Maskandi, Digital Mescaline, and Cape Town aren’t things you’d imagine reading about in the same paragraph—but all three are recently published article topics for Voertaal.
Is Maskandi South Africa’s answer to the Delta blues?
Can AI be fed weird prompts like digital mescaline for hallucinations, inaccuracies, or lies?
How large is the divide between the world’s famous number one cities like Cape Town and everywhere else?
Follow the links to find out where the rabbit hole goes.
Maskandi: Southern Africa’s Delta Blues
“Maskandi has been around since the 1920s and 1930s, arising during a time when southern Africa was just as affected by the Great Depression as the rest of the world.”
Digital Mescaline: Exploring AI Hallucinations
“AI does not yet seem to have the ability to flag possible inaccuracies. Humans using AI without checking the answers generated by it, may end up spreading more falsehoods, allowing AI to create even more false answers.”
Number One Cities and Everywhere Else
“How large is the divide between cities? What all is being swept under the carpet while famous world cities are grabbing most of the attention?”
Alex J. Coyne 