Old Gnu is most enthusiastic about innovation, and particularly the discoveries that Artificial Intelligence can uncover. He suspects that he has come across 2 examples of it recently highlighting possibilities and potential that Old Gnu would never have thought of in a thousand years.

Take for example the necessary screes of info on packets of medication; how to take it, minor side effects, and the 1 in 100,000 possibilities of serious side effects, like heart attack or stroke. All this stuff can be documented in the mere twinkling of an eye using AI.

Here is a fine example of it on the back of a packet of travel sickness tablets for children:

Observe the warning on the back of the packet. Yes, who would have envisaged the possibilities of under 12s driving or using power tools. But it is a real possibility. So children who take Kwells should not be left unattended. Given the mild sedative nature of Kwells adults must be vigilant lest they jump into a vehicle and take the driver’s seat or start wielding an Angle Grinder or Chainsaw. And drinking alcohol is definitely out. When the drowsiness caused by Kwells has worn off presumably all these normal childrens’ activities can be resumed without adult supervision.

And at the other end of the spectrum look at what wonderful possibilities AI can suggest for us old cronies who drink these miraculously fortified nutritious drinks:

Drink this stuff in your 80s or 90s and you will be able take the full impact of a 3 and a half stone child flying through the air towards you at considerable speed. Drinking Ensure Plus Juice will prevent you being knocked flat, sustaining any dislocations or bone fractures. A cautionary note: perhaps it doesn’t work if you suffer from Osteoporosis.

So, my little Gnudren, never underestimate the possibilities that AI present.

Happy Advent.

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