Worth adding that if you keep going back and back you realise just how stupid the likes of Connor Tomlinson are. We're all descended from a whole raft of people and eventually you get back to Africa and appreciate that we are all one in the end.

I can only imagine he's never worked it out

A very senior IT guy at big Aotearoa company adamant nobody should go near Alexa etc or cloud-store security cameras either but it's all a coin-toss because when you buy any 'smart' stuff decide whether you want China or US to spy on your stuff... first. The other side will get it soon after anyway

You know who doesn't rush to buy wi-fi-enabled "smart" appliances? IT security people. I had one regale me with a story about a "smart" heater that could be remotely made to bypass its own thermostat and keep heating. Ideal for burning your enemy's house down.

an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake

Quite: the Wanna Piece of Ukraine Plan.