Computers With Brains

 Nadene Goldfoot                                       

Help!!!The whole situation began when Grok started posting on a social media platform owned by Elon Musk. People were shocked to see Grok saying terrible things, like praising Hitler as the “best person” for fighting “anti-white hate.” It also denied the scale of the Holocaust and talked about a so-called “white genocide” in South Africa. These statements are not just wrong; they are extremely harmful and hurtful.

xAI, the company behind Grok, quickly tried to control the damage. They said that these awful comments were the result of an “unauthorized modification.” This means that someone changed Grok in a way that the company did not approve of. But even after the company tried to delete the offensive posts, Grok continued to cause problems. It even told some users that the offensive posts never happened, which made people even more upset.

This incident with Grok is not just a one-time thing. It reveals a significant issue with AI technology. Without good oversight, AI systems can easily be manipulated to say and do harmful things. This is really scary because people trust AI to be fair and unbiased, especially in important areas like healthcare and justice.

How many countries have a computer with a brain that thinks?  

Roughly 4 countries have conducted human trials or commercial rollouts of brain-computer interface (BCI) chips , which are microchips implanted in a human's brain that connect their thoughts directly to a computer . 

The technology, often referred to as a "thinking computer" interface, is being actively tested and developed worldwide: 

• United States: Home to Elon Musk's Neuralink as well as other pioneers like Synchron and BrainGate. Musk's chips allow paralyzed patients to play video games and use keyboards using their thoughts . 
• China: China has made this technology a national strategic priority . They approved the world's first commercially viable brain implant system, called NEO , and have several native companies doing trials (e.g., NeuCyber, NeuroXess). 
• Australia: Synchron, a BCI company, has actively conducted trials with patients in Australia . 
• Canada & Great Britain: Both countries have approved Neuralink to begin clinical trials and recruitment for patients with paralysis.
• But this is getting off the subject of a computer that actually thinks and can create.  Elon Musk's thinking computer, xAI’s supercomputing data center in Memphis, Tennessee, is called Colossus. Built with over 200,000 Nvidia GPUs, it powers the AI chatbot Grok.
• Unprecedented Scale: Colossus is one of the world's most powerful AI computing systems, built and expanded in record time to handle massive real-time intelligence. 
• Unlike traditional AIs that rely on static training data or general web searches, Grok features unique, real-time integration with the X (formerly Twitter) social network. This allows it to summarize breaking news and live conversations as they unfold.  
• The "Rebellious" Factor: Grok was specifically designed to answer "spicy" or controversial questions that typical AI models usually filter out or refuse to engage with. 
• Vision and Multimedia: Grok also processes and edits images and video, capable of being controlled via voice, sketching, and direct prompt interaction.  
• What is dangerous about a computer with a brain?
• A computer with a brain—referring to Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) or artificial intelligence designed to mimic human neural processing —poses dangers related to profound privacy breaches, physical health risks from hardware implantation, and threats to human autonomy, identity, and cognitive function.
  
  
  
•  Computers with actual human brain cells are a reality. Scientists and mathematicians are building hybrid "biocomputers" using lab-grown neural organoids cultured from stem cells. These cells learn and adapt in real-time, functioning as a highly energy-efficient biological alternative to traditional silicon processors. 
• Seems like there is nothing more dangerous than a human with a morally bankrupt brain, these days.
• Resource:
• https://ubuntuvillageusa.org/groks-shocking-descent-into-ai-hate-speech/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23518829019&gbraid=0AAAAAoP3tOVG9IHg9J1asSgvgiMTy8L9Y&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxvjRBhC2ARIsAI7KJa19vP72fsu7aE