason" @Thomassowe

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“Eat sensibly. Exercise regularly. Die anyway.” (Anonymous)