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Adam Nieri
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November 23, 2019
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How To Be Human: A Mind Matters Short Film Review

This new film turns a conventional sci-fi storytelling premise upside down
Adam Nieri
November 23, 2019

Most AI sci-fi chronicles the struggle of sentient artificially intelligent (AI) beings grappling with how to become human. That makes sense from the viewer’s perspective. If I firmly believed that our humble video game algorithms would evolve into thinking, feeling beings, then I would, of course, conclude that they would struggle as they grappled with their newfound humanity. But a recent DUST release, How To Be Human, takes that narrative—and turns it upside down. Rather than an AI struggling to become human in a human-dominated world, we watch a human struggling to be more like an artificial intelligence in an AI-dominated world. Kimi (one of the protagonists) undertakes a journey in which she sheds all those things that make her…

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Eric Holloway
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November 23, 2019
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Arctang Knows He Must Choose

Arctang stood aghast. “How could you believe any of this? Do you really think you are just a program on a computer?" —Trumind Serial, Part 8
Eric Holloway
November 23, 2019
Arts & Culture

“I can give you a taste of the future even before you undergo the operation,” Eclar explained, “I have a nouspace unit right here with me.”

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Eric Holloway
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November 16, 2019
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Empath—the Ultimate Technology—Cares About You

Arctang discovers how empathy can be manufactured—Trumind Serial, Part 6
Eric Holloway
November 16, 2019
Arts & Culture

Arctang was one of the few outsiders who knew TruMind's secret. Long ago, his elder brother had entered the fortress-like facility, never to be seen again.

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Brendan Dixon
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November 14, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture
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Should AI-Written News Stories Have Bylines? Whose?

Like it or not, AI is here to stay. So, how do we make the best use of it in writing?
Brendan Dixon
November 14, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Automation can help some aspects of writing. But media outlets get tech “google”-eyes and too often fail to ask the hard questions about what they are automating, how, and why.

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Adam Nieri
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November 9, 2019
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Terminator: Dark Fate—A Mind Matters Movie Review

Aside from the fact that it felt like a retextured version of Terminator 2, I was constantly being reminded of the film’s obvious political agenda
Adam Nieri
November 9, 2019
Arts & Culture

Movies like Terminator: Dark Fate don’t seem to be made by people who care about the narrative. They seem to think that they need only make something that looks like a movie but acts as a medium for broadcasting their message to the masses.

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Adam Nieri
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November 2, 2019
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The Outer Worlds—A Mind Matters Game Review

You must discover the dark secret of the Halcyon space colony, despite the greed and corruption of a handful of powerful corporations
Adam Nieri
November 2, 2019
Arts & Culture

After the raging dumpster fire that Fallout 76 (2018) turned out to be, I hesitated to invest my time and money in another role-playing game (RPG) epic. But I am glad I did.

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Eric Holloway
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November 2, 2019
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Finally… the Ultimate Smart Machine

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a small startup called TruMind made the AI dream a reality—Trumind Serial, Part 6
Eric Holloway
November 2, 2019
Arts & Culture

While the skeptics said it could not be done, and even industry veterans and the most idealistic AI pioneers had serious doubts, TruMind revolutionized the entire world of technology seemingly overnight with the TruMind capsule.

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October 29, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture
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Why AI Art Is Not Art

Author and anesthesiologist Ronald W. Dworkin reaches back to Tolstoy to explain
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October 29, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

The fad may already be peaking. The business case for AI art is not especially compelling because there is already a huge consumer art industry catering to every taste in decor. Producing more merely decorative novelty art faster does not create more customers for it.

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Adam Nieri
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October 26, 2019
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Will Plausible Robots Replace Movie Stars?

A short film prepares us to think about it
Adam Nieri
October 26, 2019
Arts & Culture, Work

Do I believe AI will be emotionally indistinguishable from human connection? No, personally I don’t. Nonetheless, I loved the short film. It was simple but very well-executed. If you’re looking for a short but thought-provoking film about AI to give your mind something to chew on over the weekend, I would highly recommend Sprites.

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Eric Holloway
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October 26, 2019
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Arts & Culture, Technocracy
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Mindtrap

Is immortality worth risking the unthinkable? — Trumind serial, part 5
Eric Holloway
October 26, 2019
Arts & Culture, Technocracy

Once he’d lit up the entire sequence and it was displayed back to him above the number pad, Johann felt a tremendous euphoric rush of success, the likes of which he'd never felt in his life, even at the close of his greatest deals.

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Brendan Dixon
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October 22, 2019
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Arts & Culture, Work
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Can Predictive Text Replace Writers?

A New Yorker staff writer ponders his future and the machine’s
Brendan Dixon
October 22, 2019
Arts & Culture, Work

Predictive text analyzes what was written and guesses what comes next. Whole sentences, paragraphs, and essays. Seabrook tested it on his own work…

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Jonathan Bartlett
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October 22, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Business and Finance
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The AI Revolution Has Come for Stock Art

But we'll still need photographers and models
Jonathan Bartlett
October 22, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Business and Finance

The new tools allow for a level of customization not previously available. They also allow for a level of anonymization.

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Adam Nieri
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October 19, 2019
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Would a Simulated Universe Even Make Sense?

A well-crafted short sci-fi film suggests, intentionally or otherwise, maybe not
Adam Nieri
October 19, 2019
Arts & Culture

I’ve seen quite a few sci-fi short films over the years and Simulation is certainly one of the better ones. However, beyond that, I’m not sure this film knows what it is; it’s an identity crisis.

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Eric Holloway
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October 19, 2019
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A Singular Space Adventure Takes A Twist…

The old man could buy anything but youth. Until now, maybe. —TruMind serial, part 4
Eric Holloway
October 19, 2019
Arts & Culture

He was the richest man in history, having amassed wealth through his inheritance and that of a few other unfortunate people.

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Eric Holloway
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October 12, 2019
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Arts & Culture, Philosophy of Mind
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Neuroharvest

TruMind engineers had discovered a new science: editing the very fabric of reality. – a tale, from the TruMind serial, part 3
Eric Holloway
October 12, 2019
Arts & Culture, Philosophy of Mind

But there was a lingering problem. To power the world’s vacuums and rice cookers, the Craizins had to be at the source of the action: the home. But no one wanted somewhat smelly teenage gamers hulking around in their homes.

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Adam Nieri
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October 12, 2019
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Ad Astra: The Great Silence Becomes Personal

The film images the fate of those who seek significance in the stars and may well wait indefinitely
Adam Nieri
October 12, 2019
Arts & Culture

In a world where the divine touch of extraterrestrial intelligence doesn’t elevate human existence to any level of significance, we are left with Ad Astra: a slow, methodical decay of human significance.

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Eric Holloway
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October 5, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Philosophy of Mind
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The Brain: Junkyard, Watch, or Antenna?

A warped genius reviews the options, as he seeks ultimate power - a tale
Eric Holloway
October 5, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Philosophy of Mind

After many dead ends, Flim realized that all forms of human power are ultimately controlled by the human mind. Thus, if he could harness the power of the mind, he would finally be able to create anything his heart could desire.

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Denyse O'Leary
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October 3, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Ethics, Programming
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Has AI Been Racist?

AI is, left to itself, inherently unthinking, which can result in insensitivity and bias
Denyse O'Leary
October 3, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Ethics, Programming

Just any available data swatched into systems may embody prejudices that only become evident in use.

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October 1, 2019
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3G? 4G? 5G? What Gs Are These?

An expert COSM panel will fill us in on what the latest Generation of the internet (5G) and block chain offer us
News
October 1, 2019
Arts & Culture, Business and Finance, Global Technology, Social Media

The panelists include Jules Urbach, creator of the web’s first 3D video game platform, described by George Gilder as “the most inventive software engineer he has ever met.”

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