Jonathan Bartlett
Did AI show that we are “a peaceful species” triggered by religion?
No, but this episode shows how science media sometimes help mislead the publicUnfortunately, most of the public knows about science only through science media professionals. And it is apparent that science media professionals often know little to nothing of what they are talking about.
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Who assumes moral responsibility for self-driving cars?
Can we discuss this before something happens and everyone is outsourcing the blame?
Self-driving vehicles are just around the corner
On the other side of a vast chasm…
Guess what? You already own a self-driving car
Tech hype hits the stratosphere
AI computer chips made simple
The artificial intelligence chips that run your computer are not especially difficult to understand
The Spiritual Side of a Digital Society
Spiritual issues surface when software is everywhere
Who built AI? You did, mostly
Along with millions of others, you are providing free training data
When machine learning results in mishap
The machine isn’t responsible but who IS? That gets tricky
How Bitcoin Works: The social value of trust
The idea of employing such a game to guarantee validity in a trustless environment is nothing short of groundbreaking. It is an amazing accomplishment, and I am impressed by it more each time I think about it. However, it does have some drawbacks, which, I think, will ultimately lead to its demise.
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“Artificial” Artificial Intelligence
What happens when AI needs a human I?Artificial intelligence often fails at crucial points. It must then be supplemented by human intelligence. Many software systems that look to their users like pure advanced artificial intelligence hide a lot of human effort behind a technological mask.
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Who Creates Information in a Market?
Do exchange-traded funds (ETFs)' algorithms make personally gathering information obsolete?Algorithmic strategies can only be as good as the information that goes into them. Ignoring how the information is created causes us to misunderstand the dynamics of value creation. Algorithms can leverage information, they can’t create it.
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Is Bitcoin Safe?
Why the human side of security is criticalBitcoin solves a lot of tough problems in very ingenious ways. Unfortunately, however, those benefits don’t tend to translate well for end users, who are not nearly as ingenious as the people developing the system.
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