Mike Magee In the ongoing global debate, from the Pope on down the line, on the safety and ethical implications of AI, one point on which most experts agree is that AI’s behavior is a reflection of the human content it is fed. Human masters imperfections, including their “situational ethics,” lying, and reckless pursuit of […]
Mike Magee In Alfred Nobel’s 1895 will, he created and designated his Nobel Prizes be awarded annually “to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.” The original prizes were to be awarded in five categories – Physics, Medicine and Physiology, Chemistry, Literature, and Peace. Since then, 218 men and […]
Mike Magee On August 29, 2026, METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research), an independent organization that “evaluates frontier AI models to help companies and wider society understand AI capabilities and what risks they pose,” released a report titled “Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident.” […]
Mike Magee John Steinbeck famously wrote, “People don’t take trips, trips take people.” I was reminded of that on a recent trip, as we passed the bronze Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux, Switzerland. It sits on the Place du Marche’ lakeside promenade of Lake Geneva. Larger than life, it well-represents the size of this creative […]
Mike Magee The wisdom of the dictum above was confirmed on the final morning of a 10-day journey with my wife and 22 other travelers by rail throughout Switzerland with the travel company, RoadScholar. Formerly the Elderhostel, the company is known for its egalitarian approach to culture-sensitive travel and high quality continuous learning experiences. All […]
Mike Magee With AI infused new technologies, discoveries are coming fast and furious. But be prepared to separate fact from fiction, and read beyond the headlines, if you’re looking for an immediate cure from a life-threatening illness. A perfect case in point was last week’s much heralded, pre-published claims around a new vaccine for cancer. […]
Mike Magee The world of medical science largely closed ranks last week in defense of Tony Fauci. Dr. Fauci had been hauled before the Senate Homeland Security Committee to face hostile entrapment by long time critique Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. Taking no chances, his lawyers had the former head of NIH’s Infectious Disease division […]
