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An Illinois woman made a welcome discovery in the pocket of a handbag purchased from a local thrift store...
"I found it at a goodwill near me," Vanessa told Newsweek. "I always keep an eye out for real leather bags, and I liked that this one was a nice brown leather crossbody...
Vanessa had already saved a tidy sum by getting the Madewell bag secondhand, but things got even better when she took it home. "I looked in the interior pocket and found a ring, along with a Tylenol tablet and a receipt from a Mexican restaurant," she said...
Here is the link for more about that.
Woman Thrifts Leather Handbag, Finds Priceless Discovery Inside - Newsweek
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(Reuters) - Gold surged to a record high on Monday, buoyed by investors' heightened expectations of a dovish rate-cut path, ahead of remarks by multiple Federal Reserve officials and key inflation data later in the week.
Spot gold rose 1.2% to $3,726.42 per ounce, as of 1132 GMT, after hitting a new record high of $3,728.22 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures for December delivery climbed 1.5% to $3,760.90...
Here is the link.
Gold scales record high as markets brace for further rate cuts
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I've shown before several ways that detectorists can use AI. It can be used to research, or even suggest, metal detecting sites, provide hints on where and when to search. help with a wide variety of questions and help identify items.
Expect increasing use of AI in the future for both treasure hunters and metal detectorists. I'd expect much greater integration of AI in metal detector technology, for example. It will be used to design and develop metal detectors and help metal detectors identify targets.
AI is more effective than keyword browser searches than we have been using. Browsers are now integrating AI. For example, my google searches are beginning to act much more like Copilot, and I suspect Google is accessing Copilot or getting data from Copilot.
In the future, AI will be used to survey the data on treasure sites and treasure recoveries and recommend future search locations. Submersibles and robots driven by AI will be used to carry out recovery operations. Why go out and sit all day on a boat when it can be guided by a joystick and done remotely?
Before I answer that question, it is important to recognize the risks and dangers of AI. You must be aware that not only does AI make mistakes, but it can become too much of a substitute for human intelligence. It reminds me of when calculators were introduced into classrooms and some students became so dependent upon the calculators, they couldn't do mental math. And like those who depend a upon fact checkers, there is a danger that "lived human experience" could be devalued.
AI systems gossip. You might think a query is a onetime private event, but AI remembers the interactions. Interactions goes on "your permanent record." AI will undoubtedly say that it remembers your interactions to add context, which helps it give you better answers, but there will undoubtedly be intentional and unintentional leakage. I've noticed that after asking AI about a topic, related sites and ads will show up on my main page. In other words, AI gossips. It is not bound by any promise of confidentiality, although you get the feel that it is a private conversation.
Now getting down to my main point. Assume that you can send your robot out to metal detect or sit back and guide your salvage operations with a joystick. That might sound good but think about it.
You might also lose something - perhaps a lot. There is something about being there - hands on, feeling the sun wind, surf and sand. It could become a remote mining operation, and maybe you'd be more successful in some ways, but would you have the same feeling of participation? Would you lose more than you gain? That is something to consider.
I won't even get into what some of the smartest people are saying about things like the existential threat of AI, but there is a lot to think about.
I'm sure that AI can be used by treasure hunters and detectorists in many useful and satisfying ways, but all I am saying is consider the risks. How much of the human participation and decision making are you willing to give up.
I'd recommend that every treasure hunter and detectorists at least look into AI and become familiar with it so they can exploit the benefits and be aware of the risks. AI is rapidly evolving. The rate of change is so rapid that it could be unmanageable. That is one of the big dangers.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
So Gabrielle is staying far out to sea, but the other system will be less developed but will come a little closer to the Treasure Coast.
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| Source: Surfguru.com. |
Tomorrow we'll have a little bigger surf. Check the winds. All from the east.
The high tides will be good and high.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net