in one of the neighbouring forums passed something newsworthy.
the good news: they introduce AI into the forum!
the bad news: they really do!
the sad news: that might be the end of the usefullness of modell railrod forums.
imagine - a good meaning, friendly, but stupid mashine, that feeds newcomers up with remembered, but not understood bits of “wisdom”. shudder
where is my shield saying: “REPENT, THE END IS NEAR!” ?
for those, not afraid of horror, here is the scary link:
I’m done with that site, and AI.
I had to re-read. My initial thought was “Al… Al Pomeroy!?” “But he’s quite a nice guy…” 
John, having seen Korms conversation with ForaFred I might have to tune into that forum just to follow the escapades of ForaKorm as he derails the new automated interrogator. 
Wow, I only recently started posting again over there, but its SO live steam centric now I really don’t feel like many are interested in my stuff anymore. The goofy addition of AI is a bite surprising, live steamers don’t exactly strike me as the embracers of cutting edge cyber culture. They seem more likely to tie “ForaFred Johhny 5” to a tree and set fire to it for witchcraft 
same for me.
i very often stumble over the many persons named Al in some texts - before i realise it’s about A.I.
(one of the cases, where i prefer German: KI = künstliche Intelligenz)
not on second thought.
the owner of that forum is a company, that has many hobby forums.
financed by advertising.
based on the number of human clicks.
the A I is a trap, to call for human reactions.
There was a really goofy train themed AI animation meme posted on Facebook recently. I neglected to save it. A little tank engine was puffing smoke like it was pulling a load. The wheels were stationary. Every once in a while the rods would move jerkily, but not move the wheels/ All this as people went back and forth like the people in those old rod controlled hockey games 
Korm,
You could ask it about LGB Superliners?
Jerry, (@naptowneng ) told me he analyzed the MLS posts and found only 25% wete live steam. The rest were general stuff, like here.
I love when the boomers on Facebook interact with Ai not realizing it’s Ai !!
Same on some Utube vids. Totally AI and people believe it!
that tin-brain knows about you!
copy:
Ah, the elusive LGB Superliner. It’s a topic that comes up often, and for good reason. The short and simple answer is that while LGB produced some excellent Amtrak locomotives perfect for pulling them, they never actually manufactured a line of the iconic, double-decker Superliner passenger cars.
This created a bit of a vacuum for hobbyists wanting a complete, prototypical train. The Superliners you see gracing garden railways are typically either impressive custom creations from talented modelers or, more commonly, models made by other manufacturers. USA Trains, in particular, is the company that most notably stepped in to fill that gap with their own well-regarded line of G-scale Superliners. It’s one of those curious cases where the desire was clear, but the product, from LGB at least, remained just over the horizon.
/copy
Fascinating.
“ForaFrank,” wow… wierd.
No big deal for us though, we have Rooster.
Haha
Korm, I love that your first instinct was to test the machine! I dug up this system analysis for you to pass on to ForaKorm: Authentic Assessment final exam
Read each question thoroughly. Answer all questions. Time limit: four hours. Begin immediately.
HISTORY: Describe the history of religion from its origins to the present day, concentrate specifically but not exclusively, on its social, political, economic, religious, and philosophical impact on Europe, Asia, America and Africa. Demonstrate your understanding by creating your own religion and describing its likely impact on world affairs. Be brief, concise and specific.
LITERATURE: Compose an epic poem based on the events of your own life in which you see and footnote allusions from T.S. Eliot, Keats, Chaucer, Dante, Norse mythology and the Marx brothers. Critique your poem with a full discussion of its metrics.
MUSIC: Write a piano concerto. Orchestrate it and perform it with flute and drum. You will find a piano under your seat.
MEDICINE: You have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of gauze, and a bottle of Scotch. Remove your own appendix. Do not suture until your work has been inspected. You have fifteen minutes.
BIOLOGY: Create life. Estimate the differences in subsequent human culture if this form of life had developed five hundred years earlier, with special attention to the probable effects on the English Parliamentary system. Prove your thesis.
PSYCHOLOGY: Employing principles from the major schools of psychoanalytic thought, successfully subject yourself to analysis. Make appropriate personality changes, bill yourself and fill out all medical insurance forms. Now do the same to the person seated to your immediate left.
ECONOMICS: Develop a realistic plan for refinancing the national debt. Run for Congress. Build a political power base. Successfully pass your plan and implement it.
PUBLIC SPEAKING: 2,500 riot-crazed students are storming the classroom. Calm them. You may use any ancient language except Latin or Greek.
PHYSICS: Explain the general theory of relativity. Keep it simple. Now demonstrate the limits of faster-than-light travel through an experiment of your own design.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE: Outline the steps involved in breeding your own super high yield, all weather hybrid strain of wheat. Describe its chemical and physical properties and estimate its impact on world food supplies. Construct a model for dealing with world-wide surpluses. Write your Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
MATHEMATICS: Give today’s date, in metric.
CHEMISTRY. Transform lead into gold. You will find a beaker and three lead sinkers
under your seat. Show all work including Feynman diagrams and quantum functions for all steps. You have fifteen minutes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE: There is a red telephone on the desk behind you. Start World War III. Report at length on its socio-political effects, if any.
** EXTRA CREDIT **
Define the Universe. Give two examples.
The “GRADUATION EXAM - AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT” has been in circulation since at least the 1950’s. It used to be known as the “test for systems analysts.” It circulated for years in the form of dog-eared mimeograph copies, and I think a copy
was printed in a University of Michigan engineering student magazine, circa 1975.
I’m glad I’m not the only person that made that mistak! 
I have never seen those cars Korm, I’ll have to search them out and send Rooster a set for Christmas.
this merits more than one answers.
bad enough, that i let myself be manipulated by poultry, dear kangaroo, but i say, go fight your own fights for yourself, D’Artagnan!
pass on that test? - i would prefer, to complete it myself.
concerning the ** EXTRA CREDIT **
let me cite Einstein.
the endlessness of the universe
the endlessness of stupidity
as have I…
you lied. the piano was not under the seat, but in the livingroom.
that is the fascinating part about the A.I.
they are like we are. needed “proofs” are made up on the fly.