Are You Using AI, or Are You Living in the Movie?
Happy Holidays, AI Advantage family! 🎄 While most people are taking these next few days to unplug, I want to challenge you to do something different. As you relax on your couch with your family after Christmas when you have time, think about this: for decades, Hollywood directors have been "hinting" at the exact technology we are now using every day. (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) We’ve all seen the movies, but how many of us were actually listening? From the "Strategic Deception" in Ex Machina to Tony Stark’s God Complex in Age of Ultron, these stories weren’t just entertainment—they were a blueprint for the Intellectology (the study of all possible minds) created by Dr. Roman Yampolskiy who is the "Leading voice in AI Safety and the creator of Intellectology." and which is unfolding in our world right now. I’ve spent hundreds of hours since November, moving past the "dabbling" phase level 1,—moving my data, building systems, vibe coding, making mistakes, embracing technical set backs and collaborating with AI at a deeper level. This holiday season, I want to help you move past the "Google basic curious search" style of prompting and show you how to actually learn from the world around you using AI. How to "Dialogue" with Any Movie Clip-* (I did this last night after watching Avengers: Age Of Ultron with my family and the Vizsla dog) Most people don't realize that streaming services like Hulu, and Netflix use "Digital Rights Management" (DRM) to black out your screen if you try to record a clip with your browser. If you want to be a serious AI user and have a little more fun stretching out of your comfort zones, you have to know how to work around these technical walls. Here is how you do it: 1. Use Firefox: Do not use Chrome or Edge for this. Download Firefox. 2. Kill Hardware Acceleration: This is the secret. Go to Firefox Settings > General > Performance. Uncheck "Use recommended performance settings" and then uncheck "Use hardware acceleration." Restart the browser.