MP> If you plugged that car into an "AI outlet," it might charge the car
 MP> while performing diagnostics, updating the car's onboard computer, making
 MP> calculations re: mileage and other effenciencies, using the GPS data to
 MP> create a map, all while also dealing with any issues it might run into
 MP> while performing these tasks.

I like this example. I'm so sick of hearing mechanics say "I don't know why the check engine light is on because the code can mean lots of different things." We need AI in cars.

 MP> I am not so sure that the danger is blackouts as much as it is ruining
 MP> your home appliances and possibly starting fires.

I don't doubt the danger, but that's another concept that will be difficult for me to understand :)

 MP> It is like what Ron said in a reply before this one... you have to
 MP> imagine processes that would cause your BBS PC to run at 100% for
 MP> several days. That is what AI machines are built for, and they are built
 MP> with high-end, more powerful and power-hungry processors.

Now I want to try out one of those processors - but to do less intelligent stuff with it.

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