Unproportionate
I somewhat understand
the troubled nature of man
whose greed overwhelms good sense,
producing inordinate desire
for acquisition
that despoils the earth,
yet wherever we gather
the good outnumber the bad,
but much too often
the bad outweigh the good.
Machine Learning IX
Humans program machines
to compete with humans
and have already defeated them
at complex board games, chess, Go.
But they haven’t played sports yet
and the technology is a ways off
until they serve and volley,
though they might rally from the baseline,
if anyone wanted to see that.
When we assess what A.I. can do
they can plan war if they play chess.
And as machines grow smarter,
teaching other machines
to do more and more,
they may leave humans the arts, sports,
yet android acting
may not be as bad
as some we see on cable.
Mated to Illusion
Most chess players believe
it’s an intellectual game
that reflects their intelligence
when they lose,
oblivious to the fact
that it’s a sport,
just not a physical one.
Like any other sport
if you don’t have talent
there are limitations
on how well you play.
They should never forget
Bobby Fisher, the best example
of the idiot savant,
who became world champion
while reading comic books.
Disturbance
The March lion roars in
with powerful storms
panicking some,
ignored by others.
Damage, except for the few
is quickly repaired
and we get about our lives
until the next disruption.
Failure to Urbanize
People need to move
from place to place,
work, school, shopping, entertainment,
but the cities aren’t designed
for the multitude
of cars, cabs, buses, trucks
so our diminutive officials
instead of improving
public transportation
want to charge a congestion tax
to keep cars from the financial district
without giving them a better way
to get to their destinations.
