M60 Programming Brainstorm - Revision history

Sharonkahn: /* Ask a Technologist */

2026-10-11T23:21:38Z

Ask a Technologist

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	== SCIENCE ==		== SCIENCE ==
	=== Ask a Technologist ===		=== Ask a Technologist ===
	Like ~~ask~~ a Scientist but for tech stuff.		Like "Ask a Scientist" but for tech stuff.
	<br /><span style="color: blue;">		<br /><span style="color: blue;">
	''Proposed by EthanS, which I think means that he is offering to moderate?		''Proposed by EthanS, which I think means that he is offering to moderate?

Sharonkahn: /* Ask a Technologist */

2026-10-11T23:20:28Z

Ask a Technologist

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	=== Ask a Technologist ===		=== Ask a Technologist ===
	Like ask a Scientist but for tech stuff.		Like ask a Scientist but for tech stuff.
	<br /><span style="color: blue;"> ''Proposed by EthanS, which I think means that he is offering to moderate? --sharon" </span>		<br /><span style="color: blue;">
			''Proposed by EthanS, which I think means that he is offering to moderate?
			Note that Bob DeMers made a similar proposal to me last year only it was "Ask an Engineer." It appears that there are sciencey people out there who are tired of being overlooked because they aren't technically "scientists."
			--sharon'' </span>

	== MEDIA ==		== MEDIA ==

Sharonkahn: /* Show and Tell for Geeks */

2026-10-11T23:04:48Z

Show and Tell for Geeks

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	Remember when Roombas first came out and everybody was curious about them? We had a Minicon event that year where people just brought in their Roombas and let people play with them. Come to think of it, didn't we do the same thing with Furbies (those cute little robotic toys that shuffled around on the tabletop and "talked")? Now there are even more ridiculous and fascinating tech toys like magnetic levitation globes and terrifying AI glasses that people could bring in and show off.		Remember when Roombas first came out and everybody was curious about them? We had a Minicon event that year where people just brought in their Roombas and let people play with them. Come to think of it, didn't we do the same thing with Furbies (those cute little robotic toys that shuffled around on the tabletop and "talked")? Now there are even more ridiculous and fascinating tech toys like magnetic levitation globes and terrifying AI glasses that people could bring in and show off.

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	== PRESENTATIONS and WORKSHOPS ==		== PRESENTATIONS and WORKSHOPS ==
	We may not need additional people for these items, but maybe we do? In any case, I'm listing them here so we don't forget about them. ''-- sharon''		We may not need additional people for these items, but maybe we do? In any case, I'm listing them here so we don't forget about them. ''-- sharon''

Sharonkahn: /* STATUS */

2026-10-11T23:04:15Z

STATUS

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	=== STATUS ===		=== STATUS ===
	It's Sept 15, 2026 and I just created this Wiki page --- sharon		* It's Sept 15, 2026 and I just created this Wiki page --- sharon
			* Sept 30. Adding a bunch of ideas submitted by Anna.
	Sept 30. Adding a bunch of ideas submitted by Anna.		* Oct 11. Added new panel ideas from the M60 website submission forms.

	Oct 11. Added new panel ideas from the M60 website submission forms.

	== NEW PROGRAMMING IDEAS (unsorted) ==		== NEW PROGRAMMING IDEAS (unsorted) ==

Sharonkahn: /* STATUS */

2026-10-11T23:03:33Z

STATUS

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	It's Sept 15, 2026 and I just created this Wiki page --- sharon		It's Sept 15, 2026 and I just created this Wiki page --- sharon

	Sept 30. Adding a bunch of ideas submitted by Anna.		Sept 30. Adding a bunch of ideas submitted by Anna.

	Oct 11. Added new panel ideas from the M60 website submission forms.		Oct 11. Added new panel ideas from the M60 website submission forms.

Sharonkahn: /* PRESENTATIONS and WORKSHOPS */

2026-10-11T22:59:31Z

PRESENTATIONS and WORKSHOPS

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	Remember when Roombas first came out and everybody was curious about them? We had a Minicon event that year where people just brought in their Roombas and let people play with them. Come to think of it, didn't we do the same thing with Furbies (those cute little robotic toys that shuffled around on the tabletop and "talked")? Now there are even more ridiculous and fascinating tech toys like magnetic levitation globes and terrifying AI glasses that people could bring in and show off.		Remember when Roombas first came out and everybody was curious about them? We had a Minicon event that year where people just brought in their Roombas and let people play with them. Come to think of it, didn't we do the same thing with Furbies (those cute little robotic toys that shuffled around on the tabletop and "talked")? Now there are even more ridiculous and fascinating tech toys like magnetic levitation globes and terrifying AI glasses that people could bring in and show off.

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	== PRESENTATIONS and WORKSHOPS ==		== PRESENTATIONS and WORKSHOPS ==
	We may not need additional people for these items, but maybe we do? In any case, I'm listing them here so we don't forget about them. ''-- sharon''		We may not need additional people for these items, but maybe we do? In any case, I'm listing them here so we don't forget about them. ''-- sharon''

Sharonkahn: /* Ask a Technologist */

2026-10-11T22:56:04Z

Ask a Technologist

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	== SCIENCE ==		== SCIENCE ==
	=== Ask a Technologist ===		=== Ask a Technologist ===
	Like ask a Scientist but for tech stuff. ''Proposed by EthanS, which I think means that he is offering to moderate? -- sharon''		Like ask a Scientist but for tech stuff.
			<br /><span style="color: blue;"> ''Proposed by EthanS, which I think means that he is offering to moderate? --sharon" </span>

	== MEDIA ==		== MEDIA ==

Sharonkahn: /* Updating the 3 Laws of Robotics for the AI Age */

2026-10-11T22:54:38Z

Updating the 3 Laws of Robotics for the AI Age

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	=== Updating the 3 Laws of Robotics for the AI Age ===		=== Updating the 3 Laws of Robotics for the AI Age ===
			<span style="color: blue;"> ''This is my panel suggestion, and I will moderate it. I don't have panelists for it, however--sharon" </span><br />

	Where is Dr. Susan Calvin when we need her?? Way back in 1941, Isaac Asimov anticipated today's "rogue AI" problem and invented Dr. Calvin, the great robopsychologist who developed the Three Laws of Robotics:		Where is Dr. Susan Calvin when we need her?? Way back in 1941, Isaac Asimov anticipated today's "rogue AI" problem and invented Dr. Calvin, the great robopsychologist who developed the Three Laws of Robotics:
	* First Law: A robot cannot injure a human or allow one to come to harm through inaction.		* First Law: A robot cannot injure a human or allow one to come to harm through inaction.

Sharonkahn: /* Mother Night -- Was Vonnegut Right? */

2026-10-11T22:47:24Z

Mother Night -- Was Vonnegut Right?

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	According to Vonnegut's book Mother Night, "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." What does this mean in an age of online personas and "influencers" who claim they're just playing a character? Was Vonnegut right about this? What else was he right about?		According to Vonnegut's book Mother Night, "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." What does this mean in an age of online personas and "influencers" who claim they're just playing a character? Was Vonnegut right about this? What else was he right about?
	<br /><span style="color: blue;"> ''I love this one! Not my favorite Vonnegut book, but probably my favorite Vonnegut quote. --sharon" </span>		<br /><span style="color: blue;"> ''I love this one! Not my favorite Vonnegut book, but probably my favorite Vonnegut quote. --sharon" </span>


	=== Philip K Dick Warned Us About This ===		=== Philip K Dick Warned Us About This ===

Sharonkahn: /* NEW PROGRAMMING IDEAS (unsorted) */

2026-10-11T22:46:54Z

NEW PROGRAMMING IDEAS (unsorted)

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	* Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence, unless it conflicts with the First or Second Laws.		* Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence, unless it conflicts with the First or Second Laws.
	None of the existing AI models come with a built-in conscience like Asimov's robots. It is up to each user or research team to formulate their prompts and instructions carefully enough that the AIs can't find loopholes to exploit in pursuit of whatever prompts they are creating for themselves and their fellow AIs. As AIs become exponentially more inventive, this gets harder and harder. Isn't it time for some industry standards that will at least set an ethical baseline for all of them? How would you modify the Three Laws to make sense for AI agents?		None of the existing AI models come with a built-in conscience like Asimov's robots. It is up to each user or research team to formulate their prompts and instructions carefully enough that the AIs can't find loopholes to exploit in pursuit of whatever prompts they are creating for themselves and their fellow AIs. As AIs become exponentially more inventive, this gets harder and harder. Isn't it time for some industry standards that will at least set an ethical baseline for all of them? How would you modify the Three Laws to make sense for AI agents?

			=== How will AI actually ruin society? ===
			Let's theorize how society will be ruined by AI. Did Terminator or the Matrix get it right? Maybe it'll be the teamsters union instead of terminators who burn it all down. We know a lot more about AI now than we did in the 90s, so maybe we can make more intelligent (and scary) guesses.

	=== Mother Night -- Was Vonnegut Right? ===		=== Mother Night -- Was Vonnegut Right? ===
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	<br /><span style="color: blue;"> ''I love this one! Not my favorite Vonnegut book, but probably my favorite Vonnegut quote. --sharon" </span>		<br /><span style="color: blue;"> ''I love this one! Not my favorite Vonnegut book, but probably my favorite Vonnegut quote. --sharon" </span>

	~~=== How will AI actually ruin society? ===~~
	Let's theorize how society will be ruined by AI. Did Terminator or the Matrix get it right? Maybe it'll be the teamsters union instead of terminators who burn it all down. We know a lot more about AI now than we did in the 90s, so maybe we can make more intelligent (and scary) guesses.

	=== Philip K Dick Warned Us About This ===		=== Philip K Dick Warned Us About This ===