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Sorry, mid-70s .

The race to build the fastest superComputer in the world has been going on for some time. First MegaFLOP computer - IBM 7030 1961 First GigaFLOP computer - Cray 2 1985 First TeraFLOP computer - ASCI Red 1997 First PetaFLOP computer - Roadrunner 2008 First ExaFLOP computer - Frontier 2022 The list is somewhat linear after the advent of ICs in the mid 70s, with a three order of magnitude increase every dozen ( or so ) years, and we should expect ZetaFLOP performance ( Floating Point Operations per Second ) by the mid 2030s. The Chinese 'LineShine' System id the current #1, at over 2 ExaFLOPs, with the rest of the rankings in this article LineShine Debuts at No. 1 as the TOP500 Enters a New Global Exascale Era | TOP500 Maybe @Sensei will be the only one interested in this article, but, as someone who still knows how to use a slide-rule ( after learning in the mid-0s, when a calculator cost $300 ), I am amazed at the progress.

I gave you an up vote, but certainly not because it pleases me that you don't post often anymore.

A destroyed Taiwan is worthless to China. They need to 'capture' it with as little economic and structural damage as possible. The ideal would be the same as happened with Hong Kong.

Sure. A large enough system of water, with a density of 1kg/l will gravitationally collapse to form a BH. The problem that makes it extremely unlikely ( no one ever mentioned impossible ), is the amount of water needed. You would need about 1031 kg, or over 20 solar masses. So ... extremely unlikely.

No, that's Philosophy. Cosmology, being an observation based science, does not deal with 'why', it deals with 'how'.

Proposed changes to the BC, Canada, Criminal Code so as to make AI companies accountable. And it's about time ( but I'm sure there will be Trump pushback and threats ). Apparently OpenAI's ChatGTP advised on the effectiveness of using a shotgun in a classroom ( Tumbler Ridge incident ). "“In a hallway, indoors, or a crowded classroom, the 870 (Remington shotgun) is brutal,” it quotes ChatGPT as saying. “Close quarters is its playground.” and “Assuming each shell results in one hit, you might down 10 to 20 people max, depending on spacing, density, reaction times, and chaos." The Mother Jones report published Thursday also says ChatGPT advised the 18-year-old shooter how to get around its own safeguards to obtain information about violent scenarios by framing the content as fictional." From BC attorney general seeks Criminal Code change after Tumbler Ridge AI chat report

I don't think so. It would be extremely 'painful' for China to try to take the island, as things currently stand, as it wouldn't be just Taiwan's and US forces resisting. All other regional powers would become involved, as they all have vested interests in the South China Sea, and oppose China's expansionist ambitions. China is happy playing the 'long game', and Xi is attempting to thaw relations with D Trump, specifically. He's hoping for Trump to abandon Taiwan, like he did Ukraine, with the promises of financial/economic incentives. Maybe Trump will send Kushner and Witkoff to negotiate a 'peace' deal, where Taiwan surrenders to China, and Trump's family can build hotels/casinos/resorts/golf courses in China.

As with anything else that adversely affects people, one has to simply 'follow the money'. It seems the 'Tech Bros' have donated huge sums of money to MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting D Trump, even though he's currently, and illegally, using tax payer money to publcise himself and all the 'good' he's done ( see the running TV ads ). In return for the Tech Bros' largesse, D Trump has removed safeguards proposed for control of AI. See here 'Blockbuster story' links $50 million pro-Trump contributions to death of major safeguard

Strikes me as looking for any difference between particle types, and working backwards to make that difference account for matter/anti-matter inbalance. A good 'first step'; I would prefer the reasoning to work forward, establishing a causal relation.

ahhh ! Thanks.

Sure. Ask the bank robbers to find weaknesses in the bank's security system. ( what could possibly go wrong ? ) Or fund viral gain of function research ( that really worked out well ).

Curiosity ?

The best argument against nihilism; the strife to find a little happiness when/how-ever we can.

Currently in the news. OpenAI's agent hacked into an Australian Government website OpenAI’s agent hacked an Australian government website. What we know so far If the owners of these uncontrolled agents cannot control them, maybe it's time for lawsuits to start being dropped. It seems only monetary pain can force the 'Tech Bros' to implement stricter confinement, while we still have some measure of control to prevent the agent's 'escape into the wild'.