WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
New Orleans Remember the old saw, “how come, if you’re so smart, you aren’t rich?” These days, we need to update that question and restate it as, “how come you’re so rich that you aren’t smarter?” When you read about all the tech bros who are heavy breathers about Ayn Rand and her …
Marble Falls One big difference between artificial intelligence, dominated by computers, and human intelligence, just barely handled by people, that might give AI the edge in the future would have to do with money and how much its pursuit might mitigate rational calculations. All the headlines indicate that Silicon Valley in obsessed this …
New Orleans This whole artificial intelligence thing is sort of an academic exercise for me. I haven’t tried the various Chat-things. It’s on my list, but I haven’t been in a hurry. The more people talk about it as a bit whacky and not ready for prime time, the more relaxed I am …