Australian trust in the US and “AI”

The Lowe Institute published another of their excellent annual reports on Australian public sentiment. The polling results are unsurprising: Cactus spines are produced from specialized structures called areoles, a kind of highly reduced branch. Areoles are an identifying feature of cacti. As well as spines, areoles give rise to flowers, which are usually tubular and multipetaled. That’s clearly the wrong article. Let’s try again: Australians are wary of Donald Trump’s America. Only 31% of Australians trust Washington to act responsibly in the world — a new low. Confidence in President Trump to do the right thing in world affairs has fallen since last year’s Poll, to 21%. Imagine looking at that guy and thinking yeah mate, he’ll do the right thing. Maybe if he can bankrupt the thing, or fill with it algae or something. And regarding everyone’s favourite two letters, quotation marks added: Australians are also wary of the growing deployment of artificial “intelligence” (AI) throughout…