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Author
Jonathan Bartlett
Date
January 17, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Chatbot, ChatDesk, ChatGPT, Dall-E, Developers, OpenAI, Software, Suggestion Engine, Tools}

How are Developers Using OpenAI’s Tools in their Software?

_{There are several interesting uses of the new AI tools, but time will tell which ones take off} _{Jonathan Bartlett

January 17, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

OpenAI has released two major tools for developers to make use of GPT-3 and DALL-E. GPT-3 is the radical new text generation tool, which generates large or small amount of texts from simple prompts. It can also classify text into categories GPT-3’s text-generation system forms the core of OpenAI’s new chatbot, ChatGPT. DALL-E is an image generation tool, which creates images from text prompts. Together, these two tools provide today’s state-of-the-art in AI-based content generation. So how are developers making use of these new features? Today we are looking at several ways that these tools have been put to use. Basic Content Generation The core of GPT-3 is generating content from prompts. Whether for making blog posts, writing summaries, or Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles
Date
January 16, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Education

Tagged
academia, AI, ChatGPT, Dr. Anthony Bradley, education, institutions, Oral Culture, Plato, Socrates, The King's College, Universities, Writing}

What Students Lose by Embracing Easy Tech Like ChatGPT

_{AI systems not only pose a problem for teachers, but will compromise intellectual excellence and moral virtue} _{Peter Biles

January 16, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Education}

We’ve heard a lot about ChatGPT and its wonders and gaping pitfalls. Among the dangers it poses is academic cheating and corner-cutting. It’s no secret that the new bot makes Comp 1 a whole lot easier for a typical incoming freshman. Some universities and schools are banning the AI system outright. Teachers wonder how they will be able to discern plagiarism. Other voices chide the alarmists and call for students and teachers to use ChatGPT as a classroom aid. But one area that has gone a bit underdiscussed in the conversation is ethics. Dr. Anthony Bradley of The King’s College tweeted this a few days ago, Students are writing papers using AI. Colleges are scrambling to combat it. We Read More ›

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Author
Jeffrey Funk and Gary Smith
Date
January 16, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, AI research, Chatbot failings, ChatGPT, computer, Databases, economics, internet, Large Language Models (LLMs), Robots}

Large Language Models Can Entertain but Are They Useful?

_{Humans who value correct responses will need to fact-check everything LLMs generate} _{Jeffrey Funk and Gary Smith

January 16, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

In 1987 economics Nobel Laureate Robert Solow said that the computer age was everywhere—except in productivity data. A similar thing could be said about AI today: It dominates tech news but does not seem to have boosted productivity a whit. In fact, productivity growth has been declining since Solow’s observation. Productivity increased by an average of 2.7% a year from 1948 to 1986, by less than 2% a year from 1987 to 2022. Labor productivity is the amount of goods and services we produce in a given amount of time—output per hour. More productive workers can build more cars, construct more houses, and educate more children. More productive workers can also enjoy more free time. If workers can do in four Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles
Date
January 13, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, art, chatbots, ChatGPT, Creativity, Creativity and AI writing tools, journalism, Literature, Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Writing}

Will ChatGPT Replace Human Writers?

_{Some people think so. But maybe they’re mistaken about the purpose and nature of language} _{Peter Biles

January 13, 2023

5

Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

In the wake of the notorious ChatGPT chatbot from OpenAI, many are asking, “What’s going to happen to people who make their living as writers?” We’re talking journalists, novelists, academics, etcetera. It’s a valid question given the dexterity of the new technology. OpenAI’s DALL-E image generator poses the same question to visual artists. If a machine can generate a skillfully crafted piece of text or an image, the need for human writers and artists turns opaque. That is if we actually think artificial and natural intelligence are comparable competitors. Cynics are claiming a doomsday for writers. Sean Thomas of the Spectator thinks doomsday is upon us. He wrote in a January 10th article, I’ve done writing of all kinds Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
December 29, 2022

Tagged
addiction, AI, algorithmic, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, board certified, detox, Dr. Richard Hurley, Dr. Robert J.Marks, drug addiction, drugs, fentanyl, Fentanyl lollypops, gastrointestinal issues, hospitals, ileum pouch, insurance companies, non-algorithmic, opioid crisis, opioids, oxycontin, percodan, prescription drugs, Richard Hurley, Robert J. Marks, surgery, withdrawl}

The Practice of Medicine and Ongoing Issues with Opioid Addiction

_{Robert J. Marks

December 29, 2022

1}

How does our brain chemistry affect addiction? How has artificial intelligence changed medicine? Anesthesiologist Dr. Richard Hurley discusses opioid addiction from a medical perspective with host Dr. Robert J. Marks. Then, an anonymous guest details their own experience with opioids. Finally, Dr. Hurley discusses how computer algorithms have both improved and stifled the proper practice of medicine. Additional Resources

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Author
Selmer Bringsjord
Date
December 22, 2022

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (and creativity), Brain uploading to computer, Cognition, Common sense, Creativity, Human intelligence, Lovelace test, Mind Matters News, Quantum Computing, Selmer Bringsjord}

What AI Machines Won’t Be Able to Achieve

_{Selmer Bringsjord

December 22, 2022

1}

Computer scientist and AI expert Selmer Bringsjord provides a wide-ranging discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) and its capabilities. Bringsjord, a professor at Rensselaer, addresses three features humans possess that AI machines won’t be able to duplicate in his view: consciousness, cognition, and genuine creativity. Additional Resources

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podcast

Author
Wesley J. Smith and Robert J. Marks
Date
November 10, 2022

Tagged
AI, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Consciousness, Humanize, immortality, Non-Computable You (book), Robert J. Marks, Sentience, transhumanism, Wesley J. Smith}

Can a Computer Be a Person?

_{Wesley J. Smith and Robert J. Marks

November 10, 2022

1}

Are we on the verge of the era of machines? Is AI destined to supplant most human endeavors and activities? Can a computer be deemed a person? And if so, should that computer be granted rights as part of the moral community? Will we ever attain immortality by uploading our minds into computers as transhumanists predict? And what the heck Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
May 19, 2022

Tagged
addiction, AI, algorithmic, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, board certified, Dr. Richard Hurley, drug addiction, drugs, fentanyl, hospitals, insurance companies, non-algorithmic, oxycontin, percodan, prescription drugs, Richard Hurley, Robert J. Marks, surgery}

Good and Bad Algorithms in the Practice of Medicine

_{Robert J. Marks

May 19, 2022

1}

Computers and artificial intelligence are restricted to being algorithmic. If something is non-algorithmic, it is not computable. Creativity, nuance, and insight are human characteristics that are non-algorithmic. What happens if you remove those human characteristics from the practice of medicine? Robert J. Marks and Dr. Richard Hurley discuss how algorithms can help and harm the practice of medicine. Show Notes Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
March 3, 2022

Tagged
AI, Ai and Faith, Alan Turing, Alonzo Church, Artificial Intelligence, Beatrice Institure, Chirstianity, Christianity and technology, Church–Turing Thesis, Drone swarms, emps, faith and technology, For a Greater Purpose (book), Gertchen Huizinga, Robert J. Marks, Technology, The Case for Killer Robots, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

What Does It Mean to Be Human in an Age of Artificial Intelligence?

_{Robert J. Marks

March 3, 2022

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What makes mankind special? And what does it mean to flourish on the frontier of a technological future? Robert J. Marks discusses new technology, what artificial intelligence can and can’t do, and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence with Gretchen Huizinga. This interview was originally published by the Beatrice Institute and is repeated here with their permission. Show Notes 01:32 Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
January 13, 2022

Tagged
AI, AI swarm, Animal Algorithms, Animal Algorithms (book), Artificial Intelligence, Eric Cassell, Ingenious Instincts, Insects, origins, Orphan Genes, Pheromone, Pheromone Path, pheromone trail, Robert J. Marks, social insects, Super organism, Swarm, Swarm intelligence, trail pheromone}

Jaw Dropping Algorithms That Allow Social Behavior to Thrive

_{Robert J. Marks

January 13, 2022

1}

How do bees know how to build their hives? Insects have a wide variety of fascinating social behaviors. Where do they come from? Robert J. Marks and Eric Cassell, author of Animal Algorithms, discuss the origins of these mysterious instincts and how AI research has learned a great deal from nature. Show Notes 00:39 | Introducing Eric Cassell 01:01 | Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
December 2, 2021

Tagged
abductive reasoning, AI, AI in the futture, Alan Turing, Andrew McDiarmid, Artificial Artificial Intelligence (AAI), Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deductive reasoning, Erik Larson, Human exceptionalism, Hyping AI Hinders Innovation, Inductive reasoning, Inductive reasoning (and science), Jaron Lanier, reasoning and ai, Shoshana Zuboff, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, The Alan Turing Machine, The human brain project, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence (book), the Turing Test}

Hyping Artificial Intelligence Hinders Innovation

_{Andrew McDiarmid

December 2, 2021

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When AI is equated with human intelligence, innovation suffers. While artificial intelligence can help to improve our world, many people believe the myth that it can reach beyond the limits of its programming. Andrew McDiarmid, senior fellow at Discovery Institute, discusses the limitations and dangers of AI with Erik Larson, author of the new book The Myth of Artificial Intelligence. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
October 21, 2021

Tagged
2020 countdown, AI, AI and Cancer, AI beats human, AI helping the handicapped, AI smash hits, AI text translations, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), countdown, Dr. Eric Holloway, Eric Holloway, Facebook ai, hacking AI, Jonathan Bartlett, meandering, poker, Poker Game, protein folds, Robert J. Marks, smart cars, smash hits}

The 2020 AI Smash Hits: Countdown by Bradley Center Brain Trust

_{Robert J. Marks

October 21, 2021

2}

There’s a lot of exciting stuff going on in the world of artificial intelligence, and while it can be hard to pick a favorite, the Bradley Center Brain Trust rounded out 2020 by narrowing it down to their top ten. Join us as we revisit those top ten stories with Robert J. Marks, Jonathan Bartlett, and Eric Holloway. Show Notes Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Gary Smith and Robert J. Marks
Date
August 8, 2019

Tagged
AI, hype, Watson}

The Holy Grail of Artificial Intelligence

_{Gary N. Smith wonders whether AI will ever achieve common sense} _{Gary Smith and Robert J. Marks

August 8, 2019

2}

Gary N. Smith and Robert J. Marks continue their discussion of IBM’s Watson and its grim future in health and medicine. The problem, they say, is that Watson amounts to a real world instance of John Searle’s “Chinese Room”. Computers don’t understand Chinese, English, or numbers for that matter. With reference to many of the leading thinkers in AI research, Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Gary Smith and Robert J. Marks
Date
August 1, 2019

Tagged
AI, Data analysis, micro targeting, Turing Test, Watson, Winograd Schema}

Time Passes, Love Fades, But What Does “It” All Mean?

_{Gary Smith and Bob Marks on AI's incomprehension, from IBM's Watson to the Clinton campaign's Ada} _{Gary Smith and Robert J. Marks

August 1, 2019

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Gary N. Smith and Robert J. Marks discuss the inability of AI to understand puns, lyrics, context, or anything at all. From trading futures, predicting political outcomes, and parsing lyrics, the fundamental incomprehension of artificial intelligence is a key to understanding its limitations. Show Notes 02:30 | The AI Delusion by Oxford University Press 03:00 | The importance of knowing Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
June 13, 2019

Tagged
AI, analytics, Commands, data, Deep Learning, IBM, Jeopardy, Language, neural network, Speech, Watson}

Gary Smith: The AI Delusion

_{“When I Nod My Head, Hit It!” And Other Commands that Confuse AI.} _{Robert J. Marks

June 13, 2019

1}

Pablo Picasso said “Computers Are Useless. They Can Only Give You Answers.” Picasso didn’t go far enough. The answers that computers give must themselves be questioned. This is especially true of AI. Questioning AI is the topic today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:27 | Introduction to Gary Smith 02:40 | The AI Delusion 04:50 | Stocks and Data 07:00 Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
May 30, 2019

Tagged
AI, bingecast, economy, government-policy, labor, Machines, Technology, Tyranny}

Bingecast: Yuval Harari’s Silly Dystopian Ideas

_{Robert J. Marks

May 30, 2019

2}

Will infotech and biotech erode human agency, subvert human desires, and render free-market economics obsolete? At first glance, there looks to be a wide gap between the future of AI and the destruction of democracy. Some futurists claim to have jumped that chasm. In a cheery little column published by the Atlantic, Yuval Noah Harari posits AI will ultimately destroy Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
May 23, 2019

Tagged
AI, brain, medical, mind, neuro, neuron, neuroplasticity, trauma}

How the Injured Brain Heals Itself

_{Our Amazing Neuroplasticity} _{Robert J. Marks

May 23, 2019

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You get a paper cut and over time your body heals it. The brain can also both adapt and heal itself. How can we facilitate this healing in patients with brain challenges? We address that question today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:15 | Introduction 02:25 | Brain Healing and Repair 04:50 | Neuroplasticity 06:00 | Nature of Addiction 07:45 Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
March 21, 2019

Tagged
Afterlife, AI, Consciousness, god, immortality, theology}

John Lennox on AI: Downloading the Mind

_{Reducing the Mind to Bits} _{Robert J. Marks

March 21, 2019

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The topic of Natural and Artificial Intelligence can be discussed from a number of viewpoints, including philosophically, technically and theologically. Our guest today, Dr. John Lennox, can address AI from all of these points of view. We’ll explore his multi-spectral perspective today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:00 | Introduction; Dr. John Lennox 01:50 | Downloading Immortality 03:44 | Non-algorithmic Read More ›

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Author
News
Date
January 31, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Social Factors, Technocracy

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ET, Extraterrestrials, Featured, Mike Keas, religion, Singularity, The Singularity, Unbelievable (book)}

AI as an Emergent Religion

_{Science philosopher Mike Keas’s new book discusses how AI and ET are merging, to create a religion of futurist magic} _{News

January 31, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Social Factors, Technocracy}

Many Singulatarians hold that their soon-to-be-realized technology will be indistinguishable by the rest of us from magic. Are they serious? Well, in 2005, Kurzweil said that the magical Harry Potter stories “are not unreasonable visions of our world as it will exist only a few decades from now.” when, due to AI, “the entire universe will become saturated with our intelligence.” Keas warns that this type of thing encourages people “to expect the experiential equivalent of occult phenomena.”

Exporting and Securing Technologies of Today and Tomorrow

_{U.S. Export Control and Research Espionage} _{Robert J. Marks and Daniel M. Ogden, J.D.

January 24, 2019

1}

Technology is vital in commerce and war. Corporations spend billions in development and don’t want to get ripped off. Technology and AI, more than ever, determine military superiority. What are the laws that protect technology and how are they enforced? Show Notes 01:20 | Introduction; Daniel M. Ogden, J.D. 03:06 | Reasons for protected technology 04:00 | Determining what needs Read More ›