[ExI] ai in education

[John Clark]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*> how about Iran’s new leader, Khamenei Junior? *
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*I don't have enough information to form an opinion, I know very little
about him, I'm not up-to-date on Iranian internal politics so until two or
three days ago I didn't even know he existed. Did you? *

*>>> **I trust the US army more than I trust the Chinese army or the
>>> Russian army.  Do you? *
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> *>>…Yes, but that is another very low bar….*
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> *> How about the Israelis?  Their Iron Dome system seems very effective. *
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*What does the effectiveness of an armie's weapon have to do with its
trustworthiness? *

*> Do you think that video of James Carville was real or AI?*
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*I have no idea, nor do I care very much.  *


* John K Clark*

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> *From:* John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com>
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> *> **More relevant is to compare trust in companies and trust in armies. *
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> *>…How on earth is that more relevant?*
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> *I don’t hire these companies to do defense contracts, nor do you.  Our
> opinion on those matters is irrelevant.  I trust the US military more than
> I trust the military forces of China and Russia.  We are in agreement on
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> *>… yes Putin and Xi and Kim Jong Un have told more lies…*
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> *Oh?  How about Netanyahu?  And how about Iran’s new leader, Khamenei
> Junior?  I am guessing we are in agreement on that too.*
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> *> **I trust the US army more than I trust the Chinese army or the
> Russian army.  Do you? *
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> *>…Yes, but that is another very low bar….*
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> *How about the Israelis?  Their Iron Dome system seems very effective.  I
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> *> **I trust POTUS more than I trust Putin or Xi.  Do you? *
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> *>…Yes….*
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> *>…I don’t think it's fair to compare him with Hitler either….*
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> *Nor do I.  I don’t follow those who make that comparison.  There is a
> still crazier subset who claim the current POTUS (whose name I cannot
> recall at the moment) is literally Hitler.  This too I find most dubious,
> in spite of the medical research Dr. Mengele perpetrated during the war.  I
> accept that both Hitler and that guy with the potential AI island killed
> themselves.  Good chance we agree on that.  *
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> *>… I think he's more like Mussolini….*
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> *So you trust Mussolini more?  I think there is a website for Mussolini
> followers somewhere.  I don’t go there, for I don’t trust Mussolini
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> *> **I don’t trust any of the AI companies.*
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> *>…I don't completely trust any organization that is large and powerful….
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> *Nor do I.  We are in perfect agreement once we answer relevant questions.*
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> *Do you think that video of James Carville was real or AI?  If real, was
> he just clowning around?  He can be very entertaining.*
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