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I like your argumentation and examples from your experiences. As a coincidence, I'm also writing a piece related to the AI craze...

I really loved the paragraph where you detail how the fridge app will talk to the supermarket app, which will align with the wine store app etc. šŸ˜‚ It's not far... remember Amazon's Dash button? Not sure if they still sell it, but it was in that vein.

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Thanks for commenting, Monica. Iā€™m looking forward to reading your article on AI!

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Paul, I just read this article and it reminded me of your essay: https://www.tourism-review.com/hospitality-robots-any-chance-of-resurrecting-them-news14128

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Thanks for sharing this, Monica. A local chain restaurant has a robot server. The owner thought it would be a short term attraction. A couple of years later people still call and ask, ā€œIs the robot working today.ā€ as if it needs days off. They also complain if a human brings them their ordersā€¦

The ownerā€™s advice: Donā€™t let it serve juice or coffee. One little bump on the floor and it spills! šŸ˜€šŸ™„

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A nice gimmick for a bit of fun, until the novelty wears off.

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Once again, you are the child in the crowd noticing and then declaring ā€œThe Emperor has no clothes!ā€ You continue to focus on the ā€˜oneā€™, urging us to get this right first knowing that our ā€˜weā€™ depends on it. Spin away Paul!

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ā€œI calls it as I sees itā€, as the old saying goes. Thanks for engaging and commenting, Ron!

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Thank you so much for recommending AI ThreatScape, Paul! šŸ˜šŸ™šŸ¼

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Cheers, mate. Your focus on this emerging threat is invaluable.

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Thanks for the shoutout, Paul! I'll likely return to all your articles over the years. I've been feeling the pull of setting up holistic retreats or starting a community-oriented 'something.' Once I have more concrete ideas, I know who to contact!

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Thanks, Nolan. I have some contacts you might want to follow on LinkedIn. Are you active there?

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Not really, but I can follow them for when the time comes.

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