Mind Matters
Natural and Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
2001: A Space Odyssey Review Part 7: Space Baby
Why isn’t the AI bubble ‘Common Knowledge’ and Pop?
Latest Articles
125 Flubbed Headline Prompts to AI
Double meanings, double trouble: The art of reading between the lines
Lawsuit in Canada to Force Catholic Hospitals to Permit Euthanasia
When doctors’ Christian beliefs lose to bureaucratic power
Grok’s Deepfake Capacities Modified Following Pushback
Deepfakes and AI-generated content are only becoming more prevalent on sites like X.
Computer Intelligence Versus Human Intelligence
Professor Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot he named ELIZA that conversed with users the way a psychotherapist might
A Pioneer Ahead of His Time: Bernard Widrow and the Origins of Modern AI
While history has not always granted him the recognition he deserved, every modern neural network quietly echoes Widrow's ideas.
2001: A Space Odyssey Review Part 6
Is Bowman a victor for reaching the stargate or has he been caught in a trap?
Anti-AI Absolutism
My take on the AI situation v Doug Smith
Monday Micro Softy 61: Take Five
Crack the beat: a logic puzzle in rhythm and time
Bioethicist: Let surgeons kill patients during organ harvesting
What a new wave of bioethical arguments means for patients, doctors, and the future of organ donation
Heavens! Are You an AI Denialist?
Accusations of “AI denialism” smear thoughtful critics as mentally disordered
Large Language Models (LLMs) Are Inherently Frail and Unreliable
From my recent tests, things have not improved much. Even an apparent improvement did not last long. See for yourself
Monday Microsofty 60: Here’s a Puzzle From Gunsmoke
Told to “get out of Dodge” after a shooting, a gunslinger does so at a nearly inexplicable time. Can you solve the puzzle?
2001: A Space Odyssey: It Comes Down at Last to Bowman vs. HAL
In Part 5, we see that both Clarke and Kubrick treat AI as a potential threat to humanity but for different reasons
In 2026, Real Artistry Will Help Brands and Businesses
2025 was AI's big year. Will 2026 follow suit, or will the scales start to balance?
The Core Problem with Large Language Models
LLMs are inherently unreliable, which means that failures are not incidental, easily fixable glitches
WHY DO CHATBOTS LEAD LEARNERS ASTRAY?
How interface‑level social cues encourage relational engagement with chatbots
Monday Microsofty 59: Alfred Hitchcock’s Low-Pressure Tire
Could the tire in the old Hitchcock film really be reinflated in the way shown?
The serious limitations on what AI can do in education
Interrogating trust, power, and data governance in the era of neuro‑surveillance
2001: A Space Odyssey: The Brief Story of Heywood Floyd
In Part 4, we look at what the middle story — meeting the Monolith on the moon — is doing
How Far Will Experimenting on the Unborn Go?
We have been told by some bioethicists that a born baby is no different morally than a fetus, so why stop there?
Briefs
Physicist proposes new consciousness theory that explains NDEs
What if all that hate is just a few angry people with keyboards?
Google offers new way to check for AI deepfakes
Philosopher: Free will hypothesis survives test of predictions
Nvidia’s earnings call rattles “whole financial world” — but why?
If OpenAI fails, would the tech industry suffer?
The “Anthropocene” geological epoch is dead, as an idea
Researcher argues that chimpanzees show rationality too
Tech industry layoffs continue; AI’s role remains unclear
Researchers sometimes “add” copy just to get published
Videos
Science Uprising 10: Asking the Impolite Questions About AI
Is It Really the End for Silicon Valley or Just a Reboot?
COSM 2021: Kai-Fu Lee Tries His Hand at Future Casting
