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To: Stock Puppy who wrote (454085)	11/4/2025 11:13:38 AM
From: didjuneau	1 Recommendation Recommended By Stock Puppy Respond to of 456125

Okay, I'm guilty. I'll clean up my room now... Simple Minds. We stick together like dirty horse flies. But I would give as much weight (mass in a gravitational field - cough) to what is published in Pop Mechanics Okay, maybe Pop Mech has a wee bit more veracity, but the PSI, eh, the bar is low!

To: Stock Puppy who wrote (454085)

11/4/2025 3:07:55 PM

From: didjuneau

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Veracity is closely related to other ethical concepts but possesses its own unique characteristics:

Concept ....................Definition........................ Relationship to Veracity........... Example in Tech

Honesty	Being free from deceit; truthful and sincere.	Veracity encompasses honesty but extends beyond it to include accuracy and completeness.	A software engineer admitting a mistake in their code, even if it could delay a project.
Integrity	Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character.	Veracity is a key component of integrity. A person with integrity consistently acts in accordance with truth.	A company refusing to sell user data, even if it’s legal and profitable, because it violates their privacy policy.
Accuracy	The quality of being true, correct, or exact; free from error.	Accuracy is essential for veracity. Inaccurate information, even if unintentional, violates veracity.	A data scientist ensuring that their machine learning model is properly validated and doesn’t produce biased results.
Transparency	Operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed.	Transparency supports veracity by making it easier to verify the truthfulness of claims and actions.	A company publishing its source code and documentation for public review and scrutiny.

Okay, I did "PSI" and "veracity", but I'm not sure if I'm on the same wavelength with you. Particle or Probability? Gravity would like to box that in, but don't let it slow your roll.

Okay, maybe Pop Mech has a wee bit more veracity, but the PSI, eh, the bar is low!

This table was produced by CLRN (see link at "Software"). Seems like it could be applied to AI companies.

To be clear, I'm unclear what you meant by PSI.

BTW: The company that produced this table has some ethical dilemmas of their own:

"Affiliate programs such as Amazon and other partners pay CLRN a small commission or other compensation for helping bring customers to their websites. "

Is OnlyFans an "other partner"?
clrn.org

These Tech Gods will someday face their own PSI at the Pearly Gates. Make good choices.

To: Stock Puppy who wrote (454085)	11/19/2025 12:39:49 AM
From: didjuneau	2 Recommendations Recommended By J.B.C. Thehammer Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 456125

Popular Mechanics: Climate Scientists Claim That Global Warming Is Going To Cause A New Ice Age? zerohedge.com Time to switch gears and fabricate new fears... Popular Mechanics is on the case (yet again), promoting a new climate science theory that global warming is going to get so bad it will trigger a new ice age. Yes, it's the complete opposite of what global warming theorists have been positing for years, but let's ignore that fact for a moment. A new study suggests that biological and oceanic process—supercharged by anthropogenic climate change—could eventually lead the Earth to overcorrect and send the planet into a deep freeze. Popular Mechanic's claims: "Today, the Earth is experiencing a warming period unlike any other. The Jurassic, which was warm due to high levels of atmospheric carbon, reached its sweltering temperatures gradually, whereas anthropogenic climate change has caused much more rapid shifts - so rapid, in fact, that certain climactic changes have been discernible even within the average human lifespan..." None of this is true. They continue: "Typically, one way the Earth regulates its temperature is through the slow weathering of silicate rocks—a process sometimes referred to as Earth’s “natural thermostat.” But a new study, led by scientists at the University of Bremen in German and the University of California (UC) Riverside, shows that a combination of biological and oceanic feedback loops (particularly those involving algae, phosphorus, and oxygen) could outpace this long-standing moderation strategy. This would paradoxically lead Earth to a premature deep freeze hundreds of thousands of years in the future..."