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[Surf_Pirate]

Was listening to a program about the dangers of AI toys.
Id steer clear of them as Xmas gifts or any gifts.
Some scary stuff happening with them.
Hackers hack them and clone the childs voice to ask for ransoms. Use them to listen in on your conversations. But worse...
Check this out.

AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches

AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.

futurism.com

wow that's scary stuff. Just trying to figure out whose head of regulations and how long this will go on before regulated or stopped. Those old futuristic movies weren't so far off were they?

 

[Surf_Pirate]

Ahoy to all skallywags....
Late reply this morning and long time it's been. Good to see most of you still here at the round table

Hope all are well, and we haven't lost anyone since my last check in a couple months ago? Gold is UP ... Hope you are all finding some...

 

[releventchair]

Good morning everyone

Mornin Evan!

 

[Oregon Viking]

Good afternoon !!

 

[Surf_Pirate]

Mornin Evan!

 

[oldmxrat]

Good day in the dez!
Today's hunt

 

[ArfieBoy]

Good evening crew! I am really late today. Hope everyone had a great day! Just below 40F all day today and some rain, plus new snow on the hills and mountains surrounding the valley! Looks like winter is trying to set in here.

 

[releventchair]

Good day in the dez!
Today's huntView attachment 2235947

Congrats!

 

[GirlWithWolf]

Was listening to a program about the dangers of AI toys.
Id steer clear of them as Xmas gifts or any gifts.
Some scary stuff happening with them.
Hackers hack them and clone the childs voice to ask for ransoms. Use them to listen in on your conversations. But worse...
Check this out.

AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches

AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.

futurism.com

My grandma got one of those ransom calls, a young female kept saying she owed a man money and he would hurt her if she didn’t send what she owes. Luckily she picked up it was a scammer, the girl kept using the term grandma but that’s not what any of us call her. And it’s why in public like this I use grandma instead of how I actually refer to her.

 

[Chilli]

My grandma got one of those ransom calls, a young female kept saying she owed a man money and he would hurt her if she didn’t send what she owes. Luckily she picked up it was a scammer, the girl kept using the term grandma but that’s not what any of us call her. And it’s why in public like this I use grandma instead of how I actually refer to her.

Good strategy you use. 👍
What scum dogs though those who do these things. The depths of depravity and deception people stoop to these days is beyond my imagination. It's like they go subterranean then find another level below that. We need a scum island where we send them all with zero return to devour each other.......then nuke it and find another to send the next lot to.

 

[Chilli]

Ahoy to all skallywags....
Late reply this morning and long time it's been. Good to see most of you still here at the round table

Hope all are well, and we haven't lost anyone since my last check in a couple months ago? Gold is UP ... Hope you are all finding some...

Good to see you back on deck. 😁

 

[Chilli]

Good day in the dez!
Today's huntView attachment 2235947

Your desert hunting areas sure do hold some finds. I would never have thought that. Guess the typical mindset is deserts nothing. Not so though.

 

[CreekSide]

Good day in the dez!
Today's huntView attachment 2235947

Nice coin a oldie

 

[CreekSide]

Fell asleep early today woke up even earlier than usual. I hope everyone has a great day

 

[Chilli]

Fell asleep early today woke up even earlier than usual. I hope everyone has a great day

Sounds like under stress sleep mate. 🫤

 

[Chilli]

Here we go, summers arriving with a bang. 32 today and 37c - 98.5f tomorrow.

 

[Chilli]

For other clickers I found this interesting.

Photographer Captures Near-Impossible Snapshot of Rare 'ELVES' Lightning

Valter Binotto managed to capture a type of lightning once believed to be a myth.

www.extremetech.com

 

[ToddsPoint]

Good morning!☕️

 

[ARC]

G morn T Crew.

 

[robertk]

Good morning everyone. Halfway through the week already.