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Robert J. Marks
Date
May 3, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Robert J. Marks, Sam Altman}

Another AI Hype Bubble Pops

_{The age of improving giant AI models like ChatGPT is over} _{Robert J. Marks
May 3, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

In a recent assessment of his company’s chatbot products like ChatGPT, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman surprisingly opined to an audience at MIT. “I think we’re at the end of the era where [AI is] going to be these … giant [large language] models … We’ll make them better in other ways.” This sobering comment is in contrast to a prophesy by philosopher David Chalmers who cautions about the dangerous future. He says today’s large language AI has a 20% chance of sentience in 10 years. Fired engineer Blake Lemoine goes further. He claims that Google’s LaMDA is already sentient. Such AI hyperbole is not new. Here is a thumbnail sketch of some AI history that sheds light on such claims. Heeding Santayana’s Read More ›

Robotic hand pressing a keyboard on a laptop 3D rendering

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Robert J. Marks
Date
April 28, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Crime, Law, MyAI, Robert J. Marks, Robots, Snapchat, Technology}

How to Stop Troubling Abuse From Artificial Intelligence

_{Allowance of lawsuits will give AI developers pause before releasing their raw unvetted technology on the world} _{Robert J. Marks
April 28, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Artificial intelligence can give unintended and dangerous advice. What is the best way to keep things like the following from happening? ChatGPT falsely reported on a claim of sexual harassment that was never made against me on a trip that never occurred while I was on a faculty where I never taught. ChatGPT relied on a cited Post article that was never written and quotes a statement that was never made by the newspaper. Who’s responsible for these actions? How can AI be controlled to assure such careless responses are eliminated? Read on and you’ll see the answer is obvious. Attorney and Bradley Center Fellow Richard W. Stevens has talked about legal options of Professor Turley in a defamation lawsuit. But what about the Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 21, 2023

Categorized
Addiction, Social Media

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addiction, Adolescents, Depression, god, Revival, Robert J. Marks, social media, suicide, TikTok}

The Asbury Revival and the Cure for TikTok

_{In the age of social media addiction, young people need to know they can be imperfect and yet loved} _{Robert J. Marks
February 21, 2023

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Addiction, Social Media}

Social media portrays a world where everybody is happy and having a good time. Everybody, of course, except for you. There must therefore be something wrong with you. You are a loser. Teenage boys without girlfriends feel like social freaks. One in three teenage girls who use social media suffers from body image issues. Social Media and Depression Young adults who use social media are three times as likely to suffer from depression. Depression can lead to suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, female suicides aged 15-24 increased by 87 percent over the past 20 years and male suicides increased by 30 percent. The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry says suicide is now Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 13, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Jesus, Midjourney, religion, Robert J. Marks, YouTube}

Artificial Intelligence and the Love of Jesus

_{The "He Gets Us" video ends with the declaration "Jesus' love was never artificial"} _{Robert J. Marks
February 13, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

How does artificial intelligence deal with the teachings of Jesus Christ? Apparently quite well in some cases. Super Bowl ads this year included two about Jesus from the ministry He Gets Us. There are more thought-provoking videos at their web site HeGetsUs.com. One, linked here, is about AI. An artificial intelligence image synthesizer Midjourney was asked by He Gets It to generate images about love from simple text prompts. The video shows generated images using software from the company Midjourney. When prompted to synthesize an image from the prompt “love”, the response was pictures containing hearts – the kind you might see on a cheesy valentine day’s card. Then the AI was asked to visualize love the way Read More ›

Meteorological probe drone on white balloon on sky. Concept secret espionage and climate change monitoring. Generation AI

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 13, 2023

Categorized
China

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China, espionage, Featured, Military, Robert J. Marks, Spy Balloon, Surveillance, United States, war}

China Balloons, EMP’s and Bioweapons: A Chilling Possibility

_{One nuclear burst 250 miles above Kansas could damage most of the power grid} _{Robert J. Marks
February 13, 2023

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China}

No one has mentioned that the China balloon recently shot down after sailing across the United States could have been weaponized with a bomb or bioweapons. Thankfully, it was not. A single nuclear burst 250 miles above Kansas could destabilize much if not most of the US power grid. Almost the entire country, as well as parts of Mexico and Canada, would be affected by the resulting EMP (electromagnetic pulse). 250 miles above the Earth is about as high as the US Space Station is from Earth. Potential military threats from outer space was a prime motivation for creating the United States Space Force in 2019. The China balloon was not 250 miles up required for a coast-to-coast EMP Read More ›

Planet Earth from Space People's Republic of China highlighted, elements of this image courtesy of NASA

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 3, 2023

Categorized
China

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Army, Artificial Intelligence, Biden, China, Department of Defense, Military, Robert J. Marks, Trump, warfare, Wokeness}

War With China: Who Will Win?

_{Has the United States lost its status of military superiority?} _{Robert J. Marks
February 3, 2023

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China}

General Mike Minihan, head of Air Mobility Command and 50,000 US service members, said, “I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight [China] in 2025.” China’s invasion of Taiwan might spark this war. Predictably, the politically obedient Department of Defense (DOD) responded “comments [by Minihan] are not representative of the department’s view on China.” “Views” can be unimportant. Whether or not General Minihan is correct is important. Who would win the war between the US and China? Many are pessimistic about the chances of the United States being the victor. Here are short summaries (with links) of a few disturbing opinions from those who should know. So, how is the US doing? Here are some disturbing Read More ›

Close-up, a small town, a village with small houses, a river, a bridge, roads and other strategically important objects to be under the gun and shadowed. Concept of computer game and spying on people

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Robert J. Marks
Date
January 30, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous weapons, Military, Robert J. Marks, robotics, warfare}

US Military Updates Autonomous Killer Robot Policy

_{Like it or not, properly vetted AI autonomous weapons are in the future of US adversaries and in ours as well} _{Robert J. Marks
January 30, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

The Pentagon has updated its policy on the use of artificially intelligent autonomous weapons. Autonomous means the weapon can operate on its own without human oversight. As unpacked in my book, The Case for Killer Robots, technology wins wars and gives pause to potentially dangerous adversaries. This includes autonomous AI systems currently under development in the US, China and elsewhere. When there is an option, a human should be given oversight of the AI to avoid unexpected contingencies. But this is not always wise when (1) autonomy gives an overwhelming strategic advantage, (2) communication with remote AI is unwise or not possible, and (3) when events unfold faster than a human can respond. Imagine, for example, being attacked by a large swarm of armed drones. Read More ›

Digital chatbot, robot application, conversation assistant, AI Artificial Intelligence concept.

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Robert J. Marks
Date
January 11, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Politics

Tagged
Ben Shapiro, bias, Blake Lemoine and LaMDA, Chatbot failings, chatbots, ChatGPT, Donald Trump, Featured, Gary Smith on chatbots, OpenAI}

Note to Parents: Grooming and Wokeness Are Embedded in Chatbots

_{With or without tuning, all AI chatbots are biased one way or another. AI without bias is like water without wet} _{Robert J. Marks
January 11, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Politics}

First impressions of a person can be wrong. Further interactions can reveal disturbing personality warts. Contrary to initial impressions, we might find out they lie, they are disturbingly woke, they can’t do simple math, their politics is on the extreme left, and they have no sense of humor or common sense. I have just described Open AI’s GPT3 chatbot, ChatGPT. Initially, users are gobsmacked by the its performance. Its flashy prose responses to simple queries look amazing. But become roommates with the chatbot for a few hours and its shortcomings become evident . It can’t get its facts straight, can’t do simple math problems, hates Donald Trump, and is being groomed to be “woke.” Its performance warts are so numerous that Bradley Center Senior Fellow Gary N. Smith hoists a Read More ›

Military bomb defusing robot with shepherd dog in the background.

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Robert J. Marks
Date
January 6, 2023

Categorized
Law, Politics, Robotics

Tagged
Featured, Killer robots, San Francisco}

How San Francisco’s Gun Fears Prevented Lifesaving Innovation

_{Killer robots in law enforcement would reduce the death toll but they are a bridge too far for many politicians} _{Robert J. Marks
January 6, 2023

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Law, Politics, Robotics}

In November, 2022, San Francisco voted to allow police to deploy killer robots. Less than a month later, the city reversed their decision. Initially, in an 8-3 vote, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors allowed law enforcement to use robots “as a deadly force option when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.” Sounds like reasonable policy, but protestors held up “NO KILLER ROBOTS!” signs at City Hall and the Board of Supervisors caved. This may be a case of hoplophobia, an irrational fear of firearms. So-called “killer robots” can deploy explosives to allow passage through blockaded doors or, in extreme situations, kill those who put innocent Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
December 19, 2022

Categorized
Economics, Mathematics

Tagged
Featured}

Celebrating My 2 Billionth Birth-Second: What Big Numbers Mean

_{Let’s see if we can give a clearer, sharper personality to these big numbers} _{Robert J. Marks
December 19, 2022

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Economics, Mathematics}

I have lived for over two billion seconds. In 2013, I celebrated my 2 billionth birth-second. The party did not last long. Today US spending and deficits are going through the roof. References to billions and trillions of dollars of spending and deficit are everywhere. The late US Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois is purported to have said “A billion here, a billion there; pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” He said this in the middle of the last century. Today we can replace “billion” in Dirksen’s quote with “trillion.” Let’s see if we can give a clearer, sharper personality to these big numbers. A trillion is a thousand times bigger than a billion. If we scale a trillion Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
December 14, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Creativity

Tagged
Featured, Lovelace test, Selmer Bringsjord, semantics, Syntax}

Did the GPT3 Chatbot Pass the Lovelace Creativity Test?

_{The Lovelace Test determines whether the computer can think creatively. We found out…} _{Robert J. Marks
December 14, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity}

The GPT-3 chatbot is awesome AI. Under the hood, GPT3 is a transformer model that uses sequence-to-sequence deep learning that can produce original text given an input sequence. In other words, GPT-3 is trained by using how words are positionally related. The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language is called syntax. Semantics is the branch of linguistics concerned with the meanings of words. GPT-3 trains on the syntax of training data to learn and generate interesting responses to queries. This was the intent of the programmers. GPT-3 is not directly concerned with semantics. Given a tutorial on a topic from the web, for example, GPT-3 does not learn from the tutorial’s teaching, but only Read More ›

Machine learning , artificial intelligence, ai, deep learning blockchain neural network concept.

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Robert J. Marks
Date
December 12, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Crowdworkers and LaMDA, expert systems, Featured, John Polkinghorne, LaMDA, Marvin Minsky and perceptrons, Neural networks, Non-Computable You (book)}

How Google’s LaMDA Resolved an Old Conflict in AI

_{Will two conflicting views always be in opposition? Or can they sometimes be resolved at a higher level?} _{Robert J. Marks
December 12, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence}

In the movie Fiddler on the Roof there is a debate at one point. After listening to the cases made, a listener agrees with conclusions made from both sides of a conflict. Someone points out that “they can’t both be right!” to which the agreeable listener says “You know, you are also right.” Interestingly, the claim that the two sides of an issue will always be in opposition is not always true. The two sides can be in apparent conflict and both be right. Sometimes, but not always. The classic example is the blind men and the elephant. After feeling the elephant’s leg, one blind man says the elephant is like a tree. After feeling the elephant’s tail, another says the elephant Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
December 7, 2022

Categorized
Peer Review

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citation counts, Featured, Google Scholar, Impact factor}

How the Inflation of Journal Citations Impacts Academia

_{Adjusted for inflation, a citation today is worth about half what it was ten years ago} _{Robert J. Marks
December 7, 2022

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Peer Review}

Over 30 years ago, I coauthored a book, Neural Smithing, on training artificial neural networks. In 2021 it was cited 112 times — more than in any previous year. Why? I wish the only reason was that my book is a classic and has stood the test of time. But the book was on training neural networks and a lot has happened in that field over the last 30 years. Another, more substantial reason, I’m afraid, is citation inflation. Stated simply, there are many more citations today than a few years ago and my book is catching its fair share. Monetary inflation can be corrected to tell us the value of a year 2000 dollar in 2022. Likewise, citation inflation Read More ›

industry 4.0 concept: Man is holding product and teaching robot arm the points with control panel ( teach pendant ) on smart factory production line background. Selective Focus.

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Robert J. Marks and Keri Ingraham
Date
October 26, 2022

Categorized
Education

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, education, Job Displacement, Learning}

Preparing Students to Work in an Artificial Intelligence World

_{Robert J. Marks and Keri Ingraham
October 26, 2022

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Education}

Technology innovations are rapidly changing the nature of work. Advancements in artificial intelligence are especially transforming the workforce landscape at an accelerating rate. Jobs of tomorrow will not resemble those of decades past, nor even those of today.

Modern Bitcoin’s Surprising Lesson About Ancient Scripture

_{It turns out there’s a striking parallel between the historical record of scripture and the blockchain ledger} _{Robert J. Marks
September 25, 2022

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Cryptocurrency, Ethics, Religion}

This article was published in The Stream (September 13, 2022) and is republished with permission. Can we trust the authenticity of the New Testament scriptures? Trust is foundational in the acceptance of scripture. There’s an interesting lesson to learn from a very modern system of trust: money. Even Bitcoin, believe it or not. An Exchange of Trust We’ll start with old-fashioned familiar money. Why is a twenty dollar bill worth $20? It’s just a small sheet of paper, after all. The answer is trust. We trust the piece of paper has value because its worth is backed by the United States government. We also trust that Walmart will give us $20 worth of Doritos if we give them a twenty Read More ›

Robotic Arm Painting with Brush Closeup 3d illustration

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Robert J. Marks
Date
September 8, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Creativity

Tagged
Featured, Jason Allen, Théâtre D’opéra Spatial}

When Should AI Art Be Protected by Copyright?

_{Headlines read that AI has recently won an art contest. But what is art?} _{Robert J. Marks
September 8, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Creativity}

Damien Hirst cut a cow and calf each lengthwise into two halves and displayed them in four separate baths of formaldehyde in clear display tanks. The title of the creation, “Mother and Child Divided,” is a pun. The cow and calf were cut in two and were displayed physically separated. “Mother and Child Divided” in two ways. Get it? Hee hee. Is this art? Apparently so. The macabre bifurcated bovine creation won top place in the 1995 Turner Prize art competition. This simple example reveals that, like judging the palatability of raw oysters, ranking the quality of art is highly subjective. Jason Allen entered a piece entitled “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” and took home the first-place prize at Colorado State Fair’s Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
July 20, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Law

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Featured, Formula 409, WD-40}

Should AI Be Granted Patents on the Designs It Helps Develop?

_{That’s a current argument before the US Court of Appeals} _{Robert J. Marks
July 20, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Law}

Artificial intelligence (AI) should no more be given a patent on an invention than my word processor should be granted a copyright on the article I’m writing. Yet the US Appeals Court has recently been told: [AI] should be considered the inventor on patent applications covering a beverage container based on fractal geometry and a light beacon that flashes in a new way. Blake Britten, “Artificial intelligence can be a patent ‘inventor,’ U.S. appeals court told” at Reuters (June 6, 2022) Like bulldozers, electricity, and nuclear power, AI is a tool. Make no mistake, AI is a powerful and potentially dangerous tool. But like my word processor. it ultimately does only what it is instructed to do. Here is a Read More ›

3D render beautiful woman computer generated photo realistic to to illustrate the uncanny valley effect

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Robert J. Marks
Date
July 12, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Psychology, Robotics

Tagged
Boris Karloff's Frankenstein (1938), Featured, Frankenstein Complex, Non-Computable You (book), Robert J. Marks, Sophia the Robot, Thomas Edison's Frankenstein(1910), Uncanny Valley}

AI: The Shadow of Frankenstein Lurks in the Uncanny Valley

_{The fifth and final excerpt from Non-Computable You (2022), from Chapter 6, focuses on the scarier AI hype} _{Robert J. Marks
July 12, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Psychology, Robotics}

Wrapping AI in an impressive physical package can magnify the perceived impact of new technology. Doing so uses seductive optics. The confusing of AI packaging with AI content was evident in media excitement about a Buddhist robot who delivers messages to the faithful. “The world’s first sutra-chanting android deity, modeled after Kannon the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, was introduced to the public last week,” the report reads. The robot can “move its eyes, hands, and torso, make human-like gestures during its speech, and brings its hands together in prayer. A camera implanted in the left eye to focus on a subject gives the impression of eye contact.”1 Technologically speaking, nothing special is happening here. The messages from the Buddhist robot Read More ›

Abstract digital human face. Artificial intelligence concept of big data or cyber security. 3D illustration

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Robert J. Marks
Date
July 10, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Religion

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Anthony Levandowski, Featured, Non-Computable You (book), Ray Kurzweil, Robert J. Marks, Singularity Is Near (book), Waymo}

Artificial Intelligence, Worshipped as God, Is No Ordinary Deity!

_{Not only will we be reborn into new, immortal silicon bodies but rules regarding theft don’t seem to apply anymore…} _{Robert J. Marks
July 10, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Religion}

This article was published in The Stream (July 6, 2022) under the title “The Church of Artificial Intelligence of the Future” and is republished with permission. There is a church that worships artificial intelligence (AI). Zealots believe that an extraordinary AI future is inevitable. The technology is not here yet, but we are assured that it’s coming. We will have the ability to be uploaded onto a computer and thereby achieve immortality. You will be reborn into a new, immortal silicon body. Of course, through salvation in Jesus Christ, Christianity has offered a path to immortality for over two thousand years. Someday, we are told, software will write better and better AI software to ultimately achieve a superintelligence. The superintelligence Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
July 8, 2022

Categorized
Mathematics

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Featured}

Some Infinities Are Bigger Than Others But There’s No Biggest One

_{Georg Cantor came up with an ingenious proof that infinities can differ in size even though both remain infinite} _{Robert J. Marks
July 8, 2022

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Mathematics}

When a child is asked “what is bigger than infinity,” the response is often “Infinity plus one.” No. Infinity plus one is still infinity. But we can show that the number of points on the interval zero to one is a bigger infinity than the counting numbers are. The first clue is the fact that we can’t count the number of points on a line interval. Try labeling the points on a line as points 1, 2, 3, etc. No matter what scheme you come up with, there will always be some points on the line segment that are not included in your count. Georg Cantor (1845–1918) came up with an ingenious argument to show that the infinite number of Read More ›