eyeuse2badub : "Yea but-----the men got to have multiple wives! Isn't that Paradise?"
You mean - all together at once? Often wondered about that!
fulltimestudent
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When Israel was living under a Theocracy ,was it a Paradise ?
by smiddy3 inthe bible books that speak of a time when the israelite`s were enjoying jehovah`s blessings , isnt it true they were still dying from old age ,sickness , and death ?
didn`t they have a leper colony in their midst ?....yes.
didn`t they still have the poor among them ?
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"This system will probably be over in about 5 years"
by john.prestor ini don't think i shared this story yet, it's strange and although i did a little detective work trying to figure out who said what and when i never found out much, big surprise, jehovah's witnesses love their secrets as we all know... but i thought other posters might find this interesting both in and of itself, because of what an elder told me one sunday back in 2011, and because of what it could imply as to high-ranking jehovah's witnesses prophesying the date of armageddon.
specific dates went out the window in 1975, although governing body helper ken flodin hinted at 2040 in a talk uploaded to jw.org a couple years back, and the governing body hinted at 2034 in a watchtower back in the 90s.
but it might be, just might, that more specific date-setting still goes on behind closed doors in certain circuits.... so after i went to "meetings" and talked to witnesses for a couple years at a rural congregation in the eastern united states an elder pulled me aside one service into the vestibule at the hall, in other words, into a private area where no one would overhear us.
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fulltimestudent
A funny co-incidence here .... in the long, long ago (about 1952) when I was young and everything in the world seemed young and fresh (not old and faded as they seem now-grin). I asked the father of the young man who studied with me, " How long before Armageddon and the New World?" (NW was the JW jargon at the time). Norm (his name) answered, "Well we don't know the day or hour, but it seems to me that the Old World (more jargon) cant last more than another five years."
Well, of course it did! And, it didn't seem too long before I went to old Norm's funeral - just another human who did not see the fulfillment of the promise (Hebrews 11:39). Now his son (my teacher) is in his 80's and cant last much longer.
But reading this thread, I suddenly thought, where did old Norm get his idea of 5 years from? Cannot confirm any source with certainty, but I do know that Ted Jaracz (then the Branch Servant - more jargon - at the nearby Strathfield Betherl) was a frequent visitor at their home. Was Ted J. the source of the five years concept? Guess I'll never know, but it's possible.. Doesn't matter anyway, its all bullshii !!!!!
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Artificial Intelligence and 2019
by fulltimestudent ini was intrigued by a forecast made by damo academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of china's, huge e-commerce business,, alibaba.. they seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.. so what do any techies hanging out here think?
safe predictions?
wild guesses?
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fulltimestudent
AI is also becoming pervasive even in such unlikely fields of study as History.
I first saw this news story on Histroy News Network, but since it was re-posted from Forbes magazine, I will use that link:
As the author notes: Quote - "In short, we have both the data and the computational tools today to visualize and understand human history in ways we could never before imagine."
The article is worth is worth reading for that thought alone.
Maybe. someday, an enterprising young historian may attempt a similar analysis on the history of Judaism and Christianity'
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Artificial Intelligence and 2019
by fulltimestudent ini was intrigued by a forecast made by damo academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of china's, huge e-commerce business,, alibaba.. they seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.. so what do any techies hanging out here think?
safe predictions?
wild guesses?
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fulltimestudent
Here's a video on this topic that's a bit upbeat (depending on your viewpoint).
It'a titled, "Robots and AI: The Future is Automated and every Job is at Risk."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnBAdnNIIXk
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There's a part 2 also, titled, "A Tale of Two Cities: How Smart Robots and AI Will Transform America."
The blurb states. "Automation is already reshaping cities, just as the manufacturing collapse hollowed out America's heartland. This is a tale of two cities, comparing the Rust Belt to Las Vegas, the city that is expected to be hit the hardest by job displacement due to robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing and other technologies in this fourth industrial revolution.
AJ+'s documentary series on automation explores how advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning and automated vehicles will affect jobs, cities and inequality. From trucking to radiology, new technology is already changing white collar and blue collar occupations, reshaping cities and concentrating wealth in the hands of the few. Robots are taking over the world as companies like Tesla, Amazon, Uber and Google are using robots to automate." -
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Artificial Intelligence and 2019
by fulltimestudent ini was intrigued by a forecast made by damo academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of china's, huge e-commerce business,, alibaba.. they seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.. so what do any techies hanging out here think?
safe predictions?
wild guesses?
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fulltimestudent
On a positive note, (dated 4th Jan. 2019) the same web-site reported that, AI detected Alzheimer's disease in brain scans 6 years before a diagnosis..
Read this coverage at: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/artificial-intelligence-can-detect-alzheimer-s-disease-brain-scans-6-years-diagnosis
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Artificial Intelligence and 2019
by fulltimestudent ini was intrigued by a forecast made by damo academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of china's, huge e-commerce business,, alibaba.. they seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.. so what do any techies hanging out here think?
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fulltimestudent
A University of California news item discussing AI was posted on January 9, 2019.
"Can artificial intelligence tell a polar bear from a can opener?"
The discussion was opened with the question, "How smart is the form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning computer networks, and how closely do these machines mimic the human brain?"
If this topic interests you, then you can read of the results of five experiments in this news item:
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/can-artificial-intelligence-tell-polar-bear-can-opener
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Artificial Intelligence and 2019
by fulltimestudent ini was intrigued by a forecast made by damo academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of china's, huge e-commerce business,, alibaba.. they seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.. so what do any techies hanging out here think?
safe predictions?
wild guesses?
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Half banana "Clearly the future is in AI. What appears to me is that in the West we talk excitedly about these things and in the East they have little reason to hold back and implement advanced technology as quickly as possible."
I suggest that if you see East Asia as a whole, what I've quoted from your post is quite correct.
The attitude of the Japanese since the American 'foot-in-door" approach in the nineteenth C, is quite similar to the approach taken by contemporary China.
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Did you actually read the bible end to end?
by Ultimate Axiom inin my ten years as a witness i never read the whole bible end to end, what with four magazines a month, the book study, meetings and talk preparations, there just wasn’t the time.
i knew all the important references to ‘prove’ the various jw doctrines, and the cherry picked chapters that help foster the idea that it’s a good book, but that’s not reading it.
well after nearly forty years out, i decided i would do it.
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fulltimestudent
... a very boring process,
After all you would not go to a library and pick a shelf of books and read that shelf of books sequentially. Why would you?
And, I doubt that whoever was involved in selecting the various documents that make up the various bible canons ever imagined it being used that way,
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Artificial Intelligence and 2019
by fulltimestudent ini was intrigued by a forecast made by damo academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of china's, huge e-commerce business,, alibaba.. they seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.. so what do any techies hanging out here think?
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fulltimestudent
Apologies for not following through on this post, I just got so busy that I had to drop a bunch of interests.
I wanted to post on the subject of AI because it seems to becoming more important all the time. Have also not had the time to search for another topic on the subject that I started a few years back. At that time, some posters were somewhat sceptical and I wanted to see what the current feelings/ conclusions on AI may be now?
The first poster (who may have been able to offer interesting insights on AI) seemed somewhat dismissive on the subject. But then I thought he may have been dismissive of my first post. I chose that list in my first post because it offered a series of sub-topics that could be explored. Its from a Chinese company because I spend most of my research time on what is happening in China,
And, from a Chinese perspective, what do you think about this planned Chinese deep-sea project that (it is suggested) will be (maybe) run by AI and manned by robots. Here's a conceptual image from the newspaper article (although the story was very vague about what the image was):
The story was posted in the (now) Hongkong based Asia Times, which is still owned ( I believe) by David Goldman, a former NY financier.
Quote: "The proposed new base, which could in theory be operated 24/7 through usage of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology, would dramatically bolster China’s quest for superiority in a largely unseen underwater struggle for one of the world’s most important waterways."
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"One reported candidate location for the proposed base is the Manila Trench, which reaches a depth of about 5,400 meters and is known to be pervaded by negative gravity anomalies. .... The ambitious project was launched in early December by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, according to media reports. "
At a depth of 5.4 km such a project could not be manned by humans. But will it work? I guess we will have to wait and see. (well, maybe I wont see, as the limits of my existence are in sight)
I'll get around to commenting on the other posts soon.
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Artificial Intelligence and 2019
by fulltimestudent ini was intrigued by a forecast made by damo academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of china's, huge e-commerce business,, alibaba.. they seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.. so what do any techies hanging out here think?
safe predictions?
wild guesses?
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I was intrigued by a forecast made by DAMO Academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of China's, huge e-commerce business,, Alibaba.
They seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.
So what do any techies hanging out here think? Safe predictions? Wild guesses? Pr unlikely?
1. Real-time urban simulation to become possible - Dynamic and real-time urban infrastructure data on traffic, water, electricity and air quality will be analyzed by large-scale computing platforms. More cities in China are expected to have a “city brain.”
2. Speech AI in certain areas to pass Turing Test - People can “talk” to more and more public facilities powered by AI as the voice becomes an increasingly important interface able to pass the so-called Turing Test whereby a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equals that of a human. The report said rules and regulations need to be established to regulate the industry and avoid misusing technology in advertisements, harassing phone calls and fraud.
3. Specialized AI chips on the rise - Specialized AI chips may challenge the dominant position of GPUs for AI training in data centers. The new generation of AI chips, which will apply 3D-based stacking and stocking technology, will become a new trend.
4. Super-large graph neural networks (GNNs) to equip machines with “common sense” - Robust GNNs will function similar to a human brain and its neurons, equipping machines with comprehension and cognitive capabilities.
5. Computing architecture to be restructured - Fundamental changes to computing will include the transition from CPU-centered general computing to domain-specific computing driven by applications and technology, accelerating the arrival of AI and the quantum-computing era.
6. 5G networks to enable new applications - The fifth generation of wireless technology (5G) will enable thorough integration of communication and connections between machines, benefiting areas such as cooperative vehicle-infrastructure systems and the industrial Internet.
7. Digital identity to become our second ID card - Biometric technology is maturing and being applied on a large scale, making our digital identity a second ID card.
8. Development in autonomous driving to be more prudent - In the next two to three years, new technological progress should be felt in some commercial areas such as logistics and transportation, with fixed-route public transport and unmanned delivery around commercial buildings and campuses.
9. Commercial application of blockchain to gain speed - People are more rational about the prospects of blockchain, which was once overhyped. More and more blockchain applications will be seen in our daily life such as cross-border remittances, supply-chain financing, electronic invoices and tamper-proof judicial records.
10. Data-protection technologies to thrive - Governments around the world intend to implement more stringent policies and regulations on data security. Corporations will need to invest more in protecting individual privacy data.
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