Paul Blouin

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  • We all Have a Choice

    March 20, 2025
    Lifestyle

    If we sit back and think about it, there is very little within our control. There are really only 2 types of control in our lives, internal and external. The things that are within are control are within us, our ability to control our perception and how we choose to react. We cannot control other…

  • Will AI favor or Undermine Our Current Democratic Practices

    March 5, 2025
    Artificial Intelligence

    I felt this was a timely area of discussion given the current geopolitical tensions going on in the world. How is AI shaping public discourse, how is AI influencing elections and governance? I read an opinion piece recently mentioning that Elon Musk was basing his DOGE decisions on AI suggestions. For example, if you were…

  • How AI is changing Productivity

    March 3, 2025
    Artificial Intelligence

    We are told that AI will change the way we work and it will increase productivity in all that we do. Ethan Mollick mentions the idea of ‘augmentation’ in his book Co-Intelligence. By augmentation he means that AI should be seen as a way to enhance the things that we do on a regular basis…

  • The Power of the Subconscious Mind – Autosuggestion

    December 3, 2024
    Lifestyle

    Until recently, I never spent much time thinking about what happens with the time we spend ‘unconscious’. We spend about a third of our lives sleeping and very little is known about what actually happens with our minds and our thoughts. There are some schools of though out there that suggest we have 2 brains,…

  • It’s an AI world

    December 2, 2024
    Artificial Intelligence

    It would be hard to deny that AI hasn’t been the story of the year. It seems as though each one of these companies is in a ‘one upmanship’ death battle. One week perplexity launches a new AI shopping tool, the next week Chat GPT has some kind of improvement to natural language processing. If…

  • Nuclear power to save the day? AI needs more power than we have to offer.

    November 21, 2024
    Artificial Intelligence

    Highlights In recent months, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have all signed agreements to help boost the development of reactors and restart decommissioned ones. Their agreements are a huge endorsement for the nuclear industry and a sign that the tide against it may be turning.But getting these ambitious projects to the finish line is far from…

  • Windows in the Cloud for $345 USD – An office workers dream?

    November 21, 2024
    Productivity

    Highlights Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year. Windows 365 Link is a $349 device that acts like a thin client PC to connect to the cloud and stream a version of Windows 11. Note: If we think about what we really use our…

  • NVIDIA makes advances in humanoid robotics

    November 10, 2024
    Artificial Intelligence

    Thoughts: Looks like we are one step closer to the iRobot reality. I get why Hollywood portrays AI as this man made machine that ultimately turns against us. It sells movie tickets. I’d like to take a moment to think about the good that these types of ‘humanoid robots’ can provide us as a society.…

  • Home office Setup – Minimalist Edition

    November 8, 2024
    Lifestyle, Productivity

    Keep it simple It is very easy to get caught up with the latest gear and trends in the home office world. I have really been trying to scale things back and have a more focused approach to working. I get easily distracted when I have too many gadgets around me. Don’t get me wrong,…

  • ChatGPT Launches Search

    November 2, 2024
    Artificial Intelligence

    Thoughts While ChatGPT’s search functionality might not yet replace Google, it offers intriguing possibilities. For quick, single-word searches, Google remains superior due to its efficient indexing and relevance ranking. However, for more complex inquiries, such as comparing Fre