Here's a question. Do you think Oklahoma trusts AI? I think if you polled Okies, it'd probably be a hodge-podge of answers, but ultimately a majority "no."

Whether it's Gen-X and Millennials Terminator memories or the unwavering resistance to learning how to use anything new at a certain point in life, I think most would initially fight the encroachment of artificial intelligence until they realized how much they already use it.

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I went through this with my own Baby Boomer father over the last week or so. Normally, when it comes to anything not specified as something he's either used to or personally wants to do, he's an automatic "no."

Want to do fun skill-building stuff with your grandkids? No - "Too busy doing nothing."
Want to take the vacation of a lifetime with your wife? No - Mom went alone.
Want to learn how I so easily found an answer online? No - "I'll just call you."

It's like a plague with so many similar, and an increasing amount of younger people across Oklahoma, but I suspect it's more of an unwillingness to learn rather than an inability.

After five years of driving his PawPaw truck, he finally became curious about Android Auto while I showed him that incredible Denali from Southwest GMC over Thanksgiving. By Christmas, he was so interested, he asked me to help him hook his up.

Within a few hours, he was on the phone praising how awesome it is to tell his truck to do something and experience it doing it. Phone calls, texting, googling, etc... He even set his GPS for home even though he's made the same trip about a million times over the years. He called with amazement at how his truck was warning him of speed traps and highway patrol cars ahead on the highway.

He's also solidly in the "No AI for me" column even though he's been unknowingly using and being amazed by it for the last couple of days.

I don't mind it. A tool is a tool, and quite frankly, it can be pretty entertaining. Case and point, here's how AI views Oklahoma.

Oklahomans According to A.I.

While you might not think Oklahoma was so viral on the web, there are hundreds of solid Sooner State-based TikTok accounts and creators out there. Most of them are associated with the #FarmTok tag, a fair amount of Lord Farquad-looking teens tossing slushies on their squatted trucks, but also a handful of standouts. Accounts like OklahomaViews - whose mission seems to be creating epic OK content until they go viral. Let's see if we can make that happen.

Here is what A.I. thinks Oklahomans look like around the state.

Gallery Credit: Kelso

Oklahoma's Top 11 Worst Natural & Manmade Disasters

Some of Oklahoma's most notorious disasters here will be somewhat familiar. Our weather is incredible enough, but there has been a surprising amount of new and modern discoveries of manmade shenanigans. Tornadoes to toxic soils, bombs to nuclear secrets, these are the top 11 worst natural and manmade disasters that have struck Oklahoma.

Gallery Credit: Kelso

Top 10 safest towns & cities in Oklahoma

These 10 Oklahoma towns and cities have been ranked and named as the safest in the entire Sooner State. If you're looking for someplace to move, retire or visit and are worried about crime, these are the safest places. They have some of the lowest crime rates in the state, some have the lowest in the Nation according to FBI crime statistics.

Gallery Credit: Don "Critter" Brown

 

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