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Understanding the future of AI

To the editor: AI, friend or foe? Probably both, but I tend to lean more toward foe. I just read in the 4 June issue of AAAS ‘Science’ that there is now a narrowing window for being able to understand AI’s inner workings because: 1. AI systems are now designed and refined by AI through recursive cycles that out pace human understanding. 2. AI to AI interactions are highly connected and complex and becoming increasingly hard for humans to interpret. 3. AI is building increasingly detailed models of human behavior and psychology. So as our understanding of AI ‘decreases’, ...

News outlets need to report all sides

Dear editor: It seems that the journalists are beginning to feel pressure, and in some cases, the ramifications, of telling news that does not portray the president in rosy terms, his terms. We, the people, expect, our nationwide, and local, news outlets, to report what is actually happening, not just what the White House wants us to hear. Our democracy is based on “free speech.” If major news outlets do not continue to report all sides of the issues we face, without fear of retribution, how can we make informed decisions? Our country has thrived on the result of varied thoughts, ...

Make rulings based on law, not Trump

To the editor: It is becoming increasingly obvious every day that the current U.S. Supreme Court does not care about the Constitution or the rule of law. They only care about delivering decisions based on the desires of Donald Trump. For some historical perspective the U.S. Supreme Court expanded from seven to nine members under Andrew Jackson in 1837. The Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837 was a federal statute which increased the size of the Supreme Court of the United States, and which also reorganized the circuit courts of the federal judiciary. When the Democrats again have a ...

Better ways to reduce hate

To the editor: (re: Work together rather than spreading hate June 6) I find it ironic (letter writer’s) topic is the spreading of hate and the consequences.  Elon Musk did no damage to the government? Look up the article in American Oversight online about the sickening results of Musk’s and Trump’s actions in closing the USAID operation — killing children is not hateful?  Over 200 people have been “murdered” by the Air Force and Navy in Trump’s attempt to stop the inflow of drugs to the U.S. — with no proof that those boats were transporting drugs.  ICE’s action ...

Wasting money on intersection proposal

To the editor: I was happy to see the letter from Dick Seeboth about the reconfiguration of the Center Street and Garden Street intersection. It is a waste of taxpayer money for an intersection that has great traffic except for 15-20 minutes in the morning and afternoon, but only 170 days a year. If safety is the concern, they should do something about the situation at the school itself. I’ve watched. The traffic when school lets out a few times. Students and parents cross Payne Street jumping out between cars. Cars are making U-turns in the middle of the block. I would suggest ...

Another side of protesting

To the editor: Dissenting in Kleindienst v. Mandel (1972), U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall observed that “the freedom to speak and the freedom to hear are inseparable; they are two sides of the same coin.” A word to protesters: If someone is speaking and you interrupt them so they cannot be heard, you are taking away their Constitutional right to speak. If you are blowing a whistle in someone’s face while they are trying to speak, you are interfering with their right to speak. The right to free speech includes the right to be heard. People who show up at protest ...