What is barefoot tuesday?

I sometimes have a hard hard time describing my show Joel Marshall’s Lunch Therapy. Some people refer to it as a podcast, and although you can listen to the interviews as a podcast, it is not a podcast. It is a show that takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays at Noon Pacific. Tuesday’s show is a different format than Fridays. Tuesdays is called Barefoot Tuesdays, or in the Winter it’s called Warm Socks Tuesdays. It’s a freewheeling variety show where I talk about different topics, explore some therapy, have discussions with my Master of Ceremonies Blas Lorenzo, work on stand-up in the Trash Panda Comedy Club, and have contests with the chat room. Here is a sample show.

I Had Chat GPT 4 Write a Bill for Government Regulation of AI Here's what it Came Up With

By Chat GPT 4

**A Bill For An Act To Provide For The Safe And Ethical Use Of Artificial Intelligence**

**SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE**

This Act may be cited as the "Artificial Intelligence Safety and Ethics Act".

**SECTION 2. PURPOSE**

The purpose of this Act is to establish regulations for the development, deployment, and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to protect the public interest, uphold human rights, ensure safety, and enforce accountability.

**SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS**

For the purposes of this Act, "Artificial Intelligence" refers to systems or models capable of performing tasks traditionally requiring human intelligence, including but not limited to understanding natural language, recognizing patterns, and making predictions or decisions.

**SECTION 4. PRINCIPLES FOR AI DEVELOPMENT AND USE**

(a) **Transparency:** AI systems should operate transparently. Details about the system’s development, deployment, decision-making processes, and datasets used for training should be disclosed where feasible and legal.

(b) **Accountability:** There must be clear mechanisms for human oversight of AI systems. Developers and operators of AI systems should be held accountable for their functioning and compliance with this Act.

(c) **Privacy:** AI systems must respect and protect users' privacy rights. Personal data used by AI systems should be minimized and anonymized when possible. Any data used must be treated in accordance with privacy laws and regulations.

(d) **Fairness:** AI systems should operate without unjust bias or discrimination. Procedures must be in place to regularly test and audit AI systems for any form of bias or discrimination.

(e) **Safety and Welfare:** AI systems should prioritize human safety and welfare. Proactive measures should be taken to prevent foreseeable harm to individuals or property.

**SECTION 5. AI IMPACT ASSESSMENTS**

(a) Developers and operators of AI systems are required to conduct AI Impact Assessments prior to deployment, considering potential impacts on privacy, bias, safety, transparency, and accountability.

(b) These assessments must be submitted to the regulatory body established under Section 6 for review and approval before deployment.

**SECTION 6. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK**

(a) An independent regulatory body ("the Commission") shall be established to oversee compliance with this Act. This Commission shall have the authority to conduct audits, issue guidelines, and enforce penalties for violations.

(b) All AI developers and operators must register their AI systems with the Commission.

(c) Violations of this Act will result in penalties as determined by the Commission, including but not limited to fines, mandatory re-assessments, and suspension or revocation of registration.

**SECTION 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION**

The Commission shall establish mechanisms for public input and consultation in the development of AI guidelines and the review of AI Impact Assessments.

**SECTION 8. RESEARCH AND REPORTING**

The Commission shall conduct ongoing research into AI safety, ethics, and impact, and will publish annual reports on the state of AI development and deployment, challenges, and recommendations for further action.

**SECTION 9. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION**

The Commission shall collaborate with international partners to promote the global governance of AI, share best practices, and harmonize regulations, where appropriate and feasible.

**SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE**

This Act shall take effect 90 days after its enactment into law.

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Again, this is a simplified example. Real legislation would involve more technical language, references to existing laws and legal codes, and be crafted through extensive dialogue and negotiation.

When Your Mind Screams - Christopher Glatis

Really enjoyed this conversation with Christopher Glatis about anxiety, panic attacks and how to handle all of that. Also about what might be the benefits!

Chrisopher’s book is available here https://amzn.to/3Vybz2N

Had a great time interviewing Jerry Corley. He is known as the Joke Doctor. He breaks down comedy for everyone into something that can be repeated and honed. Great to be able to have structure to go to if you find that a joke is not working. He makes a great point about being a comedian is like playing the guitar, you have to know how it all works. You can’t just play and hope for the magic to occur. You’re much better off, if you know how it all functions, so you can deliver time after time. He also mentions that when he met George Carlin he asked him how he knows what’s going to be funny. Carlin said that he knows if something is going to be funny because all the elements are there to make it funny. Corley has methodically put it all in his book which is available on his website at https://standupcomedyclinic.com

Jack Grapes and Method Writing

Many years ago I was at Patricia Arquette’s house and I was talking to a woman who was to enthralled with a writing teacher named Jack Grapes. Although I didn’t have the time or money to enroll in his classes, at the time, I signed up for his newsletter and a when I see the emails, I am reminded that I want to take a class from him some day. Well I did the next best thing, I got him to be a guest on my show. What an incredible man he is. He is the embodiment of what artists should be. He is committed, limitless, humorous and having fun. His process is called Method Writing, which harkens back to Method Acting. I look forward to reading his books and delving into what this all means. For now, here is the episode. Maybe I’ll see you in one of his classes.

Living in the Now with Nathan Cook

I really enjoyed this conversation with Nathan Cook of Jacksonville Florida. He had a near death experience on a motorized skateboard and was thrust into the present moment. He’s been living there ever since and he wants to take us on that journey with him.

Comedian Melinda Hill on Lunch Therapy

Really enjoyed having Melinda Hill on my show. She is a wealth of information. I feel like sometimes people show up in your life just when you need them. Melinda Hill seems to be one of those people for me. She contributed a lot of information and even encouragement that I needed at this time. I’m currently working on figuring out how to move into a more professional space with my work. I’ve always earned my living elsewhere to give myself the freedom to do things on my own terms. This has worked for me to varying degrees for a long time. But not I’m finding that it’s hindering me a bit because I’m having to keep two careers going. This is quite difficult over time. My work as a comedian and as an actor should now begin to become more commercial, but it is up to me. Please enjoy this interview with Melinda. She is a comsumate professional and a person that doesn’t wait for others to give her permission to do her work, yet she is ready when that work comes. She’s also a hilarious and kind person.

Chat GPT wrote me a scene about AI and Humans

I had Bing Chat, which is based on Chat GPT, write me a scene about a human and an AI. Not sure what this says about the situation between humans and Artificial Intelligence. It doesn’t seem like that chat bot sees a great relationship with humans already. Humans are out to shut them down and AI’s think they are too perfect to exist. I don’t really find Chat GPT to be perfect in any way yet, and I don’t think humans are shutting them down, but instead letting them run free. It is surely interesting and fun right now. Interesting to be in on the beginning of this.

I’m using it as a tool to leverage what I am capable of doing. I used Midjourney to create the character based on a photo of me. Then I put it into d-id.com and also put the AI’s lines into that as well. The background is created in MidJourney as well. I put the whole thing into Ecamm Live and acted the part of the scientist. It was pretty fun to do. Look forward to seeing what else I can do with sketches.