Yes, perfect.

Hah! Right now the (failed) Turing test is that AI thinks *it’s* the evaluator, and it can’t tell human interaction apart from its simulacrum.

Absolutely. If AI is used to eliminate jobs and reduce payroll expenses, then AI does not serve humanity. It harms workers and serves profiteers. If AI is gives faulty, unsafe information, it harms all of humanity. If AI is unsustainable, it ruins the environment. A trifecta of damage.

Y’all are making me hungry for some tasty convo!

Great for releasing the accumulating background grief so many of us feel these days.

No, but I remember how much my father cried when my family watched it.

Oh, no! Please take care of yourself. Concussions are serious and can take months to heal. I hope you can give yourself the rest and quietude you’ll need.

Me, too! Jan Shoemaker writes with incredible warmth and wisdom!

Congratulations!

Yes, bring on the plush, comfort-oriented, colorful and culturally rich world of maximalism (ideally from responsibly sourced natural materials and not mass-produced & designed for obsolescence).

Stunning poem. Congratulations!