The year 2025 marked the 50th Anniversary of the New York Amateur Computer Club. Since 1975, we’ve been offering presentations, free and open to the public, on various topics pertaining to computer technology, from mundane to technical, from old to new. |
NYACC General Meeting
Thursday, March 12th
at 7PM
(Join-in earlier at 6:45pm
for “Wellness Check Chatter”)
This meeting will be conducted online via Zoom
The Dark Side of AI:
What The Public Needs To Know
Presented by
John Breitbart
NYACC Board Member
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With the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI),
we live in an age of technological innovation that is unique in human history.
Soon, a huge range of jobs and professions will replace humans
with either computers or robots.
The budgetary benefits of this “Great Replacement” may hit society
like an economic cyclone. When unemployment rockets, what will be the impact
on people who work on all levels of income when the pink‑slip arrives?
Protest and political unrest might prompt Orwellian government responses.
Some dangers of AI concern the ease with which individuals
can be identified as security risks.
Privacy has already been lost substantially in China,
with its Social Credit system.
Are American corporations and government agencies far behind?
Another AI risk entails chatbots leading to addiction and,
in some cases, suicide.
Societal impacts of AI are larger in scale:
rapid changes in job insecurity as mentioned above;
rapid changes in economic markets;
fast‑evolving military tactics and strategy might de‑stabilize
relations between nations,
leading to new forms of war that are difficult to predict.
The big question is what happens if super intelligent programs
decide that humans are unnecessary and wasteful?
If such AI systems develop agency and sentience,
they could consider humans their next problem to solve.
The final question in this presentation involves civics.
What steps need to be taken so that political processes
can regulate the deployment of this revolutionary technology?
What policies will protect the public’s interest?
Date and Time:
Thursday, March 12th, at 7 PM (Eastern Time) via Zoom.
Please email dbmetzger@yahoo.com
to receive details on accessing the Zoom meeting.
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Please Note: Membership Dues for 2026 (For only $20, become a NYACC member or renew your existing membership) [Download Membership Form here] |
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| Please make check (for $20) payable to: | New York Amateur Computer Club, Inc. | |
| Please mail check (along with Membership Form) to: |
New York Amateur Computer Club, Inc. Planetarium Station P.O. Box 1026 New York, N.Y. 10024 |
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In the meantime,
please visit our Email Forum, BBS and Live Chat Room …
New York Amateur Computer Club
Email Forum and BBS and Live Chat Room
The New York Amateur Computer Club email forum is a place
where participants can receive announcements about upcoming events at NYACC,
as well as engage in discussions with each other
about all matters relating to NYACC
(including the posting of questions and answers regarding computer usage).
To get started, visit the following URL and follow the prompts …
https://groups.io/g/TheNewYorkAmateurComputerClub
Club member Brendan Kidwell has set up a Bulletin Board System (BBS)
and a live chat room for the New York Amateur Computer Club.
The BBS is for discussions about everything the club might discuss
in our general or special interest group meetings.
Messages are arranged by topic and thread. Ask your computer questions
and share your expertise and experiences here!
This is also a good place for setting up trades
and selling used equipment that others might need.
This will also be used for text announcements
and to help us stay in touch.
The chat room allows us to text chat LIVE with each other as a group —
whoever happens to be online in the chat room at any given moment.
BBS:
https://nyacctalk.glump.net/
Chat room:
https://web.libera.chat/#nyacc
Brendan will monitor and participate in both resources.
If you have trouble accessing either system,
please email Brendan directly at brendan@glump.net
New York Amateur Computer Club, Inc.
Planetarium Station
P.O. Box 1026
New York, N.Y. 10024
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Click here to see Highlights of Past Meetings !!!
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