Category: Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

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Gary Smith
Date
March 3, 2025

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Large Language Models (LLMs)

Tagged
ChatGPT, Chinese Room experiment, Featured, Monty Hall Problem}

Intelligence Requires More Than Following Instructions

_{Post-training improves the accuracy and usefulness of LLMs but does not make them intelligent in any meaningful sense — as the Monty Hall problem shows} _{Gary Smith
March 3, 2025

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Large Language Models (LLMs)}

The danger is not that computers are smarter than us but that we think they are and thus trust them to make decisions they should not be trusted to make. Read More ›

Topological phases in quantum systems represent new states of matter with unique properties offering potential applications in quantum computing and material science Background Illustration, Bright

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Jeffrey Funk
Date
February 24, 2025

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Media, Science

Tagged
AGI claims, Brian Chesky, Edward Achter, Klarna, Majorana 1, Media science hype, New state of matter, Nuclear fusion claims, Quantum Computing, Sabine Hossenfelder, Satya Nadella, Superconductor claims}

Does Everyone Think We Should Exaggerate Scientific Advances?

_{Many “breakthroughs” reported breathlessly in media are nowhere close to resulting in usable products or services} _{Jeffrey Funk
February 24, 2025

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Media, Science}

Companies, universities and almost everyone else hypes the latest advances while those who question the hype are told that they are the problem. Read More ›

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News
Date
February 21, 2025

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Featured, halting problem, Pat Flynn, Roger Penrose (on consciousness), Singularity, Winston Ewert}

AGI, the Halting Problem and the Human Mind

_{Pat Flynn continues the conversation with Dr. Winston Ewert} _{News
February 21, 2025

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Philosophy of Mind}

According to Ewert, Ray Kurzweil’s famed Singularity is not possible because AI cannot create an intelligence greater than itself. Read More ›