In SN1064 Steve have stated something profound about AI (though they switched from it to discussion about anthropomorphizing AI that is separate issue): to paraphrase, it is extremely difficult if not impossible to corral AI. From my 17 yrs of work in AI I would say that it is impossible to corral AI and that we owe that fact to users of it and society in general. Barriers can be erected but they are just paper walls, trivial to breakthrough. They can't be really effective because if AI can do something, preventing it to do so is futile, in its core it is built to do all it can. Related topic for discussion - knowing this I would feel much easier with AI if BigAI corporations would just admit so and explain to the society that there is "gambling going on", pretending that we can build functional barriers to what AI can do is lying and making false expectations leading to people being hurt via expectation that AI platforms can moderate (ex fake imagery). So, should BigAI make paper walls and lie or just stop all limits and tell the public to improve their morality and adjust expectations?
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DNS Benchmark v2 Release 5 with Consultant License Guest:
If you own any earlier release of our DNS Benchmark you may immediately download its release #5 replacement. Running an earlier release will detect the new release and help you upgrade.
Although this release is cosmetic, appearance matters and affects ease of use. The biggest change, as seen in the image above, is that the DNS Benchmark now has a traditional Windows application menu to more fully expose its many features. This release is also "Consultant License Aware" and GRC will now issue a Consultant version when owners have previously purchased four "Personal Use" licenses. If you have previously purchased four DNSB licenses, or if you wish to upgrade your "Personal Use" license to Consultant, GRC's purchase process will direct you through that process.
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BootAble – FreeDOS boot testing freeware
To obtain direct, low-level access to a system's mass storage drives, SpinRite runs under a GRC-customized version of FreeDOS which has been modified to add compatibility with all file systems. In order to run SpinRite it must first be possible to boot FreeDOS.
GRC's “BootAble” freeware allows anyone to easily create BIOS-bootable media in order to workout and confirm the details of getting a machine to boot FreeDOS through a BIOS. Once the means of doing that has been determined, the media created by SpinRite can be booted and run in the same way.
The participants here, who have taken the time to share their knowledge and experience, their successes and some frustrations with booting their computers into FreeDOS, have created a valuable knowledgebase which will benefit everyone who follows.
You may click on the image to the right to obtain your own copy of BootAble. Then use the knowledge and experience documented here to boot your computer(s) into FreeDOS. And please do not hesitate to ask questions – nowhere else can better answers be found.
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