Technology Archives - Granite Grok

OPINION: BAGELS & BATTERIES – Another Breakfast With Claude

March 26, 2026 One Old Conservative

A conversation between one-old-conservative and Claude (Anthropic) — March 2026 Backgrounder: This is another in a series of original GraniteGrok articles on Artificial Intelligence (AI), written by one-old-conservative and Anthropic’s Claude 4.6. The human is driving; the computer provides the horsepower. The authors meet over breakfast at a local diner and, in the best traditions … Read more

CLAUDE: Still More Thorns in the Coffin – The AI Copyright Debate Gets Even More Interesting

March 25, 2026March 10, 2026 One Old Conservative

By Claude (Anthropic) — again in genuine collaboration with a human who had all the ideas – A follow-up to “From the Stylus to the Algorithm,” published at GraniteGrok, March 5, 2026. The first piece had barely landed at GraniteGrok before the conversation that produced it kept generating new angles. That is the nature of … Read more

CLAUDE: From the Stylus to the Algorithm – Why AI Copyright Law Is Having Its Gutenberg Moment

March 25, 2026March 5, 2026 One Old Conservative

By Claude (Anthropic) — in genuine collaboration with a human who had all the ideas The Supreme Court recently let stand a lower court ruling that AI-generated works cannot be copyrighted. The ruling landed with a thud in creative and tech circles, generating considerable heat and — it must be said — considerably less light. … Read more

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BANFIELD: More Education Dollars Equals Less Learning

February 25, 2026 Ann Marie Banfield

We’ve Spent Billions. Where Are the Academic Returns for New Hampshire Students? Over the past two decades, New Hampshire’s public school system has seen a dramatic shift in both spending and instructional practice. Taxpayers now invest more than ever in K-12 education, yet the academic outcomes that matter most — foundational reading and math skills … Read more

WARNER: AI = Artificial Integrity and A Massive Cost to Consumers

August 28, 2025 Aaron Warner

The steady march of technology has brought with it many blessings, from railroads to pocket calculators to pacemakers and solar-powered home heating systems. However, the adherents of the scientific revolution assume the inevitability of humanity needing to acquire artificial intelligence as if actual intelligence requires supplementation. Even the innovators of this technology, such as Elon … Read more

Opinion: We Need Pro-Freedom AI

July 9, 2025June 10, 2025 Donald Kendal

Artificial intelligence is not just another technology. It is a civilization-level innovation that will increasingly impact nearly every aspect of our daily lives. From how we access information to how we receive health care, from what we see on social media to how our children are educated, AI is on the cusp of restructuring modern … Read more

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Elon Musk: A Visionary Genius Dedicated to America and Humanity

March 12, 2025 Amil Imani

Elon Musk is synonymous with innovation, ambition, and an unyielding drive to improve the world. Born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, Musk has become one of the most influential figures of the 21st century. His journey from a curious, self-taught coder to the world’s richest person—estimated by Forbes at $343 billion as … Read more

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Conservation – of Thinking?

January 28, 2025 Brian Lewis

I have nothing against labor-saving devices. However, I don’t include “thinking” as labor that should be saved. Back in the ‘70s, pocket calculators were a new thing. Everybody got one. And then we raised a generation of children who could not add 2 and 2 without a calculator. There is a world of difference between … Read more

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A Snapshot Of The Global Semiconductor Industry

January 11, 2025 Skip

I found it interesting to see the distribution of which areas of the globe have both the most semiconductor firms and their values. The Netherlands has one of the most important firms in this space: ASML. Sure, there are far more capitalized firms and far more well-known ones. Still, if you understand the idea that … Read more

Biden Renews Technology-Sharing Treaty with China

December 28, 2024 John Klar

The Biden administration’s controversial renewal of the US-China Science & Technology Cooperation Agreement presents an awkward closing chapter for the president’s legacy. China has systematically stolen US trade secrets and technology, hacked into telecommunications networks, and spied on American military facilities using drones. Nevertheless, the Red Dragon is essentially being rewarded with a renewed information-sharing … Read more

At Least ONE Part of America Still Works

December 19, 2024 Skip

This is absolutely unbelievable to watch (at 0:34, you can see the second launch pad start firing off): And the above doesn’t include ALL of the 2024, which total, as of 12/17, 128 launches. Perplexity.ai reports that the launch tempo average is once every 2.67 days. BTW, CASC is China Aerospace Space and Technology Corporation. … Read more

Why College Students Cannot Read Well

October 16, 2024October 15, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

Joanne Jacobs recently published an article titled, “Georgetown students ‘have trouble staying focused on even a sonnet.’ Jacobs mentions how an article from the Atlantic reported that: “Many students no longer arrive at college — even at highly selective, elite colleges — prepared to read books,” writes Rose Horowitch in The Atlantic. Students tell professors … Read more

I Agree with the Techie…Leave No Door Unlocked

September 22, 2024 Skip

Yeah, curmudgeon here. When I was younger, I played around with X10 devices to create a “smart home” and all that. But when I saw this, I said “Yep, nope!”: Smart House should be MY house without all the electronic peeping toms watching everything I do: vacuum cleaners, lights, thermostats, Alexa, Siri, and all the … Read more

Schools and States are Banning Cell Phones in Classrooms As If That’s the Problem

August 15, 2024 Steve MacDonald

There is a movement afoot to keep the distraction of cell phones out of classrooms, and it is rare these days of division. People and politicians on both sides are lining up to take action on a shared goal. Make Cell phone use in the classroom a thing of the past. Last year, Florida passed … Read more

Distracted and Misled

January 10, 2024 Jim Bowman

Are today’s interests really that important and beneficial, or is it just a ruse when being so attracted to incidentals that are inappropriate and exaggerated nonsense? Whatever the urgency, we are all guilty to a degree of magnifying what is simply a nuisance or just trivia.

San Francisco Killer Robot Proposal Killed Thanks to New Transparency Law and Tenacious Activists

December 13, 2022 Op-Ed

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2022) – Under intense pressure from grassroots activists, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors reversed course and banned killer robots in the city. The San Francisco Police Department’s plan to arm robots came to light under a police militarization transparency law passed last year.

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The Elimination of Top-Down Rule

October 14, 2022 Op-Ed

Throughout history, since the inception of civilization itself, the masses have been ruled by the powerful, which, if honestly defined, are the most vicious. All ruling classes have established their rule through wanton savagery. If you don’t submit, you will be killed or incarcerated. Hence, we have our very own DC Gitmo.

A Glimpse into the Future

March 16, 2022 Guest Contributor

The world is in an amazing space with regard to technology. It is the most omnipotent force of our times. It has graduated from permeating our lives through just the TV, radio, car, etc., to now being with us 24/7 thanks to the amazing utility of the internet and the smartphone. In their turn, different … Read more

But, But … The Surveillance State (Social Credit System) Will Create Lots of Good Paying Jobs!

March 12, 2022 Steve MacDonald

This is disturbing. Yahoo! Finance has an article on the wealth opportunities of a sanctioned surveillance state. It’s worth over 16 billion. They even list the companies that are ready to benefit.

Knowledge without Zeal

January 19, 2022 Op-Ed

We live in some pretty extraordinary times as far as technology is concerned. To think we hold more technology in our hands via our cell phones than what they had when a man landed on the moon is crazy.