CategoryArtificial Intelligence
Hinton and Hopfield Win Nobel Prize in Physics
Hinton warns against neglecting AI safetyGeoffrey E. Hinton, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence responsible for helping develop “neural networks,” has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize alongside John J. Hopfield. The two scientists won the award for their groundbreaking work in machine intelligence, paving the way for a revolutionary new way to use computers. Hinton attracted attention just last year when he departed from Google and started warning the public about the potential dangers of new AI systems. He likened the AI revolution to the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century, only this time, it won’t be our physical capacities that get trumped by the machine, but our intellects. The New York Times reports, “It will be comparable with the Industrial Revolution,” Read More ›
What Will Our AI-Shaped Future Look Like?
The "LatinX cat mom" affair laid bare the kind of anaemic and banal diet that seems to sustain Ireland’s cultural and intellectual establishment
Character.AI Let a User “Recreate” Deceased Woman
I think we can all agree this really crosses the line.
Computer Prof: Handing Off Risky Operations to AI Would Be Stupid
When everything went wrong in Space Odyssey 2001, the cause was faulty programming, not the computer deciding to take over, he says.
Is Open AI — and Chatbots in General — the Next Train Wreck?
Gary Marcus notes the string of head office departures and both he and Jeffrey Funk look at the history of hype, hope, and long AI winters
Sam Altman Was on My Favorite Writing Podcast. His View on Storytelling Surprised Me.
When we read, we want to hear from a human about what it means to be human.Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has garnered a fair share of criticism from the writing crowd for creating ChatGPT, a tool that on the surface seems to banish the need for human writers at all. However, Altman recently appeared on David Perell’s prominent writing podcast “How I Write” to talk about his own writing process, AI, and what he uses ChatGPT for. Altman and Perell talk about the importance of language for human communication, with Altman noting how he can’t imagine human life without language. AI, Altman says, is supposed to make language and the writing process “better.” In his view, that’s what computers have also sought to do: Create opportunities for humans to expand and deepen their capacities. But Read More ›
Computer ‘Creativity’ Is Simply Digital Plagiarism
One outcome is many lawsuits against generative AI companies whose programs snatch and use copyrighted material
Is True Artificial Intelligence Possible? A Science Perspective
Many will conclude that true AI — AI that thinks like humans — must be possible because we hear so much about it from so many sources
AI-Generated Social Media? Looks Like It’s Already Here.
The only problem? You can't simulate community.
No, the AI Bubble is Nothing Like the Dotcom Bubble
Don't listen to the tech bros on this oneMichael Dell, founder of Dell Computers, said recently on LinkedIn: “The skepticism around AI’s ROI today feels a lot like the doubts people had about the internet in its early days. Back then, no one could fully grasp how much the web would transform our lives, and now AI is on the same path. Yes, it might be tough to measure immediate returns, but if history teaches us anything, it’s that game-changing technologies take time to show their true impact. By embracing AI, we’re not just adopting a tool — we’re investing in a future where human potential gets a major boost, and new opportunities are unlocked. Just like the internet became the foundation of our digital world, AI has Read More ›
When the Computer Tried Being a Mind, It Almost…
Philosopher Andy Clark offered to explain the popular computational theory of mind to Robert Lawrence Kuhn — but then a gap appeared
National Novel Writing Month Approves AI Writing
But what about most of the arts and culture community?
Harris vs. Trump? Why Not an AI for President Instead?
A writer at the business magazine Forbes seriously considers that option. But look before you leap…
Will the Real Beethoven Please Stand Up?
AI images are starting to take over the internetWhy Are Robots Built To Look Like Humans?
It’s not because that’s the most efficient way to design them for high tech work
AI Increased the Market Cap of the Magnificent Seven by $10 Trillion. Will it last?
AI is here to stay, just not in these insanely high share prices
When an Advanced AI Faces Off Against a Five-Year-Old…
Many problems don't turn on complex reasoning but on knowing how the world works
Researcher: AI Can’t Be Conscious Because It Is Not Alive
Consciousness is not computation. Without the ability to experience events from one phase to the next (sentience), we could not really be conscious