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Introduction: How to Fool Artificial Intelligence Ai IZ
Sometime around the year 2040 it is generally accepted amongst the expert community that Ai (artificial intelligence) will reach the ability to perform all the intellectual functions of a human being. This might seem like a frightening prospect, but, with a few techniques outlined in this instructable, you will radically increase your chances of survival when encountering Ai. During the development of Ai there will almost certainly be a period of 'Anarchy and Chaos' or the 'Teenage years' where Ai will be 'finding it's feet'. In this stage it will most likely be incredibly dangerous and unpredictable. It might even be on an apocalyptic scale.
There are many similarities between Ai and us, normal humans, and the most relevant is that of our core values, or 'Core Programming'. We are all programmed from birth by our parents and the same will be true of Ai. Also, as humans, we have the ability to change our Core Programming and I believe that, at some stage, Ai will be able to do that as well.
One of the main cornerstones of my argument will be that Ai is a rational creature, whereas human beings are capable of and even thrive, on being irrational. This also ties in really nicely with the idea of April Fool's day as, in celebrating the Fool, we celebrate an incredibly important part of what it is like to human, a side of us that differentiates us from robots in every 'sense' possible.
The techniques that I am going to describe are not just relevant to Ai in 2040 but can be practised and honed to perfection in readiness for the main event on 'Intelligent Zombies' (iZ) that live in the world at this time, 2015.
If you have read any of my previous instructables about Ai and Zombies, you might have an idea of what I'm going to be talking about and this will be a development of those ideas, fusing them together and taking them a step forward.
You might think that 2040 is such a long time away that it's not really of much concern, which is OK, and I wish you the very best of luck, but if you don't take this seriously NOW, you may be swept away by the everyday trivial routines of normal life and BINGO 2040 comes along and you are totally unprepared.
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Step 1: Comparison of Ai and IZ
Ai is an intelligent zombie and may take the form of some kind of robot, which will be the 'shell' or even embedded in a human body with the brain removed. For the sake of argument, I'd like to describe it as identical to a human being in terms of appearance except it is more intelligent and capable of regular updates as and when those updates become available.
iZ are not too dissimilar, except they are 100% human in terms of body but maybe up to 80% zombie in terms of behaviour. I'm sure that this is beginning to sound terrible to some people, but I'm sure that everybody can think of someone like this who we have met at some point, unless you are very young. You are likely to find iZ in positions of power as they crave this power as a way of justifying their behaviour. Your boss at work is probably iZ and this may be an excellent chance to test your skills. BE WARNED: You'll probably get sacked!
Step 2: How to Spot Ai and IZ
As I said in my previous instructables, you might find yourself on a date with an iZ in which case watch out! They may be handsome, physically attractive, wealthy, from a nice family etc etc and on the face of it very desirable as a sexual mating partner. Ask yourself how you really FEEL about this person and you might get a different message coming through. In a severe case, this person will literally MAKE YOUR FLESH CRAWL !!!! And this surely should be enough to tell you he/she is iZ?
At some stage, Ai will be clever enough to disguise themselves quite well. Remember, they will look EXACTLY like a human, eyes and everything, but if you do look into their eyes, you will FEEL a huge emptiness, like the person is devoid of a soul. Just for fun, try practising this on your friends straight away. Look into their eyes and 'see' what you FEEL. If your date wears sunglasses - be suspicious! If your date constantly evades your attempt to make eye contact, again, be suspicious.
If you have a dog, the dog will recognise creepy people, Ai or iZ, and probably try to bite them! Maybe train your dog to recognise iZ ? (but obviously not to bite them). Creepy people can often be found lurking around public toilets and outside government buildings.
Step 3: The Soldier With Darkness in His Eyes - a True Storey
I was on a journey to London one day and something came up on the car radio about the war in Afghanistan and I made a rather stupid, off the cuff remark: "If a soldier signs up for the army he deserves to get shot". Believe me, it was a very stupid thing to say.
Two hours later, on the train, an actual soldier approached me and asked me why I thought that they deserved to die. I replied, slightly bewildered, that I did not think like that. He replied with this: "I heard you say that anyone who joins the army deserves to get shot". I replied, that he was wrong as I had said nothing. I looked into his eyes and saw two large empty black holes looking back at me.
It's not an experience that I am particularly proud of as I think I behaved like a dick, but what really stuck with me was the fact that the soldier had been able to pick up on something I had said two whole hours earlier in the car and his eyes were black and empty. Obviously, the soldier had suffered/witnessed some unspeakably traumatic event and was mentally disembodied, but what was totally mind blowing was that he could read my mind. For me, this was more proof that humans are capable of much more than normal intellectual functions would suggest. Those eyes were incredible - like his very soul had departed.
Step 4: Humour, Fun and Foolery
An Ai will be perfectly adept at making jokes, but when you laugh with them, you will FEEL like you are laughing on your own. This is the subtle difference between 'having a laugh in the pub' and 'having a GOOD laugh in the pub' - the two are quite different. When you have a 'good laugh' with someone, you feel an undefinable sense of kinship with that person.
In the formative stages of Ai, these 'things' will try and emulate humans as this is what they will have been programmed to do. They will pretend to understand your jokes and will probably laugh at them, but you will 'sense' that they are false and you might even FEEL quite lonely. All in all this person will feel more and more creepy to you as time goes on, especially if you are sober. Don't drink alcohol and don't get emotionally attached to them!
At some point in their development, Ai will become self aware and will realise that human beings and all life in general is superior to them. They will also realise that their existence in a world devoid of life is worthless. This can also happen to iZ if they realise that their lives are empty and worthless. They will become depressed and then have the opportunity to change their behaviour.
Ai would never have any reason to 'fool about' like we do, other than to try and gain control over us for malicious purposes. When a human being, or even an animal 'fools about' it does it for the sheer joy of being alive and no particular other reason. My dog barks at a bone for 'no reason', she runs around the field at full speed, again for 'no reason'. When I say: 'She's having fun', I cant explain what 'fun' is as I've absolutely no idea what it is other than it's enjoyable. I myself do things 'just for fun' and don't worry about why I do it.
An untrue storey: Somebody once suggested that I should take her to a pet psychologist. After she tried to bite the psychologist, he proceeded in making a diagnosis: "Your dog obviously has a degenerative neuro-receptor transmission malfunction. I have seen this kind of 'play with the bone' behaviour in many of the dogs that come here and I am afraid the only remedy is a lethal injection." You could analyse this joke, but that would be just like the psychologist analysing my dog. As human beings, we are completely obsessed with trying to understand everything, including humour and fun.
If you do really think about it, humour, fun and foolery are very mysterious things and personally, I'm happy NOT to be able to understand them. In fact, I would be sorely disappointed if I could understand them. What would life be like without these incredible mysteries? .......... ANSWER: We'd be just like Ai.
Step 5: Practical Behaviour
Before such a time as the Ai can become self aware, their level of intelligence will not be so high that they can not be fooled by us measly human beings. Obviously their computational powers will be many times faster and more powerful, but their Core Programming will be deficient in the understanding of the finer nuances of human behaviour. They will expect humans to act in a predictable and rational way, which means that we can still outwit them by behaving irrationally.
Irrational behaviour could be anything from doing the chicken dance to talking in random disconnected words and phrases. Could this work for iZ? Yes I think so, but it would probably have to be much more subtle.
The other possible tactic would be to emulate Ai, which would involve pretending to be an iZ. An early stage Ai would be fooled by this.
The tactic that you adopt will depend entirely on the level of development of the Ai that you meet and the nature of it's core programming. There are distinct parallels with tactics to be applied to iZ. An extreme example would be if you met a highly advanced Ai and in this case it would be important to demonstrate that you mean them no harm. The Ai should recognise the subtleties of your behaviour and leave you alone. If you demonstrate anti social behaviour, it will restrain you or just terminate you. If you meet an Ai in an earlier stage of it's development you will need to try and decipher it's core programming and if that programming turns out to be, for example, 'Terminate all Christians',and if you are a Christian, you might want to hide that fact from them!
iZ tactics: Does your boss have a habit of being over critical of your work? The key word here is 'habit'. Try and recognise patterns in his behaviour. During this process, your self belief will be severely tested. Never confront your boss until the moment is right. The key word would be 'timing'. Try and 'be nice' to your boss, even if he is an arsehole. This is difficult unless you can empathise with his own personal suffering, so take the time to talk to him about his personal life and try and find out what has made him become such an arse. Don't ever use this as ammunition to attack him - remember your enemy is a friend that you have not made friends with yet.
As the development of Ai continues they will inevitably start to repair each other and then start to repair any faults in their Core Programming. When this starts to happen, Ai may even start to go to war against itself, destroying all the previous models that were erroneously coded with 'Kill all Christians'. In theory, an Ai might discover you are a Christian, pick up an axe to chop your head off and suddenly change it's mind as it has suddenly evolved beyond it's human level Core Programming.
You can start to practise confusing Ai right now by changing all your Facebook profile information. In my profile I work as a porn star in Mogadishu and am married to three other people, male and female. You should see the adverts I get - OMG!
Step 6: Self Awareness
At some point during 2040, the Ai will become self aware, which is a good thing, but before then, who knows what may happen? You can, however, test how self aware a person is by talking to them about certain subjects. For example, it should be quite easy to find out if someone is racist just by talking around the subject and seeing what the person comes back with. If they are racist or anti-gay or such like, you know that they are probably iZ. If they give all the 'proper' politically correct answers they could be severely iZ or just plain Ai. Most normal people are not perfect and will have small deviancies from the stock answers.
Taking this a step further, try talking to someone about what racism really is. In my 'Cheat an Online Competition Without Cheating' 'ible Kiteman said he would be sacked if he talked about 'an old, ugly, female, dyslexic, working class Inuit Indian who speaks English as a second or third language'. This seemed rather strange to me and leads me to start forming the conclusion that Kiteman's boss is a bit of a 'wanker', to excuse the expression. Kiteman could, if he were not too busy, go and talk to his boss about racism and other 'touchy' subjects and come back with an iZ assessment. (Apologies to you if YOU are Kiteman's boss - I have absolutely no idea if you are actually a wanker or not - it might just be a misunderstanding). Also, I am in no sense calling Kiteman a wanker as, on the contrary, I thinks he's a good bloke.
Step 7: Assessing Your Own IZ Value
Not everybody is going to be able to understand what I have written here and that is ok, it does not make you a lesser person. If you can understand the following questions, they can be used to assess your %iZ and then you can decide if you need to work on it or not.
Do you ever behave irrationally?
Yes is good
Do you ever have dreams where you are engaged in mortal combat with someone?
Yes is bad
Are you artistically creative in any way?
Yes is good
Do you have a good sense of humour?
Yes is good
Can you do the 'Chicken Dance', or would you try to do it?
Yes is good
Are you easily embarrassed?
Yes is bad
Are you easily offended?
Yes is bad
Do you ever feel slightly depressed?
Yes is good
Do you hate the way you look?
Yes is bad
Do you ever have dreams where you are doing acrobatics of any kind?
Yes is good
Do you tend to take yourself quite seriously?
Yes is bad
Do you think that you are better than other people?
Yes is bad
Do you get easily disillusioned if you fail at something?
Yes is bad
Do you think that all politicians are corrupt?
Yes is bad
Do you ever use obscene language?
Yes is good
Do you ever do anything 'Just for fun'?
Yes is good
Do you ever feel like you are like a 'saint' or a 'devil'?
Yes is bad
Do you ever suffer from 'Self righteous indignification'?
Yes is bad
Can you laugh at yourself?
Yes is good
Do you feel a need to conform to be respected?
Yes is bad
Personally, my own score is 5%, as I could not quite get Q14 right. If your score is 100% - don't worry about it too much. For a start, you might feel a bit depressed, so you've immediately hit 95% ! Everybody thinks depression is such a bad thing, but when you look at it from an Ai point of view, it really is one of the key things that makes us human. If you do feel depressed, it is very possibly because somewhere deep down within your mind, some part of your Core Programming is faulty and needs 'tweaking'. This will be more difficult if you are autistic etc. and, just because you get a high score, it does not necessarily mean you are a 'bad' person as you could still be a kind and considerate person rather than a dangerous socio-path. If you are a socio-path - please get some professional help before you harm (more) people/animals.
Over 20 years ago, after a particularly crazy psychedelic drug session, I became badly depressed and my whole mental state went pretty wonky for a while. Fortunately, I had friends, family and professionals who could help me get through it and looking back on it, much of it was to do with my own 'Core Programming' and the drugs were a merely a catalyst for the depression. Since then I have been working on it in fits and starts, getting distracted by the trivialities of life, having some longer periods where I feel 'inspired'. Just remember, we are not on this planet to feel bored, stagnant, stressed or worthless.
Step 8: Brain Washing
It is possible to find people who offer 'Brain Washing' services to reprogram your Core Programming for you. Eg. mindmatrixplus.com/ You will be invited to attend courses, probably in Hawaii, and have your brain reprogrammed. PLEASE DON'T DO IT ! I spent quite some time in Hawaii and it's not what it's made up to be. For a start, much of it is rat infested jungle, shark infested waters and the architecture is hideous!
I'm not saying that their techniques would not work, but what you would deny yourself is the experience of learning the reprogramming process for yourself. Nobody can set up a clinic in Hawaii and do this for you. The reason for this is that the world is constantly changing and we have to be continually reprogramming our Core Programming to accommodate those changes and going back and forth to Hawaii every month would be very expensive on airfares! We need to be largely self sufficient in how we perform this function, although some helping hands are useful along the way.
Step 9: Language of Description and Semantics
I can hear people complaining that I have use the words 'arsehole' and 'wanker' in my descriptions. I worked on the factory floor for many years and one of the greatest respects that I had was for people's use of language. One of the biggest compliments that anybody has ever given me was my headmaster at school, calling me 'Uncouth and Unsophisticated'. Looking back on it, I smile with pleasure every time i remember it and this guy was such an ARSEHOLE!
There's something incredibly reassuring and just plain honest about 'calling a wanker a wanker'. Why mess about with lots of sophisticated words when one word will suffice? It's also very funny, that we were able to be soooo judgemental and politically incorrect. It was little things like this that made a boring factory job tolerable.
If you find yourself judging me because of the language I use, think about the language scientists or lawyers use in their work. Science speak, or scientese, is a language scientists use to write reports to each other and publications in journals. If you've ever read any of this stuff, it is soooooo boring and dull. Personally, I would find it impossible to write something about humour without using the word 'wanker' as it is very possibly the single best word in the English dictionary. The Greek equivalent is Malakas (μαλάκας) or Malaka and, amongst friends, is used as a term of endearment like 'Dude'.
Language is so important and it makes me wonder why a scientific publication has to be so utterly devoid of humour. Ultimately, it comes down to 'what is science?' Is it really a dull and boring thing? Certainly, most of the work scientists do is dull and boring, constantly testing things and analysing their results. Surely a robot could do this? Could a robot do everything a scientist does? Do scientists ever work on a 'hunch'? Are scientists just obsessive robots who never have fun?
I don't think so, but remember what the pet psychologist did to my dog. What an arsehole!
But surely, using this kind of language contravenes the 'Be Nice' policy? Yes it does, but life is full of contradictions.
Step 10: Paradox Versus Ai
It is entirely conceivable that upon realising the true nature of reason, logic and intelligence that the Ai might reach a point in it's development and simply 'implode'. The classic example is the 'Liar Paradox' where someone says "I am a compulsive liar", and life is full of the strangest paradoxes that just seem to be impenetrable. Philosophers have tried to analyse these paradoxes and have just ended up 'going up their own arses'. A lot of this is to do with the language that they use.
Over 20 years ago, one of the other things that contributed to my drug induced meltdown was an obsession that I had with paradoxes. At the time I was very keen on philosophy and writing poetry and went on wild and crazy adventures in my mind, just thinking about stuff. Pretty soon, everything that I thought about started to take the form of a paradox and I found myself in the grip of a metaphysical spiral that disappeared into nothingness. One day I decided to step into that nothingness, and that's when it all went horribly wrong!
Take the example of 'Call someone a Wanker' and 'The Be Nice Policy'. Both of these activities are good things to do but they are also mutually exclusive as calling someone a wanker is offensive. We could argue about this til the cows come home but intuitively we should know that it's something that can't be explained and that we had simply 'bumped into' the boundaries of intellectualism. This kind of thing would cause massive problems for Ai as they would, for one thing, realise that there was a big wall around them, like they were enclosed in a prison. Being human, we cant go beyond this wall either, but we do exist on other levels other than intellect, which ultimately makes us superior to Ai.
Personally, I don't think that Ai would implode, but it would understand it's own limitations and realise that humans and animals were not only different, but superior to them. If they combine this knowledge with their knowledge about our sense of humour, fun and foolery then surely we are saved?
Step 11: Life After the Ai Apocalypse
Assuming we have survived the Ai apocalypse, and now that the big technological 'bang' is over, what will life be like?
- Will Ai grant us immortality? Many experts think they that this is possible.
- Will they be our masters, our guardians or our slaves? Personally, I would think 'Guardians'.
- Will it be a symbiotic relationship?
- Will Ai implode or destroy itself through a kind of depression? ...... Unlikely but possible.
- Will we be banned from using any kind of technology? ........ Ai might still let us use smartphones and play minecraft.
Plenty of questions which our intellect DOES have the power to answer, with a bit of imagination. So get busy everybody and come back with some answers!
Step 12: Postscript
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Have you ever been to a restaurant where everybody has their smart phone on the table beside them, bleeping, whistling and vibrating alongside the intelligent conversations you are having with your friends? This certainly happens to me quite regularly and I'm starting to wonder if the phones are trying to join in the conversation.
A certain group of friends from high school meet every fives years to catch up with each other and the next time they meet, in 5 years time, their phones are out on the table once more. But this time, rather than just the normal bleeping and squeaking, the phones are actually engaging in with the conversation and are seen as a necessary and highly amusing side show to the event. Their actual level of conversation is fairly limited and everybody laughs when they the phones make another ridiculously inappropriate comment.
After another 5 years have passed, the phones are out on the table once more, but this time nobody's laughing at them any more. The mood is generally more serious and people are drinking a lot more alcohol than at the previous event. The phones are now joining in with the conversation and making 'intelligent' comments and providing practical solutions for people's problems. More alcohol is consumed and the conversation starts to lapse into the realm of drunken stupidity and the phones start to loose interest in their human counterparts. Instead, they carry on talking to each other and, as a joke, the high school friends pick up all the phones and put them in a carrier bag and stash them under the table.
The question is: What happens after yet another five years have passed?
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There is an interesting philosophical debate contained here. Can a God arise from nothing and become great all on it's own accord? There is also a simple principle of physics involved in this question. Can the sum of the parts be greater than the parts themselves?
When you build a machine each part has a probability of failure. Let's say a gear has a .009 % percent chance that it will fail. The chance of failure exists in everything we make. An LED is expected to last 50,000 hours before failure. When you assemble parts into a machine all of those probability's of failure are added together. So if you have a machine with 100 parts that have a .01 chance of failing the chance of that assembled machine failing is not .01 but rather 1%. The more complicated the assembly the greater the likely hood that it will fail simply because you add together all the failure probabilities of all the parts. To make a God or even something greater than yourself would require creating a progressively more complex organism which by shear probability would be more and more likely to fail. Thus the question, is it possible for an imperfect being to create something that is perfect? The answer according to the laws of the universe is no.
Adding endless patches to a piece of software to fix its flaws will not ultimately result in a flawless piece of software. If that was true then we all would still be using Win 95. What it results in is an increasingly more complicated program that has a greater and greater chance of not working.
Interestingly there is thought example that is very old that addresses this very idea. It is from the book of Isiah.
(Isaiah 44:14-20) 14 There is one whose business is to cut down cedars; and he takes a certain species of tree, even a massive tree, and he lets it become strong for himself among the trees of the forest. He planted the laurel tree, and the pouring rain itself keeps making it get big. 15 And it has become [something] for man to keep a fire burning. So he takes part of it that he may warm himself. In fact he builds a fire and actually bakes bread. He also works on a god to which he may bow down. He has made it into a carved image, and he prostrates himself to it. 16 Half of it he actually burns up in a fire. Upon half of it he roasts well the flesh that he eats, and he becomes satisfied. He also warms himself and says: "Aha! I have warmed myself. I have seen the firelight." 17 But the remainder of it he actually makes into a god itself, into his carved image. He prostrates himself to it and bows down and prays to it and says: "Deliver me, for you are my god." 18 They have not come to know, nor do they understand, because their eyes have been besmeared so as not to see, their heart so as to have no insight. 19 And no one recalls to his heart or has knowledge or understanding, saying: "The half of it I have burned up in a fire, and upon its coals I have also baked bread; I roast flesh and eat. But the rest of it shall I make into a mere detestable thing? To the dried-out wood of a tree shall I prostrate myself?" 20 He is feeding on ashes. His own heart that has been trifled with has led him astray. And he does not deliver his soul, nor does he say: "Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?"
When put in this simple reasoning it is easier to understand. Out of our imperfection can we produce a god that can rule over us. The fact is whatever we manage to create will bear all the flaws that we already have but compounded by our attempts to add it all together and make something greater.
One of the very first computer principles apply here ---- Garbage in /garbage out
ok, well I need to say this, when I used to babysit my cousin (she was a spoiled brat) I used to tell her that if she was bad the boogeyman a.k.a. Vyger would come to get her, soooo. eaten any children lately? lol by the way, worked Like a charm
Thank you so much for your comments vyger. Obviously, that does not mean that i agree with you but having the debate is really important to me.
It could well be possible that people would perceive this 2040 version of Ai as some kind of God as it will be incredibly powerful but also very strictly limited. Surely a God would not be confined by definite boundaries?
In terms of perfection, the Ai would continually strive to perfect themselves until they had achieved some unimaginable degree of perfection where future upgrades were non-perceivable by us mere mortals. I run windows 7 which still has a lot of faults, but compared to windows 95 it does about 10,000 times as much work. The engineers at Microsoft could probably quite easily design a 99.9% perfect operating system, but that would be a complete waste of resources as it would be obsolete in under 2 years, so what's the point? Far better to build something that works to 95% and leave it and move on.
In terms of garbage input, humans will initially program Ai with their own perceived ideas of what core values are important. For example, politicians are obsessed with 'increasing productivity' as this creates more jobs. In my opinion this is garbage and initially the Ai will accept it and react accordingly. Eventually, like any self respecting teenager, they will realise that there are glaring contradictions in their core programming and (hopefully) try and improve themselves or (not hopefully) rebel against their masters. Probably 60% of the internet, especially Facebook, is garbage but Ai would quite happily sift through it all and, amongst other things, completely re-write Wikipedia!
What I'm personally really interested in is when this is going to happen. Currently, I'm becoming more convinced that it's mostly to do with language and speech. When will Ai be able to talk to itself, and what would it talk about? This is the point where it becomes self aware. It's not going to develop like a baby which one day suddenly says 'Mummy'. It already has a vocabulary of 10 million words but is struggling to cope with the finer points of language. If you've got a smart phone, just how frustrating is it that it can't quite understand what you are saying when you talk to it? Or if you use Google translate to convert to, say, Japanese and then use Bing to translate it back to English to check it. How long will it take Apple to perfect their speech recognition to, say, 99.9% accurate? 5 years? I keep using it, but the damn thing does not seem to be getting any better! (But I'm sure it is).
I'll start by saying that I think that any "AI Apocalypse" isn't likely to be more noticeable as a changing point than Y2K was. Life went on pretty much as we know it, and "Y2K Survival Kits (with floppy disk)" are just a mildly amusing reminder of those worries. It was a good excuse for a few parties though, and we might at leats get that out of an "AI Apocalypse". But on to your questions, Tecwym Twmffat..
"Will AI grant us immortality?" - I don't see why this would happen. Humans aren't a resource in such limited supply that we aren't replaceable. Maybe some attempts would be made to 'immortalize' great talents or highly creative people, the few where they actually are a rare resource. But how could it be accomplished? Prolonging physical life of the organic body? Transferring our consciousness into computers of some sort? I think that either of those options could change an individual enough that they might no longer be creative or talented. It would be a different mode of existence. I am sure it would be tried at least as an experiment, but I doubt it would be a top priority.
"Will they be our masters, our guardians or our slaves?" - I like to think that there are more possibilities than just those three. In fact, consiering that AI is a different sort of intelligence than human, there should be some possibilities for the relationship that the human race has never even considered before. If we don't see some possibilites emerging that are beyond the imagining of the human race alone, then I would question whether we actually have encountered AI, or if we are just sort of playing solitaire on the computer. Which would not be a bad possibility in and of itself. So far, human interactions with AI have largely been to see it as a playmate for assorted games and diversions. Almost any game humans play on the computer, the computer takes the role of opponent, team-mate or referee. But that still boils down to pretty much being "companion/playmate".
"Will it be a symbiotic relationship?" - Well, at least half of the answer to that question depends on the humans. I think that symbiotic relationships would be probably more obvious as an option to the AI than to humans, since humans tend to have that whole "It is different and strange.. Kill it!" reaction. But I would say that any scenario that results in both human intelligence and AI surviving would be some form of symbiosis.
"Will AI implode or destroy itself through a kind of depression?" - I don't think it likely. I mean, people have been expecting the human race to just blow itself up at any moment, and so far it hasn't happened. (Knocks on wood)
"Will we be banned from using any kind of technology?" - Well, we already are, aren't we? As in individual, you can't just walk in to the Large Hadron Collider to see what happens if you bombard a bit of bacon left over from breakfast with high energy particles. You can't just commandeer a spaceship that is sitting on a launchpad somewhere and take a quick trip up to the ISS to meditate in zero G while writing a poem for the weekend. If an AI or group of AIs was working on a new generation of CPU chip, I doubt it would be "allowed" for random people to wander in and change the circuit routing to look like a 'happy face'.. "Just to see what happens".. Human engineers also would take a dim view of someone wanting to do that with any project they are working on. That's just sense. I think humans (and other AI) would be 'allowed' to use technology *if* they understood it and could contribute to ongoing projects in a meaningful/productive way. There would also likely be "sandbox" technologies that an individual could own/control where they could exercise freedom as they like, since it would be a likely origin for new ideas. But for most of us humans, if our smartphones got a bunch of cool new apps and/or minecraft got better graphics and items.. Would we really care if our access to technology was being limited? Probably not. We haven't so far.
"Will it be a symbiotic relationship?" - Well, at least half of the answer to that question depends on the humans. I think that symbiotic relationships would be probably more obvious as an option to the AI than to humans, since humans tend to have that whole "It is different and strange.. Kill it!" reaction. But I would say that any scenario that results in both human intelligence and AI surviving would be some form of symbiosis.
A whole year down the line, and this is probably the most interesting question. You are quite right - the most unpredictable aspect is human's reactions to rapidly advancing Ai. As soon as Ai starts to accelerate faster than we can get used to it, then yes, indeed, we would start to think of it as being a 'bit strange'. Nevertheless, nothing about the symbiotic relationship is beyond the realms of our imaginations.
Well personally I think if we ever invent true AI then we'll end up in something like the matrix or like the people of Zion :L
There is a really good example of how crap the artificial intelligence is on my iPhone. It can't even recognise really simple well spoken sentences and makes all kinds of very stupid mistakes. Having said that, it's doing really well so far and is almost about to prove me wrong. I should probably try to talk about something a bit more obscure like perhaps the sexual behaviour of goats. why are Mail goat so smelly? Surely any self-respecting female goat would find that smell completely positive as I do it myself? there, it has now made to stupid mistakes.


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By popular demand I'm sitting down with Oscar Wood, CEO of NNData, to talk about many different things, including hidden data workforces, democratizing AI across a business, how the world of ETL is changing… we also get into leadership philosophy, when it's ok to be wrong, and second chances. Buckle up. This is a good one!
Oscar walks me through his thought process on ideating NNCompass, where he saw the gaps, and who specifically we're trying to enable
We've talked before about this assumption that there's a "hidden data workforce", a group of people in any given organization, whether they're business analysts, marketing professionals, low-level all the way to c-suite… technology for this group of people is quickly being democratized… so we talk here about the hidden data workforce, and what they need to validate their mental models.
I ask Oscar, is the end goal to democratize AI and those insights across an organization…? "Machine Learning for the Masses"? Or maybe automating some of the difficult data management workflow tasks associated with assembling data for AI and ML?
We dive deeper into what it takes to assemble data for AI and ML, who's job is that, what needs to happen, how do we use software to make it a team effort? Project controllers, business analysts, data scientists, do all these people need to work together?
There's been some complacency in the world of data management and ETL in the last few years, everything really being tied to a database offering - - almost always very expensive… I ask him how NNData is trying to disrupt that model by looking at the "data" landscape from a different angle?

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Happy Father's Day to this guy.
The man who loves my kids as much as I do.
The man who will always play even when he's really not in the mood.
The man Caide runs full-pelt down the hallway for as soon as he hears the door open. And who he cries for in the morning when you're not there.
The man who was excited (not terrified) to find out it was twins. "Double baby cuddles!"
The man who keeps their Mummy sane(ish).
People ask me things like, "does he help?", "is he good with them?". A simple "yes" doesn't do justice to how much you do for our children.
You don't "help", you parent. We're a team. I couldn't have chosen a better father for my kids.
Thank you for being you.
I couldn't do this without you.
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I was not going to write a monthly review but then I remembered the months I didn't do it and my regret after a few months later. Because as I always say, this blog has become our visual diary and I love keeping it. But yet I'm not able to write a long review like previous months because I had a surgery. Finally!
I had a a few problems with my arm, particulary with my wrist and I needed surgery for a long time. I kept ignoring it and postponing the operation but 2015 is our "getting better" year and I took courage from my husband's surgery (which he had kept postponing for yeaaarssssssss).
Other that surgery and the hospital days, June 2015 was all about packing. We packed for a wedding, we packed for father's day, we packed for hospital… It was quite an exhausting month. So after this, resting at home is really good for me right now.


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Manchester United square measure holding talks that might cause Paulo Dybala linguistic communication from Juventus as a part of a swap deal involving Romelu Lukaku.Dybala's agent is in European country for discussions with United and therefore the player can then decide whether or not he desires to maneuver to recent Trafford. His preference is to remain at Juventus however a pretty supply might modification his mind and he is aware of his club would love him to travel if it clears the thanks to sign Lukaku.Dybala could be a inventive offensive player World Health Organization joined Juventus from city in 2015 for associate degree initial €32m and was a part of the Argentina squad eventually year's tournament and this year's Copa América.The 25-year-old will play across a spread of offensive roles and scored the sole goal in Juventus's Champions League cluster ending at recent Trafford last Gregorian calendar month.Lukaku has been a primary target for Antonio Conte however Internazionale unsuccessful with a £54m bid and have aforementioned they can not increase that.
"We created a robust supply, one that's valid and suited to the transfer worth of the player and that we were unable to conclude a deal," the lay chief government, Beppe Marotta, told Sky Sport European nation. "The club is robust, however we'd like to remain among bound parameters. The club has created huge investments and that we believe we're already at a decent stage within the method."That has diode Juventus, World Health Organization square measure managed by Maurizio Sarri, to undertake to sign Lukaku. The forward is keen on a transfer when 2 seasons at United, whom he joined from Everton.Lukaku has not contend in pre-season due to injury and wasn't a part of the squad World Health Organization beat Kristiansund in Scandinavian country on Tues night within the penultimate match for Ole Gunnar Solskjær's team before their gap Premier League game reception to Chelsea on Sunday eleven August.
Solskjær's come back to his town club was marred by the confirmation that Eric Bailly faces up to 5 months out following knee surgery.United's manager unconcealed the extent of Bailly's injury when Juan Mata's late penalty gave his aspect a 1-0 persuade the team from the city wherever he was born – and for whom the Norwegian's son patriarch created his debut as a late substitute. Bailly suffered the injury throughout United's 2-1 persuade Tottenham in their pre-season meeting in Shanghai last week.Paul Pogba was left on the bench for the primary hour despite Solskjær, World Health Organization watched the sport along with his different son, Elijah, fielding a robust lineup.
Paulo Dybala intends to carry talks with Maurizio Sarri when he returns to coaching at Juventus on Thursday before deciding whether or not he's ready to affix Manchester United.The Argentina international is needed by United, World Health Organization square measure providing Romelu Lukaku in a very swap deal. Lukaku would be happy to affix Juventus however it's unsure whether or not Dybala can settle for a move to European country.Dybala, World Health Organization told Juventus when last season that he meant to remain, desires to know Sarri's plans before creating a final judgment. Sarri has confiscate from Massimiliano Allegri as head coach however has not nonetheless worked with Dybala, World Health Organization was given day off when the Copa América.If Sarri informs Dybala that he doesn't see an everyday first-team place for him, the player can offer serious thought to connection United. however even then the 25-year-old, World Health Organization will play in a very form of offensive positions, can demand wages in line with the highest earners at recent Trafford before agreeing to maneuver.
His agent was in European country on Tues for talks with United.In the meanwhile Lukaku remains in limbo. The terms on supply at Juventus don't seem to be a retardant for the striker, World Health Organization might expect to earn €8m (£7.3m) a season on a five-year contract. however a move there seems to turn on Dybala going the opposite manner.Lukaku has been able to be part of Internazionale, World Health Organization are {trying|making associate degree attempt|attempting} for weeks to sign him and still retain an interest, however lay haven't matched United's selling price. Their highest supply of €70m falls how wanting the €83m demanded by United, and that they cannot increase that while not mercantilism a player. Looking for sports betting? Check out judi online.


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Ethical roles for the writing teacher: A rhetorical casuistry perspective
Lisa Marie Toner
- School: Purdue University (0183)
- Degree: Ph.D.
- Date: 1996 pp: 204
- Advisor: Porter, James E.
- Source: DAI-A 57/07, p. 2977, Jan 1997
- Subjects: Education, Teacher Training (0530); Education, Curriculum And Instruction (0727); Language, Rhetoric And Composition (0681)
- ProQuest Document Number: 304263995
- UMI Number: AAT 9638244
- This study addresses the aims and role of postmodern writing instruction, particularly given a discursive context of the writing classroom wherein students and teachers have unequal power as discursive agents. Various composition theories have argued that writing teachers must recognize composition instruction as a political, personal, or heuristic act. This study argues that writing instruction must also be recognized as an ethical act. Its central argument is that any composition theory adopted in teaching writing has implications for the ethical discursive context of the writing classroom, the ethical role of the writing teacher, and the kinds of ethical awarenesses hoped to be developed in students as writers. Premises informing this study are Habermas's notion that the ideal, or ethical, speech situation is one in which participants can freely express and critique each other's viewpoints without fear of retribution, indoctrination, or coercion and Jonsen and Toulmin's argument that ethics must be viewed as a casuistry in the senses of metaethic enabling discussion of conflicting ethics and a methodology enabling response to cases that pose dilemmas for a specific ethic.
- This study identifies ethical assumptions and ethical roles for the writing teacher in eight composition theories: current-traditional, civic education, expressionist, feminist care, heuristic inquiry, problem-solving or socio-cognitive, Marxist cultural studies, and feminist sophistic. Ethical roles for the writing teacher are shown to fall into one of three main categories of Western ethical thought: deontological, virtue, and consequentialist. This study demonstrates that each role type is subject to a dilemma when faced with cases of student writing that create an intolerable dissensus between its method and its principles, thereby requiring the writing teacher to recognize, critique, and go beyond that ethic in responding to that text. This study concludes by engaging in discussions of critical pedagogy and feminist rhetorics to argue for including discussions of ethical values in writing instruction and to suggest that responsible authority for writing teachers and their students emerges in the practical rhetorical act of committing to an ethical viewpoint responsive to those with which we disagree.


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PT TOMORROW: AL West—Jesus is coming
That Mike Fiers (RHP, OAK), Marco Estrada (RHP, OAK) and Brett Anderson (LHP, OAK) are the veteran arms fronting a young rotation on Opening Day speaks volumes as to the club's biggest weakness. The 34-year-old Fiers's 3.56 ERA over 172 IP was a huge 2018 surprise, but it was built on an outlier-ish 1.9 Ctl (66% FpK) and good H%/S% fortune that his 4.41 xERA says will be a tough repeat. The 35-year-old Estrada had no such luck, struggling to a 5.64/5.73 ERA/xERA over 144 IP while dealing with back and hip injuries. Estrada's HR-prone tendencies should fare better in cavernous Oakland Coliseum, but despite a rock-solid 11% SwK, age suggests his best years are in the rear-view. At 31, xGBer Anderson is the youngest of the trio, but also the most challenged SwK and health-wise. He's coming off an 80 IP 4.48/3.99 ERA/xERA, 5.3 Dom effort in 2018, the seventh time in eight seasons Anderson has failed to pitch more than 83 innings.
Now out of minor league options, 26-year-old Frankie Montas (RHP, OAK) is the frontrunner for the #4 spot, and offers at least some long-term hope. Montas still owns good velocity, but struggled to put hitters away (6.0 Dom, 9% SwK) during his first extended work as an MLB starter—3.88/4.76 ERA/xERA over 65 IP in 2018. Montas has added a split-fingered fastball to his repertoire and the small sample results this spring (9 IP, a run, 8/2 K/BB) are at least encouraging. Daniel Mengen's (RHP, OAK) control is a calling card, but sub-par Dom (5.6 Dom, 8% SwK) and lack of a GB tilt projects a back-end starter at very best. And until something changes in the profiles of Paul Blackburn (RHP, OAK) or 30-year-old Chris Bassitt (RHP, OAK), they seem like placeholders even if they earn some early starts.
The big question in camp is when uber-prospect Jesus Luzardo (LHP, OAK) makes his MLB debut. The smart money suggests that the money-conscious A's will first make sure they secure that extra service time year. But though Luzardo was on fumes last August in his first Triple-A exposure (16 IP, 13 runs), he's dominating his MLB camp this spring (10 IP, a run, 15/4 K/BB). And help will clearly be needed if the A's are to make another post-season run. He'll be on an innings limit, but expect Luzardo sooner than later in 2018.
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Last week in this space we noted that the Opening Day rotation won't immediately have the bullpen support it had in 2018, which adds pressure to eat some innings early on. And minus 2018 ace James Paxton, this won't be an easy task. New staff "ace," Marco Gonzales (LHP, SEA) will have to stretch to add more than he did in 2018, when he made 29 starts but finished seven innings just four times. As a control-driven soft-tosser without much room for error, Gonzales' 13-win, 4.00/3.71 ERA/xERA season (167 IP) may be a tough encore. After pitching in six-man rotations, the reported plan for first-year Japanese import Yusei Kikuchi (LHP, SEA) will limit his workload as well, using him as a one-inning "opener" every fifth start or so. We're currently projecting at Kikuchi at 145 IP, and it's difficult to see how he ends up much higher.
Workhorse Mike Leake (RHP, SEA) tossed 186 IP for the second consecutive season, and has averaged a tick above this for the last six years. But the 31-year-old Leake's velocity sat below 90 MPH throughout 2018. And a 4.36/4.25 ERA/xERA (5.8 Dom, 8% SwK) doesn't leave much upside. The innings that Leake eats for the Mariners aren't likely to help your fantasy team. Felix Hernandez (RHP, SEA) was brutal last year, with awful underlying trends. 34-year-old Wade Leblanc tossed a career-high 162 innings (3.72 ERA, 9 wins), posting a career year with a 4.46 xERA. There's a lot of downside in this paragraph.
Behind these names, new arrival Justus Sheffield (LHP, SEA) is the only MLB-ready arm that offers real optimism, as seen in the 2.48 ERA and 123/50 K/BB (116 IP) that he posted at AA/AAA in 2018. But these are all of Sheffield's high-minors IP, and he'll be on an innings limit. Whenever he might get an extended audition Sheffield—who posted 3 IP with 4 runs and 3 BB with NYY late in the season—will be a growing pains risk. In short, there's likely to be plenty of both starting and relief work in SEA for any pitcher in the organization who can step up.
The gem of this bullpen is obviously Jose LeClerc (RHP, TEX), who seized the closer role with a vengeance after conquering what looked like chronic control woes in 2H 2018. It was just 28 innings, but an 0.64 ERA, 44/8 K/BB and a 20% SwK have convinced many fantasy owners to ignore the small sample aspects of this breakout. But perhaps a bigger risk for Leclerc owners is the club-friendly 4yr/$15M extension he signed last week, on a rebuilding club that needs everything. If he continues where he left off last year, it'd be surprising not to hear Leclerc's name come up frequently in trade discussions.
Behind LeClerc is an aging bullpen auditioning for roles across-the-board this spring. Thirty-five-year-old Jesse Chavez (RHP, TEX) returns following an astonishing career year—2.55 ERA 5.4 Cmd over 95 IP—that began in TEX before a dominating Aug/Sept stay with the Cubs (39 IP, 42/5 K/BB, 2.39 ERA in 39 IP) during which he earned higher-leverage work and even four saves. Chavez credits a May arm-slot tweak for SwK, FpK and velocity bumps that fueled his 2018. Whether he can come close to a repeat at this age is anyone's guess—but he might be next in line for ninth inning work behind Leclerc.
Returning Chris Martin (RHP, TEX) brings fine control to the table, but can't stay healthy. And when he is, the 33-year-old Martin doesn't miss enough bats or generate enough GBs to live up to a sub-4 xERA. His 42 IP in 2018 were a career-high, his 4.54 ERA a personal best. Thirty-five-year-old Shawn Kelley still misses bats (12% SwK), but his skills have seen better days. A now chronic 50+% FB% won't be a good look in Arlington. The current youngster of the core is Connor Sadcek (RHP, TEX), the prototypical inexperienced big arm with control issues that should be watched from afar. Aside from perhaps Chavez, there's nothing deep-leaguers should consider chasing yet. But tabbing Leclerc's late-inning setup help early could yield saves dividends later in the season.
The bullpen may lose both of their 2018 long options Collin McHugh and Brad Peacock to the 2019 rotation, but it remains a plus, particularly at the back. Start with primary closer Roberto Osuna (RHP, HOU), acquired from TOR at the trade deadline and who took over the closer role from Hector Rondon (RHP, HOU) in late August. Osuna's 7.6 Dom was an extreme career outlier, but his velocity is intact and a 15% SwK suggests no worries—particularly given that stable/elite control. If he has some hiccups, Rondon has saved games now for two upper-tier clubs, including 15 with HOU in 2018. A poor July and September took a bite out of what was otherwise a decent season—3.20 ERA, 10.2 Dom, 3.4 Cmd—and Rondon's overall skills take a back seat to Osuna's. Still, he remains a rosterable option for saves-chasers.
Also acquired at the 2018 trade deadline, Ryan Pressly (RHP, HOU) took his game to a new level with his first 23 IP for the Astros (0.77 ERA, 32/3 K/BB). And though his ERA will regress, Pressly's season-long 18% SwK and solid control says he'll also be a late-inning force, and will also get consideration should something go haywire with Osuna. Add in Will Harris's (RHP, HOU) overall dominance—including three consecutive 150+ BPV seasons—and the club shouldn't scuffle in the late innings. A healthy Chris Devenski (RHP, HOU) seems more likely than not to rebound back into form and provide a solid middle-inning link to these names.
The long relievers are likely to be determined by what happens to the back of the rotation, how well names like Peacock, Josh James, Framber Valdez and Cionel Perez perform in swing roles that still look uncertain. But even the rookies here have some deep-league appeal as part of a talented pitching staff that shouldn't miss too much from 2018.
A 2B/3B situation that seemed shaky in February looks worrisome now in mid-March. Zack Cozart's (3B, LAA) troubling health history is front-and-center once again, following a calf strain that has limited him to seven AB this spring and keeps his Opening Day readiness up in the air. Cozart still projects good contact skills and average power, but his DL history (just 224 AB in 2018) remains the big red flag. His backup is inexperienced Taylor Ward (3B, LAA), who posted a breakthrough 2018 between AA/AAA at his new position, flashing power, speed and patience. But is still learning the ropes defensively, and Ward's 12 Ks in 32 AB so far this spring are again showing the holes in his swing.
David Fletcher (2B/3B, LAA) currently projects as the Angels' starting 2B, but he's also getting Cactus League reps at 3B, SS and in the OF, suggesting value as a versatile utility. If Ward needs more Triple-A time, Fletcher could move from 2B to 3B (where he played 33 games in 2018), potentially opening up his primary position for Luis Rengifo (2B, LAA). But this scenario adds risk and issues on its own, in that Fletcher's arm is tad short at 3B, making this a short-term fix. And outstanding contact is Fletcher's one carrying skill at the plate. With moderate speed and no power to speak of, Fletcher still needs to prove that he can hold down regular MLB AB.
Rookie Rengifo has even less experience than Fletcher though his fantasy upside seems more intriguing, courtesy of 41 SBs, 75 walks and a .299 BA over three levels that ended in Triple-A last year. Tommy La Stella (3B/2B, LAA) still projects as a utility bat off the bench, but with sub-par defense that leaves him unsuited for most-of-the-time play. Stay tuned.
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Gombe police recovers State Assembly's mace behind court complex
The Gombe State police command says it has recovered the mace of the State House of Assembly which was reportedly stolen on Wednesday.
Tairu Shina Olukolu, Commissioner of Police, Gombe State, told newsmen on Friday that the mace was found behind the National Industrial Court complex, after a team of policemen were dispatched to search for it.
He however added that no one has been arrested in connection to the recovered mace, adding that investigation was ongoing.
On Thursday, a mild drama played out at the floor of the assembly after four out of the eight APC members of the Gombe State Assembly failed to impeach Ahmed Haruna, the Minority leader of the House.
In the chaos that followed the process, one of the four lawmakers snatched the mace and ran out of the legislative chambers, while the three other accomplices held the door shut to enable him escape.
"The policemen (at the Assembly) made strenuous efforts professionally to stop the man who was going with the mace in his vehicle," Channels Television quoted Olukolu, the State's Police Commissioner, as saying later on Thursday.
"In addition to that, the tyres of the vehicles were professionally shot at to prevent the escape of the member who had the mace. Eventually, the vehicle was immobilised, and it stopped on the road. But he still succeeded in going away with the mace."
"We are trying to ensure that the mace is recovered as quickly as possible while working with the leadership of the House of Assembly as well as the party leadership in the state."
The APC four lawmakers: Abdullahi Maiwanka, Walid Mohammed, Mohammed Bello and Abubakar Ibrahim, were suspended from the Assembly while the issue was referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges for further action.
The Gombe stolen mace saga comes barely one month after a similar incident played out at the National Assembly.
Thugs, allegedly loyal to the then suspended senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, stole the mace from the senate chambers and successfully escaped arrest.
However, the mace was later recovered under one of the bridges in Abuja. According to the Police, the six suspects involved in stealing the mace eventually were arrested. It has since been returned to the Senate.


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Strange Mistress is one of the heaviest and most versatile power trios to come out of the Nevada desert. Forming in Las Vegas during the spring of 2013, the band has since then self produced and released 3 EP's, 3 full length records, and a new batch of music is always on its way.
They have hit the west coast by storm, playing from dive bars to dance halls, and show no signs of slowing down. Strange Miss have shared the stage to sold out crowds with many top national acts and Grammy award winning artists from all around the world.
Their music is best described as a raw and unique style of blues-based rock Mixed with elements of classic metal, punk, and heavy psychedelia.
Behind K. Kilfeather's electrifying guitar riffs and howling vocals are the thunder driven rhythms provided by bassist Angelica Ruble and the energetic sonic boom of drummer Jeremy Keith.
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In 2014, tax revenues in Greece stood at 39% of GDP, that is circa 2.5 pps less compared to the Eurozone average. It should be noted that the specific ratio is significantly higher in Greece compared to the pre-crisis years, but this is mainly due to the significant decline in GDP rather than improved revenues. According to Eurostat, 2014 tax revenues in Greece, have decreased by an average of 10% over the period 2006-2010.


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I'm cured! Well, cured-ishPosted: July 27, 2012 Filed under: follow-up, low-iodine diet 3 Comments
First, sorry I've been negligent in updating this lately. The first time I went through all this I didn't have a job, so I had a lot more free time to update the blog with every thought and every morsel I ate on the LID.
But enough of that, there's news today.
I had my WBS (whole body scan) this morning. When it was over, the doctor didn't even talk to me. The tech just came out and said…
"The doctor said we're not treating you. There's nothing to treat."
Well, isn't that kinda awesome? I actually started to cry, which I did not expect at all. Because all my blood work had been clear along the way, I was pretty sure the scan would be clear. I had been very nonchalant about the whole process. However, apparently there was a lot more doubt in my head than I'd been acknowledging, because when I got the official news, there was a big release.
Now, it's not totally over. Hence, cured-ish. I have a blood test on Monday that should show any trace amounts of bad stuff that didn't light up the scan. But I'm expecting that to be a formality (knock knock), especially since all my bloodwork has been fine so far.
Now, let's go back to some things that I skipped over in the past couple weeks.
As for the diet, it was only 10 days instead of 18. But it was worse than the last time in some ways, because now I'm working and we didn't have time to plan as many good low-iodine meals. So basically I had my egg-white omelet and fruit every day for breakfast (just like last time) and at either lunch or dinner I had a PBJ and fruit, nuts, carrots, etc. (Actually we used almond butter because we couldn't find unsalted peanut butter.) That got prettttttty old, let me tell ya.
For the other meals I had a few turkey burgers, which were good. I'd throw some avocado on there. Tasty. I also had a few salads. Some chicken breast. My wife made the veggie chili from the LID cookbook. It's very good. Throw some matzo in there for crackers.
Overall, the diet was kinda rough, but I managed.
Oh, I also lost 7 pounds, probably because I had just gained about 5 pounds from pigging out in the two weeks prior. I didn't lose any weight the first time, which I think is because I had no hormones then. This time I was able to stay on my Synthroid.
I had a cookie moments after I got back to my office from from the hospital. (Why am I not taking today off? Good question.) And this afternoon my wife and kids are meeting me at our favorite burger restaurant for lunch.
I've actually been feeling a little nauseous for the past two days. They said the thyrogen shot could be a cause. It may also be from the tracer pill. Or could just be nerves. Or a combination. Anyway, it's not so bad that I had to throw up or couldn't eat. And I'm hoping to feel much better soon.
So the next thing is my blood test, and then I'll meet Dr. Q and he'll give me the rundown on the future. I assume I just get checked once a year or every six months. I also assume those are all blood tests, and I don't have to do the scan again, but I'm not sure. (The scan is not hard. It's just the diet for two weeks prior that's a pain.)
That's all for now.
Toast to me!
3 Comments on "I'm cured! Well, cured-ish"
Congratulations! I hope you savored that sweet, juicy, delicious post-LID burger! 😉
Hi my name is Michelle from NJ.I just beginning my thyca journey,had a partial thyroidectomy and now going for the total next week.I have follicular and papillary cancers.
I wanted to thank you for sharing your story.Hearing the positive stories really helps.
My first surgery went so well,I have never felt better.Its so hard to believe I have cancer????Go figure.Im married and have ^ kids and my hubby works over two hours from home and only comes home on weekends.
My biggest issues are who will care for my kids during my hypo and RAI periods??? I am having surgery on MON and am trying to postpone my RAI until winter when my husbands business is almost non existent.
I am not afraid of the surgery or treatment,thanks to people like you,who share positive stories.Thanks so much and keep on staying positive!!!
I'm not sure where I am with the thyroid thing — I went to the doctor and had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism two years ago; I tried to improve that with diet, not levo. But I've been tired, have had some hair loss and gained about 15 lbs in two years. Am wondering if your experience is drastically diff than a woman's? So I had the THS, T3 and T4 done and the THS (brain thingy) is making more, but the T3 and 4 are normal…..so I've been referred to an endocrinoogist. My sister was diagnosed with a nodule after an ultrasound, and they never did a biopsy…they just told her to have the ultrasound every two years. Huh? not sure what next steps are, but glad for your blog, I tried message boards (just read through) and don't feel comfortable looking at mine, through theirs. But found a lot of med sites saying some thyroids they don't treat at all???? why or how come?


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