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Greg Markley Articles

Artificial Intelligence Offers a Lot but Needs Human Touch

OPINION — Most of us are abundantly familiar with virtual assistants such as Siri or Alexa. And now, chatbots like ChatGPT are gathering interest as they stimulate human conversation to assist customers. This ended barroom bets, where drunk patrons challenged each...
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Renaming Fort Benning: Memories of Fort on Our Minds — Part Two

OPINION — A favorite memory at Fort Benning for me is serving on the adjunct faculty of a community college. I called the first class every semester “Opening Night” as an icebreaker in the history and government classes. I had many other memories at the fort soon to...
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New Names for Old Forts: Three Women Earn High Honors — Part 1

OPINION — In the spring of 1992, I walked into a 90-year-old woman’s small apartment in Gadsden, Alabama, for an interview as part of a series on the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Army Corps. She was fascinating: original, witty, well-traveled and a successful woman...
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Beware of Fentanyl: It Killed Singer Prince and Many Thousands More

OPINION — Fentanyl? Isn’t that some type of cold medicine? Perhaps it is a new rock group? Or a news dance pioneered on reality TV? No to all three. This medication has killed more than 71,000 people, as of 2021. Fentanyl is used to help relieve incessant pain, and a...
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