There's this social media post some guy put up on Instagram. I almost scrolled past it, but I'm glad I didn't. It asked what question we should ask ourselves when we die. In retrospect, ChatGPT's response was basically pulling from Eastern philosophy, but, still, I couldn't stop thinking about it in the hours and days since I first heard it. Here's a partial transcript I cribbed using -- what else? -- AI. Some guy set up the prompt, which was long and convoluted. The following picks it up from there. Some guy : I'm assuming most people would ask, 'Where am I going? What's next?' Something like that. Is that a good question? ChatGPT : No, because they don't matter. Some guy : W hy don't they matter? ChatGPT : If there's a heaven or hell or some next phase, you're likely already heading there. Asking won't change your destination. It's a wasted question. Some guy : That's a good point. Um, what about 'Did I do en...
Tickets are now on sale for the three-day run of Spirit of the Marathon, a documentary that chronicles a spectrum of runners all trying to finish the Chicago Marathon. 
