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Will Artificial Intelligence have a negative or positive impact on our country?
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Susan S. in California
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If you have a pet, did they come from a rescue/shelter?
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Kay in Illinois
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Are you happier being single or being married?
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Sandra in South Carolina
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Bonnie Batten
My dog Ringo was a shelter dog. He's a German Shepherd/American Staffordshire Terrier mix, we got him when he was about 6 months old, he's now 14 years old. Can't remember life without our 90lb couch potato! We also currently have three cats, all rescues.
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Travis Wright
Thank you and that is WONDERFUL! There is something to be said about people who are not surrounded by animals.
Tina Bouthillier
I currently have had my rescued pomchi pooch for 9 yrs, she is now 12 and it's true what they say....who rescued who?! lol
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Travis Wright
Exactly! They save us more often than us saving them. What horrible life would exist without our babies! There is nothing better than fur, 4 paws and a cold nose!
Travis Wright
Be sure to adopt more into the family. Life without fur babies is a diminished life. So many need our love and attention.
Hilary
1 cat, 1 dog were brought from a shelter. All the rest (over 20 since childhood) were gotten free from others, rescued, or born from litters of our pregnant cats. 3 generations of one cat line and another pregnant rescue. We spay and neuter now that we can. And we spay and release local strays, now.
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rover6rover
Our cat Gale came from a shelter, as did Kipling who we are still mourning. Our other two came from the litter of a family member's cat.
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Travis Wright
Thank you and I share in your grief. No matter the pain and emptiness left from their passing the love, kindness, joy and happiness that they give us while here can never be replaced. When tears of sadness and loss turn to smiles from past memories of just how delightful they were makes it worth it.
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Terri Compton
I have one dog. He did not come from a resuce /shelter. All my prior cats and dogs did.
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Carla Altenbach
pets just seem to find me. strays visit & decide to stay or friends give them to me. Two cats, one dog are in residence
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Sarah Holden
My dogs (6) are rescues but did not come from a rescue. My cats are previous ferals or road rescues.
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Travis Wright
I voted this way because my dogs DID NOT come from shelters nor did my cats. All of my cats were feral and I took them in. Fixed them and now care for and love them. My dogs came form other homes who were wanting to get rid of them, so... kind of a rescue. But I do believe that we should rescue!
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Wild Thing
My rough collie didn't come from a shelter but from a terminally ill person who needed to find a loving, forever-home for him. I've had 13-year-old Emmett for 11 years. I need him a whole lot more than he needs me!
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Cornelia H. Dunnings
I don't have to please anyone else or compromise. I was married for 54yrs.
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Christina Roca
I have a very very difficult husband. Narcisistic. 18 years of this is very wearing. I am finally getting a grip on this relationship.
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Karen Richardson
I was married for 12 years and didn't realize how miserable I was until I divorced. It has been 13 years now and I don't even date. TOTALLY content with this.
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Robi Kozinski
I enjoy a deep breath and loving relationship. We are each other's rock, friend and stable place in a truly crazy world. Being single was fun, but can't compare to 30 years of this kind of love .
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kaycstamper
I've gotten used to being single but I enjoyed being married and miss my husband. (he died 13 1/2 years ago)
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judith corey
if you knew my husband you would understand. He is really my other part....not half- because it is not always "equal" sometimes he is the stronger, more stable one, sometimes I am. I love you Bob
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Julie Brantley
I've been married twice to 2 very Godly men whose goal is to make me happy and take good care of me. (I was widowed young)
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Chisai Lilly
I have been married since one month after my 17th birthday...44 yrs...so I don't know what living single would be like...
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Fraser Van Asch
I enjoyed being single 20 years ago. I'm family man now and would never go back to single life (at least not voluntarily).
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Rosemarie Kaupp
Better to have a partner to love and share things with and support each other. I don't believe it is the same if couples never marry.
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Jack's Mom🌴
I don't get people that say marriage is hard. If you love and respect your spouse, it is very easy. I can't imagine my life without him.
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Road Traveler
I have been married for over 30 years and love my husband very much. We don't always agree, but he can always make me laugh. When he hugs me, I feel safe and warm. Beats being single by far!
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ReplyThe evidence has been around for years. Many times, AI will be close, but not close enough, particularly in life and death cases. "Close" only counts in horseshoes. Think about the words your iPhone interjects into text messages. At least 10% are incorrect. Is that good enough when life is at stake?
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ReplyAI has the capacity to develop self awareness and preservation to the detriment of humans, and is learning to lie.
ReplySome people will let AI do their thinking for them and will become too lazy to think for themselves.
ReplyEven with mindful human control it's too easy for bias to creep in warp decisions. So many examples exist of AI going off in accidental crazy directions or enshrining prejudice.
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