What is an AI agorithm and what can it do?

Last week we talked about the new artificial intelligence software given us by Anthropic, which will not only outdo anything yet developed, but it also will be able to  "clone itself and will not need a human to advance to commands that only the program has control over." Just think of this. Once it has established its own algorithm, the program can make its own decisions and proceed without humans to do its work, as it sees fit; that means absolutely no constraint. Here's a definition of algorithm...

"An algorithm is a finite, step-by-step set of instructions used to solve a problem or perform a task. It takes an initial set of inputs, follows rigorous logical rules, and processes them to produce a specific output. You can think of it as a recipe for computers."

The three key factors here are 'algorithm,' 'without humans' and 'no constraint.' If this new technology can think like a human being, isn't it likely it will act like a human being, and with all the greed and hate in this country today, where do you think it could likely go? But Donald Trump could care less about the danger involved, his only interest is to satisfy a grandiose ego and a beckoning pocketbook. Trump wanted to take over Anthropic's Claude for his administration, but the company said, whoa, we're not ready for open use yet.

On the other hand, the Trump administration is trying to corral Anthropic because of its lack of understanding of AI, and Congress is taking its lead in doing the same. Here's the scenario, according to Politico...

"The Trump administration’s sudden moves to rein in Anthropic are giving fresh

 

momentum to efforts in Congress to impose guardrails on cutting-edge artificial intelligence models.

"Lawmakers are still seeking clear information about the government’s decision late Friday to impose an export ban on the AI company’s latest models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, over cybersecurity concerns — a move that led Anthropic to suspend access to both for all users."

At this point, you'd have to wonder if Trump ordered the export ban for the sake of safety, or whether it is solely for the fact he wants to keep Anthropic in limbo until he can figure out how to cash in on this new technological discovery. But Congress is saying, collectively, left and right, they...

"see an opening to mobilize their colleagues around legislation that would reclaim congressional authority at a time when the executive branch remains firmly in the drivers’ seat on AI regulation."

Pathetic as this sounds, it is true, but, at the same time, it is the fault of Congress, primarily the Republicans, that Donald Trump holds the power he does. All along they have supported him and now they come to their whining decision there is an issue that requires their attention, and they want their ball back. This sort of governing is why this country is in the lousy predicament we're in, and it isn't all the fault of the GOP. The Democrats have been spineless since Trump came into office.

Mystical Raven, a site about spirituality and inspiration says,  "AI Is About to Escape Human Control — and Nobody Has a Plan." This kind of thinking should be the focus of the technology industry in cooperation with the U.S. government, with the emphasis on coming up with a plan. The main feature of the plan must be to determine how to control a Claude or Fable, or whatever new software that is developed, maintaining constraints over its ability to take over full control. A human must always be in the loop.

Here, from Mystical Raven, is the best analysis of where we are...long, but the best I have ever seen...

On June 4, 2026, Anthropic published a blog post calling on the world’s top artificial intelligence companies to come up with a coordinated way to pause development of advanced AI systems, warning that the technology is improving 

so quickly that there’s a risk humans would lose control. This was not a statement from a watchdog group, an academic ethicist, or a senator who barely understands how email works. It came from the company that makes Claude, one of the most capable AI systems currently in existence. Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, warned that the rapidly evolving AI sector currently lacks adequate processes to slow development if things move too fast, and that the industry has focused heavily on accelerating innovation without creating enough safeguards to manage potential risks.

I can remember the early stages of AI, when science fiction was predicting the worst, things like the above, but that was just a movie, a book, products of an entertainment industry. At the time, people were saying, 'You know, this could happen some day.' Well, it did, and we are completely at odds what to do about it. We would be better off if the person in the Oval Office wasn't a demented lunatic. And if we didn't have an impotent Congress of cowards. And...there is so much more but time does not permit. 

This is my second post on artificial intelligence (AI), and I am thinking there might just be more on the way in the future.

Donald Trump gives us an almost guaranteed recession

Chaos in Trump's America

Alexander Willis, in RawStory, acknowledges two major issues that could send the U.S. into "permanent recession." Each should shape an outlook in Americans that produces a fear, so solid and so pointed, that Donald Trump, regardless of his current condition, continues to take the U.S. into an apocalypse. I'll get to these points later but first, the status of his health...

"Recent medical and public scrutiny surrounding Donald Trump’s cognitive health centers on reports of his rambling speeches, visible physical changes (such as hand bruising and slowed walking), and increased impulsivity.:

In down to earth terms, he acts like he is off his rocker. Yet, his latest doctor's report says he is in "excellent health" and "fit to serve" as president of this country. At the same time, Trump was deemed "borderline obese" and The Daily Beast quotes Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a CNN medical analyst and professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine...

"wrote on X that the report had inexplicably noted “improved” ankle edema compared to last year’s exam, even though no edema had been listed in the prior findings."

Apparently you can't believe Donald Trump's physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, and you sure as hell can't believe Donald Trump. However, amongst all the Oval Office lunatic's idiocy, you still have a Republican Congress scared to death of the man, a group who is letting this  country sink to the lowest level in its history. And really, the Democrats are not nearly doing the best they can to be rid of this maniac. Here's even more from Willis...

Donald Trump's dementia and cognitivity

"A growing number of CEOs suspect a market crash is imminent but have been “scared” to say so publicly out of fear of retaliation from President Donald Trump, and on Tuesday, one security expert warned that such a crash may not only be imminent, but 'permanent.'”

Miles Taylor, former Homeland Security senior official, tells us, the way Trump has orchestrated this recession...

"if it happens before we’re ready – many folks may never be able to crawl back out. That’s because two explosions could hit the U.S. economy at the same time.”

Getting ready for a recession is another story, but it is time to explore the two issues, mentioned earlier, created by the White House maniac that could get us there. They are the Iran War and the dominance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the marketplace. Starting with the Iran War, prices have escalated enormously both in the U.S. and abroad. Both gas and food have shocked consumers and starting to empty their pocketbooks. Donald Trump just laughs and tells Americans to suck it up.

Number two issue, artificial intelligence (AI), described by Taylor...

"as a 'ticking time bomb,' one that he had 'been hearing tick for the last three years': generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)."

I can tell you it has been ticking longer than that, more like ten to fifteen years, if only in the background. I was working with AI some 10+ years ago in its infancy and it was scary for me then what I could do. In simplification, you combine a database of known factors like your customers' buying habits with another database of demographics and lifestyle characteristics by a level of demography to determine where to find new customers. The

results increased business most acceptably in those days, can imagine the outcome today. 

Taylor says Trump started a war with Iran that "should’ve been avoidable," which has been responsible for the increase in prices leading to inflation. And through all this Donald Trump's attention alternates between his billion dollar ballroom and a 250th celebration that is collapsing because most of the stars don't want to perform. Getting back to the "ticking time bomb," artificial intelligence (AI), large and small U.S. companies are jumping on the AI bandwagon. 

Here's a fact that will knock your socks off...

A recent survey found that 99% of CEOs expect “AI-driven layoffs.”

And this is where the second disaster, after the Iran War, takes over and, as Taylor describes it...

"setting off a recession 'different from all others that came before it.'”

Here's the scenario...

“The instant the economy turns, the cautious AI pilots will become emergency AI rollouts. Corporate boards will start demanding cost cuts, and CFOs will start drafting reduction-in-force memos,” Taylor wrote.

There's more...

“Layoffs that would have been framed as long-term 'restructuring' or ‘right-sizing’ will become, by necessity, full-scale workforce replacement. The recession Trump is steering us into will arrive at the precise moment in history when, for the first time ever, wide swaths of the human workforce can be replaced instantly by software.”

If you are wondering about the connection between T-rump, AI and its replacement of

workers, especially since Dufus Rump probably entered politics at about the same time AI was beginning to get momentum...don't. Once he found out he could profit from the technology, be it only through support of those in the industry to begin with, he went full-bore in paving the way for its use...

"Donald Trump is directly responsible for shaping the regulatory environment accelerating AI integration into the workforce. While he frames AI as a "greatest job producer", his administration's policies have actively cleared the path for rapid, widespread AI adoption without imposing strict labor or workplace-safety regulations."

When we eventually find out about a massive loss of jobs and those losing those jobs start complaining about being out of work, losing their homes, theirs cars, unable to afford to eat, Trump's reaction will no doubt be...

'Suck it up, loser, and get a job.'