80 Story #14: Excitement at Solari & Giza Death Star “The man who most vividly realizes a difficulty is the man most likely to overcome it.” – DR. JOSEPH P. FARRELL A Trump Administration Since Catherine thought she would have to leave the United States or enjoy a much shorter lifes- pan in a Clinton Administration, 2017 turned out to be an exciting time at Solari. As Winston Churchill once said, “Nothing is more exhilarat- ing as being shot at without result.” The Joseph P. Farrell Virtual Pipe Organ Crowdfund Thanks to generous support of many Solari Re- port and Giza Death Star members, we success- fully funded Dr. Farrell’s new virtual pipe organ. Delivery was delayed from fall of 2017 to spring of 2018: something to look forward to in 2018! Freedom from Social Media After the 2016 US Presidential campaign, many members of independent media found themselves experiencing significant decreases in revenues as YouTube, Facebook and social media cut their eligibility to generate revenues on their platforms. Our decision to operate a subscrip- tion model independent of social media turned out to be a sensible one – our subscribers and revenues continued to rise throughout the year. Story #15: AI & Quantum Computing SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY “By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelli- gence is that people conclude too early that they understand it. – ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The Many Risk Issues of Artificial Intelligence Throughout 2017 we heard numerous predic- tions about the impact of AI from disrupting labor markets to humanity losing control of our destiny. • Alibaba’s Jack Ma Issues Dire Warning That AI Could Steal CEOs’ Jobs • Japanese Company Replaces Office Workers with Artificial Intelligence • Kevin Kelly: How AI Can Bring on a Sec- ond Industrial Revolution – Ted Talk 2016 • Artificial Intelligence: it will kill us | Jay Tuck | TEDxHamburgSalo • Hackers Could Program Sex Robots to K • Elon Musk Issues a Stark Warning about A.I., Calls it a Bigger Threat than North Korea • Facebook Halts Experiment after Chatbots Create Secret Language IV. NEWS TRENDS & STORIES