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The Financial World Has Lost the Plot
Cathie Wood on the investment opportunities of the future.
Again with the ‘Plants Are Intelligent’ Nonsense
It seems to me that the ultimate point of these “plants are persons too”–type stories is to undermine human exceptionalism
Can an Atheist Believe in Life After Death?
An atheist philosopher makes the case at Closer to Truth
Was Darwinian Philosopher Daniel Dennett the End of an Era?
Dennett’s image of the human mind as a user-illusion was very fashionable but it never made any sense
What Chatbots Have Achieved, and What They Haven’t — and Can’t
Chatbots (LLMs) succeeded where the older expert systems I used to work on failed but that does not mean that they are creative
I, Robot Review, Part 2: The Ghosts in the Machine
Dr. Lanning describes these ghosts as random segments of code and asks questions like why robots choose to stand together rather than alone when they’re stored in a dark place
The Uniqueness of the Human Writer
LLMs are shortcuts, but sometimes the shortcut makes you miss the point of the journey
Does ChatGPT Think?
Are Large Language Models like ChatGPT capable of legitimate thought?
Don’t Trust AI to Sketch Your Suspects
The resemblance is definitely NOT uncanny in this case
Economics Assumes Human Beings Have Free Will
Every waking moment we humans live out a constant fact underlying all economic science: we act.
Beyond Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health
Social media addiction can harm more than our moods
No, Chatbots Are Not Conscious
The arguments in favor of computer consciousness remain weak
The New Tower of Babel
The old ways of arguing and understanding each other are on the decline, if not on life support.
Robert J. Marks Discusses Artificial Intelligence in D.C.
Marks is making the rounds talking about AI and his new book.
Large Language Models Are Often Wrong, Never in Doubt
LLMs are statistically driven text generators, nothing more
Dual-Use Technology and Research Ethics: Interview with Yves Moreau
A conversation on the responsibility and ethical limits of tech companies
I, Robot Merges Sci-Fi and Noir Beautifully
Will Smith versus a world of robots
Is AI’s Future Open or Closed?
Watch Archana Vemulapalli, Head of Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services, discuss developments in artificial intelligence
Bioethicists Want to Rule the World
Alright, the headline is a tad hyperbolic. But just a tad.
AGI as Magic: Not Real, But Still Deadly
AI's magical hype will continue to hypnotize, but its fundamental limits are stark, and need to be acknowledged.
