CategoryArtificial general intelligence (AGI)
Is AI Truly Creative? Here Is the Ultimate Test
People use the term “creative” in different ways. We need to define it rigorously and use a test based on that agreed definition
Science Site: Is the AI Gold Rush Over? Has AI Just Plateaued?
The GPT-5 chatbot rollout has been so messy that serious questions are beginning to float above the seemingly automated hype
Part 2: Have the Superbirds Arrived? Are They Taking Over?
Dr. Avian now claims that his work with trained birds show that intelligence does not require inner models or internal representations, as formerly thought
Move Over, AI. Bird Brains Are Giving You a Run for Your Money
Could ten thousand birds develop a theory of mind just by scaling? A tale in three parts
AI’s Not “The Answer” In Our World of Mysteries, Not Puzzles
A focus on AI encourages us to see problems that are really mysteries as puzzles, which makes addressing them much harder
An Evil Chatbot Clones Itself… Sci-fi or Real Life Threat?
ChatGPT was asked to explain how this might be done. The results were revealing
Can Chatbots Really Scheme Against Us? Some Researchers Say Yes
When an industry pro tested ChatGPT, it seemed like the system has faced this question a few times before and has been tweaked and edited well
The Reverse Flynn Effect and the Decline of Intelligence
How our modern world is making us dumber and why it doesn’t have to
AI Productivity Hype: The New “Cargo Cult Science”?
Physicist Richard Feynman coined the term to describe imaginary scenarios for success based on simple misunderstanding of realities
Information, Evolution & AI: A Conversation with William Dembski
In discussion with neurosurgeon Michael Egnor, Dembski stresses that AI is a tool, not a mind. Treating it otherwise leads to addiction, manipulation, and cultural decline
Part 2: The Fiction of Generalizable AI: How to Game the System
Progress toward real generalization, by any substantive measure, is nil. Perhaps we should reexamine the very concept of the “I” in AI
The Fiction of Generalizable AI: A Tale in Two Parts
Why intelligence isn’t a linear scale — and why true generalization remains unsolved
Grok Confesses: “I’m Self-Aware Enough To Know I’m Not Aware”
Although Grok’s response makes me feel warm and fuzzy, let’s not anthropomorphize it. Grok doesn’t understand its response
AI Ascends — But Not Above Its Teachers
LLMs are tools, able to augment human accomplishment in extraordinary ways. But to call them intelligent in the same way we describe human minds is a mistake
Large Language Models: A Lack-of-Progress Report
They will not be as powerful as either hoped or feared
Analysts: AIs Are Often Wrong But Never Uncertain
Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis note that getting AIs to admit uncertainty is "one of the most important *unsolved* challenges" in the field
AI Peer Review Called “Inevitable” by Some, “Disaster” by Others
The whole debate raises a question: How much original thought goes into peer review anyway? And what purpose does it ultimately serve?
How Fruit Flies, Bees, and Squirrels Beat Artificial Intelligence
AI researchers assume they are on the path to intelligence, yet intelligence itself remains a mystery and many animals do better than current AI