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Only in America
My discussion on this week’s podcast with Major General Bobby Hollingsworth (ret.) prompts a look at some of the many people that America has freed to be their best
The Man Behind the First Billion-Dollar AI Business
Robert Hecht-Nielsen (1947‒2019) was a significant figure in the second wave of AI. His company specialized in fraud detection
A Thought Experiment on the Mind, the Brain — and AI
In a crowded AI marketplace, a nerd confronts a philosopher on subject of the human mind
Can Chimpanzees Help Us Understand How Human Language Started?
If the capacity for a human mind was present before humans and chimps diverged (if they did), why did no chimpanzee develop one?
Talking to Marine Corps Fighter Pilot, Bobby Hollingsworth (Ret.)
Hollingsworth does not shy away from critiquing the current state of U.S. military leadership and preparedness
Monday Micro Softy 4: Claude King Bests Clifton Clowers
Clowers offers Claude two slips of paper to choose from on a blind choice: marriage or death...
Flashes of Genius: Hal Philipp’s Journey of Invention, Resilience
His groundbreaking work on optical sensors for automated doors and faucets laid the foundation for his career
The Promise of Artificial General Intelligence is Evaporating
Revenue from corporate adoption of AI continues to disappoint and, so far, pales in comparison to the revenue that sustained the dot-com bubble — until it didn’t
Neanderthals Used a “High Tech” Method for Making Glue
High tech for the times they lived in, that is. They had to figure out why the lower tech method got poor results and develop a more sophisticated one
Australia’s Social Media Ban: The Law of Forbidden Fruit
Where minors are concerned, restrict and talk — but don’t ban
AI Adoption is Slowing Amidst the “Biggest Gamble in Business History”
Workers and companies aren't buying the AI hype
Can the Soul Be Defined Out of Existence?
Berkeley cognitive linguist George Lakoff argues that the soul could not really amount to much without a physical brain
Study: Great Apes Point to How Human Language May Have Evolved
What’s revealing in these types of studies is not what the researchers find but what the science media choose to make of them
Why Laws Against “Misinformation” Just Can’t Work
Australia has had to back down from fining social media companies for users' alleged misinformation
Terminator 2: The Terminator Becomes the Protector
The transition is uneven and there are hints that James Cameron was subtly mocking his 1984 film
From Data to Thoughts: Why Language Models Hallucinate
The limits of today’s language models and paths to real cognition
Microsoft: What Did You Need To Work There in the Early Days?
They asked questions that were not about the details of computer technology. The questions made you think. Hard.
Do Fantasy Sports Tell Us Something About Artificial Intelligence?
My biggest takeaway from my own involvement is how well fantasy football illuminates some weaknesses of artificial intelligence (AI)