The RAND Corporation "Think Tank": Imagine Tomorrow: Social Media Manipulation in the Era of AI

[Eric N. Best, Ph.D.]

Hello All,

A brief note on the rapids of change in our lives.
And with it both the need for a stable, safe/secure home base;
  and the multi-person increased ability to sanely and accurate process new information.


  The Mariposa Group community is such a place .... and we are growing.
  New people getting involve and new elec connections and water going in!

   In Love,  Eric

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