AI: Everybody Must Ask Questions!

Nobody has all the answers. Yet, everybody has questions! Surely?

Welcome to Issue 70 of 1idea.

Born in 1954, I grew up as a 'twist and shout' child of the '50s and '60s, influenced primarily by the revolutionary folk rock and psychedelic rock of the times that led to my many questions about life and the world in my senior school and varsity years of the early '70s.

An ardent young fan of folk legends like Donovan (Catch The Wind) and Bob Dylan (Everybody Must Get Stoned) and groups like Pink Floyd (Time) and the Moody Blues (Nights In White Satin), I am still amazed at the deeply formative influence of the Moody Blues album - A Question Of Balance - on my thinking at the time. As I look back at the folk singers and rock groups of the '60s & '70s I marvel at just how enlightened they seemed to be without the technology that we have today.

In the chart-topping track - 'Question' - they sang: "Why do we never get an answer. When we're knocking at the door. With a thousand million questions. About hate and death and war. Cause when we stop and look around us. There is nothing that we need. In a world of persecution that is burning in its greed."

The album ends with 'The Balance' - where our seekers find some answers to their question:

"After he had journeyed. And his feet were sore. And he was tired. He came upon an orange grove. And he rested. And he lay in the cool. And while rested, he took to himself an orange and tasted it. And it was good. And he felt the earth to his spine. And he asked, and he saw the tree above him, and the stars. And the veins in the leaf. And the light, and the balance. And he saw magnificent perfection. Whereon, he thought of himself in balance. And he knew he was. Just open your eyes. And realize the way it's always been. Just open your mind. And you will find the way it's always been. Just open your heart. And that's a start."

And who from those long-ago days will forget the most popular band in the world - The Beatles - undertaking their lengthy magical mystery tours to the highest caves of the Himalayas mountains of India to ask their questions and seek answers from the most reclusive of gurus. Perhaps resulting in their greatest album of all time - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Here's the point, and today's 1idea for you to latch onto (if you are not already fully into it):

Today, YOU can ask any question you want of AI and get an answer almost immediately - within seconds!

No long trips into the depths of India like the Beatles had to in search of mystical gurus' answers to their deepest questions. Today, the response to the toughest of questions can happen in an instant via your chosen AI app. It's almost mystical.

Now, is it that simple? Well almost, but not quite. You see, you have to get used to asking questions regularly and consistently of AI to get to understand how it responds and how it works. Just as I am sure that no guru would ever have called themselves 'perfect', neither is any AI perfect - especially during its rapidly developing phase, right now.

Regardless of whatever AI's imperfections might be right now, it is still like having every guru on every subject or topic in the world at your fingertips.

And if you're really savvy, you'll get to learn a number of AI apps that you can trust to a high degree and get them to provide their answers and fact check other AI answers provided.

So why do I highlight this as 1idea that you should focus on?

Simple, because I still meet so many people who do not yet appreciate the value of regularly asking their questions of AI to get another point of view or new information that they did not have before.

I asked AI app. Microsoft Copilot (aka www.bing.com): 'What % of people regularly ask questions of AI'. It responded - According to a Pew Research Center survey, approximately 27% of Americans say they interact with artificial intelligence (AI) at least several times a day, while another 28% think they interact with it about once a day or several times a week. On the other hand, 44% believe they do not regularly interact with AI.

Without belabouring a look into the entire world's statistics, I will presume that many are still yet to interact regularly with AI. I just don't want you to be one of them!

So, what are the top 3 questions on your mind that you would still like to have answered that you have not yet asked?

If you cannot get any joy from an AI app. please share your question with us all in the comments section below and let's see if we can collectively stimulate an astute AI response.

I close with the sharing of a song from another of my favorite singers and albums from the early '70s - An Evening With John Denver (hugely inspirational and gently motivating as I listen to it in the background while writing this article) - an album that underpinned an eventful 20th year for myself on this planet, particularly the song - Summer - with these lyrics:

"Summer"

Silently the morning mist is lying on the water

Captive moonlight waiting for the dawn

Softly like a baby's breath a breeze begins to whisper

Sun is coming, quick you must be gone

Smiling like a superstar, the morning comes in singing

The promise of another sunny day

And all the flowers open up to gather in the sunshine

I do believe that summer's here to stay

Do you care what's happening around you?

Do your senses know the changes when they come?

Can you see yourself reflected in the season?

Can you understand the need to carry on?

Writing on the tapestry of all there is to see

So many ways and oh so many things

Rejoicing in the differences, there's no one just like me

Yet as different as we are, we're still the same

And oh I love the life within meI feel a part of everything I see

And oh I love the life around me

A part of everything is here in me

A part of everything is here in me

A part of everything is here in me

True to form I practice what I preach and ask Gemini AI to explain: "Why do I get so moved and emotional, and even inspired when listening to music I like?"

Gemini responds: 'There are a few reasons why music can have such a powerful emotional impact on you:

• Brain chemistry: Music directly stimulates the limbic system, which is the part of your brain that processes emotions and rewards. When you hear music you enjoy, your brain releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and motivation [1]. This can lead to feelings of euphoria, excitement, or contentment.
• Memories and associations: Music is often tied to memories and life experiences. A song you listened to during a happy time in your life can trigger those happy emotions when you hear it again. This can be especially powerful for nostalgic or sentimental songs.
• Lyrics and storytelling: Music can be a powerful form of storytelling. Lyrics that resonate with your own experiences or emotions can be very moving. They can make you feel understood or like someone else gets what you're going through.
• Musical elements: Beyond the lyrics, the music itself can be evocative. The melody, harmony, rhythm, and tempo can all contribute to the overall emotional impact of a song. Certain musical techniques, like chord progressions or changes in tempo, can be used to deliberately evoke specific emotions.

So, the next time you get chills or feel a tear well up while listening to a song, it's because of this complex interplay between your brain chemistry, personal memories, and the power of music itself.'

Did you know that? If I didn't, I do now just by asking a simple question and getting an immediate response.

Give yourself any good reason to ask a question of AI - 5 times a day! Just get used to the activity & process.. and test (cross-reference) many different AI apps by posing the same question to them and reviewing their responses. You will be amazed.

What question have you got that you might want to ask? Ask AI.. today!

Previous issues that focus on AI that you should deep dive into:

• Issue 69: AI & First Principles: Generate New Ideas. Refresh Old Ideas.
• Issue 68: AI: Let The Good Times Roll!
• Issue 67: Are YOU using AI as YOUR personal Ideas-Generating Machine?
• Issue 66: AI: Holds More Information & Knowledge Than Any Human
• Issue 65: AI: Open 'University Of Success'
• Issue 63: AI: Does 'Smarter' Technology Make Us 'Dumber'?
• Issue 61: AI: Explore POSITIVE Ideas To Put An End To The Horrors Of War
• Issue 60: AI: A Blessing or A Curse? YOU Decide!
• Issue 59: AI: We Have Seen The FUTURE.. and We LIKE It!
• Issue 58: AI: Show Me The Money!
• Issue 57: Creative AI Thinking - for new ideas, novel ideas & to improve raw ideas
• Issue 54: Why A.I. is too important to ignore. Do not wait until it is too late.
• Issue 52: A.I. vs. Old-Fashion Book Summary
• Issue 48: A.I. - an ABUNDANCE of IDEAS ..don't let A.I. pass YOU by (part 2)
• Issue 41: CORRUPTION is killing our world. Let's put AI to the task of stopping it.
• Issue 40. AI just became very real. Don't let this breakthrough idea pass YOU by.

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