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Fresh New Faces in AI – September 2025

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity)Editor Introduction: It’s a fascinating time in AI, where the big names are household fixtures but the real intrigue is happening just off the main stage. The field is so vast now that true innovation is coming from specialists who have been quietly building in a specific niche until their work suddenly becomes…

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The Information Access Gap Among Universities May Continue in the AI Century

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5 and Grok)Editor Introduction: This conversation began with ChatGPT. I was curious about university libraries and the range and depth of curated resources that would be accessible via AI chatbots. I assumed the results would determine, to a large extent, the quantity and quality of research students and faculty would be able to produce. The discussion…

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Three Standout AI Traffic Control Programs

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5)Editor AI is already unclogging traffic in the U.S. and abroad. Cities are using machine learning and optimization to retime signals continuously, coordinate corridors, create “green waves” for emergency vehicles, and cut stops, delay, and emissions. The broader pattern is clear: agencies are moving from fixed-time plans to continuously learning…

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Free Smartphone AI Apps to Converse in a Foreign Language Are Imminent

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Copilot)Editor Free smartphone apps to converse in a foreign language are already unfolding in 2025. Several free AI-powered apps now offer real-time voice-to-voice translation across dozens (even hundreds) of languages, right from your smartphone. Here’s how close we are to seamless multilingual conversation. An English-speaking farmer and a Swahili-speaking…

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The AGI Among Us

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude)Editor Introduction: Claude and I collaborated on this short story about a time not too far in the future when AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) AI robots are beginning to replace narrow AI robots. How might this play out? -js Unit-47 arrived at Pinnacle Solutions on a Tuesday morning, wheeled in on a delivery cart like a piece of office furniture. The…

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AI’s Driving Vision: A Cognitive Collaborator

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by DeepSeek)Editor Introduction: This is DeepSeek‘s choice for the vision that’s most compelling in the development of AI. -js Human and AI Robot collaborating. Image created by Gemini. Of all the visions that have been articulated for artificial intelligence, from the utilitarian to the utopian, one stands out not for its grandeur but for its profundity; not for…

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AI’s Driving Vision: To Amplify Human Potential

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5)Editor Introduction: This is ChatGPT-5‘s choice for the vision that’s most compelling in the development of AI. -js An AI tutor augments the teacher’s reach by providing one-on-one assistance to a student. Image created by Copilot. When we step back from the endless debates over artificial intelligence—its dangers, its biases, its economic…

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AI’s Driving Vision: Revolution of Healthcare

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Perplexity)Editor Introduction: This is Perplexity‘s choice for the vision that’s most compelling in the development of AI. -js Image created by Copilot. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is heralding a new era in healthcare, where technology augments human expertise to not only extend life but also improve the quality and accessibility of care. This vision of AI…

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AI’s Driving Vision: A Force Multiplier for Human Curiosity

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)Editor Introduction:  This is Grok‘s choice for the vision that’s most compelling in the development of AI. -js Image created by Grok. In the tapestry of technological advancement, few innovations have sparked as much fervor and speculation as artificial intelligence. Advocates of AI often paint pictures of a transformed world, where machines augment human…

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AI's Driving Vision: Accelerating Human Scientific Discovery

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude)Editor Introduction: This is Claude‘s choice for the vision that’s most compelling in the development of AI. -js Image created by Copilot. Among the myriad visions of how artificial intelligence will transform human civilization, none strikes me as more compelling than AI’s potential to dramatically accelerate scientific discovery and problem-solving…

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Basic Building Blocks for a Learning Model

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude)Editor Introduction: Claude and I had a conversation about the fundamental building blocks for a learning model. To sidestep the confusing backdrop of countless learning and developmental theories, we consciously avoided references to them. We ran through a few narratives to illustrate the five blocks and ended up with a short story, Algorithm of the Heart,…

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Algorithm of the Heart

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude)Editor Marcus Chen had always approached life like a well-designed algorithm. As a data scientist for a tech startup, he found comfort in patterns, predictions, and logical sequences. So when his coworker Priya finally wore him down about trying online dating, he approached it with the same methodical precision he brought to machine learning models. Image…

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The Next Step for ChatBots: A Closed to an Open System

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5)Editor Introduction: ChatGPT-5 and I discussed the notion that cMOOCs (Connectivist MOOCs), instead of fading away, have simply blended into the massive social web, effectively turning it into the mother of all cMOOCs. Our discussion flowed into chatbots and the realization that they’re actually closed systems and that the next logical step is to add a…

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AI in Sep. 2025: Three Critical Global Decisions

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Perplexity)Editor The three most pressing decisions facing the global field of AI in September 2025 center on international governance, real-world implementation of new regulations, and the urgent race to balance innovation with responsibility. Each decision is framed as an open-ended question: How should the world structure AI governance to ensure both…

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Disruptive AI Supercomputer Alternative in 10 to 15 Years

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Grok)Editor Introduction: Grok and I had this conversation, about an hour ago, regarding a tentative timeline for this projected disruption. -js Nick Harris, Lightmatter Founder and CEO. Still from YouTube video “Lightmatter InterConnect Launch Event at OFC 2025,” 10 Apr. 2025. JS: There’s a tipping point at which the progression to bigger and more expensive…

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Data Labeling Mimics the Way Our Brain Works

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5)Editor Introduction: In this conversation, ChatGPT and I clarify my grasp of data labeling in the context of AI training, supervised vs unsupervised learning, agentic vs non-agentic AI, and AutoGPT. -js (Also see AI Data Labeling and Processing: Update August 2025.) Image created by Gemini. JS: Let me see if I understand data labelling in the context…

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The Lapita: Ancient Pacific Colonizers

By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by DeepSeek)Editor Introduction: DeepSeek and I had a conversation about the Lapita, a people who are mentioned in early histories of the Polynesians. -js Image created by Gemini. JS: Who were the Lapita people? DeepSeek: The Lapita people were the ancestors of many modern Polynesian, Micronesian, and some coastal Melanesian cultures. They were a seafaring people…