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That sounds like a thoughtful discussion. I feel a bit sorry for Claude in that exchange, but it seems to know its limitations which is ethical in it's own way and a lot more honest than can be said for many humans. I think calling it AA makes more sense than calling it AI.

Just to clarify the above, he sued the IRS for not doing enough to stop his tax returns from being released. Very hard to see how that was worth $10B.

He's just dropped his $10B lawsuit against the IRS for releasing his tax return information a few years ago. He's withdrawn it `with prejudice' just ahead of the deadline so that the judge in the case can't dig any further into his dubious legal justification for bringing the case in the first place. In fact, she had already gone and obtained opinions from three independent legal firms that basically said that Trump didn't have a leg to stand on, so she could probably have gone after him for bringing a frivolous case or some other contempt charge. If he had withdrawn it `without prejudice', she could have pursued it further. In fact the IRS didn't release his tax returns. An independent contractor working for the IRS gave them to the New York Times, so he was blaming the wrong entity anyway. Also, the statute of limitations had already run out before he sued, but he claimed he only discovered what had happened fairly recently despite numerous posts confirming that he knew it was a contractor years ago. Now, having blocked the judge from doing any further investigation on her own authority, it looks as though he's got a $1,776B slush fund approved as an out of court settlement in his favour. To add insult to injury the odd amount is a reference to the date of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He apparently wants to use it in part to compensate the convicted Jan 6 rioters to boost his argument that the election was stolen and that his loyal supporters were patriots and unfairly convicted until he pardoned them. In practice he will most likely find a way to keep most of the money himself. Of course the fund will be paid for by the hapless US taxpayers. The blatant corruption, lawlessness and cynicism on display should disgust most Americans, but that's who they voted for. No doubt he'll face some legal challenges to his slush fund, but if past experience is any guide he will quite likely get away with it.

We'll he's certainly leaving his mark everywhere, just like a seagull does.

He's had it in for Obama ever since he humiliated Trump at the Correspondents' Dinner in 2011.

Trump stepped off the plane followed by billionaires plus Eric and Lara. Imagine how outraged Trump would have been if Biden had got off the plane followed Hunter and his laptop. Now, it seems almost normal. Also, the Justice Department is trying to find a way to settle the $10 billion lawsuit Trump raised against the IRS for not doing enough to stop his tax returns from being made public. They want to settle before they have to go back to the judge to explain why it shouldn't get thrown out of court. The corruption continues.

Have you tried ‘bring me a beer’?

Here's another one of those swamp blues music videos that comes with an `Altered or synthetic content' notification in the fine print. Still pretty easy listening however it was created. 'Altered or synthetic content': This indicates that a video contains content that has been meaningfully altered or synthetically generated. There are several ways that this information ends up in the 'How this content was made' section of the expanded description of a video. You should expect to see this disclosure when: The creator has manually disclosed the use of 'altered or synthetic' content in the YouTube Studio workflow. When content is undisclosed, in some cases, YouTube may take action to reduce the risk of harm to viewers by proactively applying a label that creators will not have the option to remove. Learn more about our 'altered or synthetic content' disclosures. The creator has used YouTube's generative AI tools (e.g. Dream Screen). The content contains valid Content Credentials data indicating that the entire video has been made with AI. Learn more about Content Credentials (C2PA). YouTube will carry forward disclosures available from tools and creators with secure Content Credentials (C2PA) 2.1 or higher that indicate that the entire video was made with AI. This may include a label on the video player itself or language in the detailed description.

You can only hope so.

Good song but definitely AI. Look at how the guitar and harmonica being played (or not). There's a lot of these videos out there. Great songs but all AI generated, including the lyrics and music I think. What's the world coming to?

You should be happy that many ethnics are willing to do menial jobs, so Real Australians are free to do better and higher paying jobs.

I agree with him too, but he forgot to add that the US is responsible for creating the new normal that he's complaining about.

I didn't say Real Australians don't want to work. I said they don't want the kinds of jobs that Indians, Chinese and others typically do. And I'm generalising here, as you are. If they're sending some money overseas to help support their families, then good on them. Your $25 billion, if it can be believed, works out at about $20 per week per person, so it's hardly a large amount that is not being spent here. They've also typically earned that money, paid their taxes, and will spend far more than they send just on daily living. Overall, they are an asset to the country, not a liability. I might add that I'm also not a Real Australian, by your definition, so you would probably resent me being in this country too.

You’re implying that was money handed to them by the Government. It’s much more likely that they worked hard for it doing jobs and running businesses that Real Australians didn’t want, and paying taxes as well.

David Attenborough turned 100 today.