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cachukis

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2. Still like being human, but we are the end of analog.
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:39 PM
Yesterday

Our children and grandchildren have grown up digital. They use their phones and computers as attachments to their brains.
I predict Alexa and Siri conversations will be second nature to them. There are already smart board calendars in homes.
My son's company is heavily into AI. They build search algorithms for research firms. They are branching into training companies how to use AI.
He still complains about hallucinations and how the legal system has not accepted AI briefs due to citing fictitious case law, but as a one time athlete, I got better as I practiced. Often my improvement came from good coaching.
I sold technology in the 80's and early 90's and saw how video would exponentially scream for transmission capacity. Getting people to upgrade to T1 connections was difficult because of cost. When fiber became viable the doors flew open.
Our generation is happy with personal interaction, but now dating is done online.
AI is here and being one with it will keep GenX connected to what's coming.
When I left the computer business, I knew I was a dinosaur within a year. That was in 1995.
When I went into teaching high school, I thought the kids would be tech savvy. I was wrong. They could text but word process, rarely.
I created a computer lab to train students how to use some of the tools at their disposal.
That paradigm still exists and those youngsters who become symbiotic with AI will have value over their counterparts in many fields.
Cannot predict the success or failure of any businesses, but a new economic model is coming.

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