<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>History on Daniel Lyons</title><link>https://dandylyons.net/topics/history/</link><description>Recent content in History on Daniel Lyons</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:28:00 -0600</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://dandylyons.net/topics/history/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>You Come From a Family Of Survivors</title><link>https://dandylyons.net/thoughts/you-come-from-a-family-of-survivors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:28:00 -0600</pubDate><guid>https://dandylyons.net/thoughts/you-come-from-a-family-of-survivors/</guid><description>&lt;p>You come from a family of survivors.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Every single one of your ancestors survived.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>They lived through wars, famines, plagues, slavery, unspeakable horrors.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>That&amp;rsquo;s a mighty fine lineage you got there.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>AI Is a Moving Goalpost</title><link>https://dandylyons.net/thoughts/ai-is-a-moving-goalpost/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 10:02:25 -0600</pubDate><guid>https://dandylyons.net/thoughts/ai-is-a-moving-goalpost/</guid><description>&lt;p>The term &amp;ldquo;Artificial Intelligence,&amp;rdquo; or AI, is a perpetually moving goalpost. What we consider &amp;ldquo;AI&amp;rdquo; today is vastly different from what we called &amp;ldquo;AI&amp;rdquo; in the past, and it&amp;rsquo;s more than likely that this pattern will continue into the future.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 id="early-examples-of-ai">Early Examples of &amp;ldquo;AI&amp;rdquo;&lt;/h2>
&lt;p>When I was a kid, I spent countless hours playing games on the original PlayStation. One of my favorites was Twisted Metal, a chaotic car combat game. You could play with a friend using split-screen, or you could also play alone against computer-controlled opponents. Back then, we referred to these computer players as &amp;ldquo;AI.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>