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OpenAI announces that it will remain a non-profit — sort of
Why chatbots commonly make so many false statements
Companies Spending A Lot on AI Are Not Seeing A Big Return
Target and WalMart are reversing course, cutting back on self-checkout
Philosopher: There Is No Mystery of Consciousness
Galen Strawson points out at even young children a completely general conception of what consciousness is
AI Large Language Models: Real Intelligence or Creative Thievery?
AI lacks originality because it cannot originate. It can only borrow. This is as true of impressive chatbots (large language models or LLMS) as of all other types
Artificial Intelligence Is Nothing Like a Brain — or a Mind
Neurons share basic mechanisms, but almost all other features vary both between types of neurons and individual ones
Here’s Neurosurgeon Mike Egnor on Sean McDowell’s Show
With a couple of revealing excerpts from the transcript
Hero rat finds 109 landmines, breaking record
Insights into why chatbots hallucinate, spewing false information
AI “friends” promote disturbing delusions in vulnerable users
Can Evolutionary Processes Take Credit for Human Creativity?
Does the evolution of brain chemistry simply explain novels, speeches, and innovative ideas?
AI researchers: Chatbot companions are a no-no for kids
A new interpretation for the alive-and-dead quantum cat
Indian teen can multiply five-digit numbers in his head
Wikipedia Cofounder on Wikipedia, AI, Bias, and Human Knowledge
In the podcast, Sanger explains Wikipedia’s early attempts to reflect a neutral point of view, It was, he says, just a dream
Idealism: Rethinking Reality Through a Divine Lens
Douglas Axe’s defense of idealism as a philosophy in a recent podcast should prompt deep questions: In what sense is the physical world real?
Science Writer: Research Should Not Be Publicly Funded
He defends his view by pointing out that waste, futility, and fraud are too frequent outcomes of taxpayer funding
U.S. government’s Global Engagement Center is shuttered
