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• What if AI really does hit a wall? My personal 5 nightmares!

  By David Shapiro| David Shapiro’s Substack@ In our rush toward an AI-powered future, we often focus on the immediate concerns of job displacement and privacy. However, as someone deeply immersed in this field, I find myself anxious about a different set of potential outcomes—ones that might prevent us from achieving the transformative benefits AI promises. Here are the five AI nightmares that genuinely keep me up at night—and why I believe there's still reason for optimism.

  By David Shapiro · David Shapiro’s Substack

  Apr. 14, 2025

• Volcanic Ash: It’s the unlearned lessons that defeat a better Hawaii

  By David Shapiro| Yahoo Verified Hawaii Tourism Authority board Chair Todd Apo was way premature in urging the board to “put to bed ” and “move on ” from concerns raised by a state audit about questionable discounts given by the Hawai ‘i Convention Center to two nonprofits associated with former HTA board Chair Mufi Hannemann. As reported by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, there are too many unresolved questions about justification for the discounts and the thoroughness of the board’s investigation.

  By David Shapiro · Yahoo

  Apr. 13, 2025

• What if AI really does hit a wall? My personal 5 nightmares!

  By David Shapiro| David Shapiro’s Substack@ In our rush toward an AI-powered future, we often focus on the immediate concerns of job displacement and privacy. However, as someone deeply immersed in this field, I find myself anxious about a different set of potential outcomes—ones that might prevent us from achieving the transformative benefits AI promises. Here are the five AI nightmares that genuinely keep me up at night—and why I believe there's still reason for optimism.

  By David Shapiro · David Shapiro’s Substack

  Apr. 14, 2025

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is Hawaii’s largest news-gathering organization, established on June 7, 2010, through the merger of the historic Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser. It serves as the primary daily newspaper for the Hawaiian Islands, providing comprehensive coverage of local, national, and international news with a focus on Hawaiian affairs. The Star-Advertiser offers a print newspaper, an online news portal, an e-edition, and a mobile app for subscribers. It also provides advertising opportunities through commercial print and digital placements, classifieds, and sponsored content. The organization targets residents, businesses, and policymakers across Hawaii, emphasizing issues relevant to the local community, such as cultural preservation and tourism. Led by Dennis Francis as president and publisher, the Star-Advertiser benefits from a management team with extensive experience in Hawaii’s media landscape. Its headquarters is located in Honolulu, and it combines over 280 years of journalistic history from its predecessor publications.