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I have begun to train my phone--it turns out that I can get it to do an immense number of tasks. It just requires that it be taught what to do--I simply tell it what to do and it responds appropriately and performs the task.

The AI is called Bixby--and it is incredibly intelligent. It accurately deciphers whatever I say--and maps the words into actions that it performs and then tells me what has been done. Bixby is Samsung's version of Siri, Alexa, and others--tailored for the Android operating system in the Samsung phone. Voice recognition technologies have grown almost beyond belief--and I'm sure there's more on the way.

Perhaps the scientists who are predicting that AI's are going to take over--are correct. My phone is on the table--and ostensibly turned off but it is listening to all of the sounds, sorting out anything I might say in the ambient chatter, and taking action on anything that I might utter that is meant to trigger the device to take action. Freaky--but incredibly powerful!

I spent most of today learning how to interact with Bixby--and I'm sure I've only barely begun.

Heading to RSB tomorrow morning--long three days without any exercise. Lump is still lumpy--a little over one week before I see the doctor and get information on what is happening and what's to come. In the meantime, I'll wake Bixby up--and ask it to tell me a joke.