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Originally Posted by goneil2024

AI - It’s early, and we have a long way to go with AI.

DIGITAL - When I lived in MA, I had a very close personal friend that was in product development/sales at Digital, about 1989-1990. At the time my IBM PC-XT from 1985 was running an Intel 8088 CPU, and my friend gave me a sneak preview of a new DEC laptop “prototype” with a 40MB hard drive, 128K RAM and an Intel 80-486 chip, it even had a dial up modem and weighed 6lb. His comment to me at the time was that “the average consumer could never use the power of that laptop”, and the concern was sales wouldn’t meet expectations. Today I have a LENOVO with Intel Core i9, 16 (6/8/2) cores, 64GB RAM, 2TB M.2 Memory, OLED display, weighs 3+ lb, and all the other bells and whistles. So, don’t underestimate the customer or the ability to adapt (unlike DEC).

PATIENCE - After over 45 years using both mainframes and PC’s/Laptops I am resolved in the belief that “you cant be too rich, too thin, or have too much computing power”. I expect AI will find a place and most users will learn how to leverage the technology. If not then it will fade away, and we will need to navigate the transition. It’s a tool, like the wheel, movable type, etc. and its up to the user to maximize it’s use.

AI Bots/Responses - True, some AI response are off the mark, and make no sense, so care is needed with results. These systems/applications need more learning, feedback and some need to go. However, I’m all for tools that make my life easier and free up time, as for me time is finite and I want to maximize it.

Like when we request AI confirm a hacking situation: "Yes, a TransUnion data breach was reported on August 28, 2025, affecting over 4.4 million people due to a third-party application used for TransUnion's support operations. The incident exposed names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers, though the company stated no credit information was accessed." Will AI ever prevent hackers and scammers from their evil deeds?