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Speculation in Large Language Models: The Worst Sort of Business

Speculators buy an asset because they expect the price to keep rising, not because they want the income generated by the asset
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Future? There Is No Human Future, Dude… and That’s Good!

A look at the other face of the claims that we are approaching an AI singularity
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mission over, a robot stands at the grave of man

Why Do Smart People Think Their Minds Are an Illusion?

A belief that makes no sense is a cornerstone of much neuroscience and philosophy of mind
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Can We Talk the Hard Problem of Consciousness Out of Existence?

A prominent theoretical physicist thinks it is worth a try
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Florida Hails a Surveillance Regime to Corral Renegade AI

Irony: You’ll need to surrender your privacy to government or multi-national AI before you can use AI that tracks you anyway
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Giant surveillance camera spies a man. No secrets, no privacy concept. 3D rendering

What Do People Who Are Conscious But Lack a Cortex Demonstrate?

Consciousness does not necessarily reside in the cortex, as is commonly assumed
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Single naked flame in black space.

The Pope Just Weighed In On AI

If your religious organization doesn’t yet have a theology of AI, start building one because the conversation is already happening without you
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