Much is said these days about AI — usually at one extreme or the other. Neither camp is particularly useful. Some thoughts on what AI actually is, what it isn't, and why it deserves more serious attention than it tends to get.

Manners Street in dowtown To Whanganui-a-Tara is a contradiction sometimes. Leafy and calm some times and yet as a major bus route, it can be very noisey and unpleasant. A lot of foot traffic at lunch time with office workesr and students going out and about. Further east the crowd changes somewhat and it is best to keep your wits about you.