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Dynamic cyber big data flow: blockchain networks intersecting with ai technology and digital communication. Vibrant 3d illustration of music waves and science research

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Peter Biles
Date
October 10, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Geoffrey Hinton, Google, Nobel Prize, OpenAI, Physics, Sam Altman}

Hinton and Hopfield Win Nobel Prize in Physics

_{Hinton warns against neglecting AI safety} _{Peter Biles
October 10, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

Geoffrey E. Hinton, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence responsible for helping develop “neural networks,” has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize alongside John J. Hopfield. The two scientists won the award for their groundbreaking work in machine intelligence, paving the way for a revolutionary new way to use computers. Hinton attracted attention just last year when he departed from Google and started warning the public about the potential dangers of new AI systems. He likened the AI revolution to the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century, only this time, it won’t be our physical capacities that get trumped by the machine, but our intellects. The New York Times reports, “It will be comparable with the Industrial Revolution,” Read More ›

Night Sky and Moon, Stars, Ramadan Kareem Celebration

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Peter Biles
Date
October 4, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, art, Coldplay, Covid, Culture, music, planets, space}

Coldplay’s “Moon Music” is a Beautiful Leap for the Heavens

_{An album of energy and hope for a time of strain and pain} _{Peter Biles
October 4, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

The concept art of the crescent moon, the stars resembling sparks against a flush blue expanse of the heavens, and the fiery, rainbow sash of ignited atmosphere compel the eye upward. Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
September 26, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Culture, fiction, novels, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Tech, Writing}

Sam Altman Was on My Favorite Writing Podcast. His View on Storytelling Surprised Me.

_{When we read, we want to hear from a human about what it means to be human.} _{Peter Biles
September 26, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has garnered a fair share of criticism from the writing crowd for creating ChatGPT, a tool that on the surface seems to banish the need for human writers at all. However, Altman recently appeared on David Perell’s prominent writing podcast “How I Write” to talk about his own writing process, AI, and what he uses ChatGPT for. Altman and Perell talk about the importance of language for human communication, with Altman noting how he can’t imagine human life without language. AI, Altman says, is supposed to make language and the writing process “better.” In his view, that’s what computers have also sought to do: Create opportunities for humans to expand and deepen their capacities. But Read More ›

Artificial intelligence chat, anthropomorphic robot artificial intelligence talking with human. Generative AI

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Peter Biles
Date
September 20, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, social media, Technology, Twitter}

AI-Generated Social Media? Looks Like It’s Already Here.

_{The only problem? You can't simulate community.} _{Peter Biles
September 20, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

Do we need another app simulating human experience to solve the loneliness crisis? More simulation entails further disconnection. Read More ›

Full-length body portrait shot of a group of seven young male and female teenagers standing and using smartphones and tablets while waiting for a queue. Concept of technology addicted in modern life

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Peter Biles
Date
September 17, 2024

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
addiction, AEI, AI, Christine Rosen, Devices, Experience, Technology}

Experience is Going Extinct

_{A review of Christine Rosen's "The Extinction of Experience"} _{Peter Biles
September 17, 2024

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Technology}

As more of our daily experience goes mediated and buffered through screens, it’s important to wonder what we’re losing. Read More ›

Abstract glass molecules floating in blue fluid background with selective focus - environment, water or clean energy concept

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Jeffrey Funk
Date
September 17, 2024

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Future, internet, Software, Tech, web}

No, the AI Bubble is Nothing Like the Dotcom Bubble

_{Don't listen to the tech bros on this one} _{Jeffrey Funk
September 17, 2024

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Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers, said recently on LinkedIn: “The skepticism around AI’s ROI today feels a lot like the doubts people had about the internet in its early days. Back then, no one could fully grasp how much the web would transform our lives, and now AI is on the same path. Yes, it might be tough to measure immediate returns, but if history teaches us anything, it’s that game-changing technologies take time to show their true impact. By embracing AI, we’re not just adopting a tool — we’re investing in a future where human potential gets a major boost, and new opportunities are unlocked. Just like the internet became the foundation of our digital world, AI has Read More ›

Machine learning reaction and ai artificial intelligence.Chat bot software network.big data and block chain system.Neuralink with smart brain.generative art images

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Robert J. Marks
Date
September 12, 2024

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Mark Davis}

AI’s Boundaries and Human Creativity: A Conversation with Dr. Robert J. Marks

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September 12, 2024

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In this recent radio interview, prefaced by a brief introduction from Discovery Institute representative Dr. Tom Winkler, host Mark Davis speaks with Dr. Robert Marks, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Baylor University and director of the Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. Marks discusses his book Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Read More ›

Illustration of AI generating unique poetry and prose, generative AI in literature, machine learning, creative writing, advanced technology, digital storytelling

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Peter Biles
Date
September 4, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Culture, ChatGPT, Creativity, Human exceptionalism, Technology, Wired}

National Novel Writing Month Approves AI Writing

_{But what about most of the arts and culture community?} _{Peter Biles
September 4, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

The pushback was swift and overwhelming negative. Read More ›

Beethoven Monument by Ernst Julius Hähnel, large bronze statue of Ludwig van Beethoven unveiled on Münsterplatz in 1845 on the 75th composer's birth aniversary in Bonn, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

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Peter Biles
Date
August 30, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, music}

Will the Real Beethoven Please Stand Up?

_{AI images are starting to take over the internet} _{Peter Biles
August 30, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

Whereas the original painting offers a nuanced revelation of the person, the AI image looks like a malcontented version of Mel Gibson. Read More ›

A talented musician serenades the crowd with his guitar under the warm sun, as the vibrant backlighting adds to the electrifying atmosphere of the outdoor rock concert

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Peter Biles
Date
August 26, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Bob Dylan, Consciousness, Gen Z, Human exceptionalism, music, Substack, Ted Gioia}

Live Music is Making a Comeback, and So is Bob Dylan

_{People still want to experience music in person.} _{Peter Biles
August 26, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

This past summer, 110,000 people convened for a George Strait concert in College Station, TX, the biggest crowd ever recorded to hear live music. Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” has amassed over a billion dollars in revenue, with the pop star traveling the world to sold-out amphitheaters. Coldplay, another massive musical act, is gearing up for the release of their tenth studio album, Moon Music, set to drop on October 4th. They plan a world tour for the album and are also known to fill up stadiums far and wide. So, whatever plights the world of arts and culture might be facing, and given AI’s incursion into the creator economy, one thing remains evident: people still want to experience music in Read More ›

Closeup financial chart with uptrend line candlestick graph in stock market on blue color monitor background

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Jeffrey Funk
Date
August 22, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, apple, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Microsoft, Technology}

AI Increased the Market Cap of the Magnificent Seven by $10 Trillion. Will it last?

_{AI is here to stay, just not in these insanely high share prices} _{Jeffrey Funk
August 22, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

Are the benefits from generative AI really hundreds of times higher than those from Microsoft Office? Read More ›

An astronaut inside his cockpit looking at a cloudy strange land

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Peter Biles
Date
August 19, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Content creation, Tech}

Learning to Build and Create Offline as Well as On

_{Is the internet the only place to build and expand culture?} _{Peter Biles
August 19, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

How can we build beauty instead of glass blocks? Cathedrals instead of consumer malls? And how can we avoid simply rebuilding a modern rendition of Babel? Read More ›

A retro video games arcade fighting machine for two players, with a large blank screen. 3D render illustration.

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Peter Biles
Date
August 16, 2024

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Science fiction}

A Weekend Watch: Paul Kingsnorth and Louise Perry

_{Who is technology serving?} _{Peter Biles
August 16, 2024

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Technology}

What do we lose when we’re never quiet with our own thoughts, always checking our phones, always listening to Spotify or a podcast in the background? Read More ›

Revolutionary moment captured as Gutenberg demonstrates his groundbreaking invention, the printing press, in action.

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Peter Biles
Date
August 6, 2024

Tagged
AI, god, Neil Postman, Printing press, religion, Tech}

Revisiting Neil Postman’s Laws of Technology

_{How can we judge technology realistically?} _{Peter Biles
August 6, 2024

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Without guiding principles, technology can progress while our moral maturity stays the same or even backtracks. Read More ›

Blue car drown in water canal. Extreme accident vehicle sink in river pound lake, traffic incident

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Peter Biles
Date
August 5, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, digital tech, Technology, the office}

Our Tech Use Crosses the Line When We Trust It Too Much

_{Don't be like Michael Scott and let AI drive your car into a lake} _{Peter Biles
August 5, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

I've never driven my car into a lake screaming "the machine knows!" like Michael Scott did but the temptation to use technology like this loom in everyday life. Read More ›

A woman having a good time talking with ai robot friend in cafe

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Peter Biles
Date
July 30, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Creativity, free will, friendship}

AI: The Future of Friendship?

_{Odd visions of dystopia keep popping up in real life in our current social moment.} _{Peter Biles
July 30, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

Odd visions of dystopia keep popping up in real life in our current social moment. An upcoming device simply called “friend” is now being advertised. Per the product description, the “friend” is a Bluetooth disk that hangs around a person’s neck and “listens” to the user. It then has the capacity to make conversation by “texting” you at random times of the day, like a human friend might do. The website includes a “frequently asked questions” portion, which is where you can discover what the product is and what it can do. Here’s a bizarre response to the question: “what does ‘always listening’ mean”: When connected via bluetooth, your friend is always listening and forming their own internal thoughts. We Read More ›

Incredible night view of Stellisee lake with Matterhorn Cervino peak in Swiss Alps. Millions of stars in the pre-bright sky. Zermatt resort location, Switzerland. Landscape astrophotography

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Peter Biles
Date
July 24, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, censorship, Culture, Elon Musk, Humanity, Jordan Peterson, religion, social media}

Musk Wants to Use AI to Understand the Universe. Will it Work?

_{Could AI ever aid our quest to fully understand the universe?} _{Peter Biles
July 24, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk sat down this week for an extensive conversation ranging from technology, AI, politics, and even religion and questions of the metaphysical. These two prominent figures are active on Musk’s X, and frequently call out infringements on free speech and other authoritarian measures they see as a danger. In one interesting point in the interview, Musk described how he diverged in his views from his friend Larry Page on AI safety. Page evidently believes that we will “upload our minds to the computer,” to which Peterson said, “There’s not much difference between that and the death of humanity.” Musk nonetheless is the developer of his own AI system and believes that AI can aid humanity’s perennial Read More ›

hand of woman holding pen with writing on paper report in office

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Peter Biles
Date
July 22, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, brain, ChatGPT, Focus, Handwriting, LLMs, Neuroscience, Technology, Writing}

Study: Writing by Hand is Good for the Brain. What Does that Say About ChatGPT?

_{Nothing can replace pen and paper} _{Peter Biles
July 22, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

It might be time to get the pens and notebooks back out and shut off the keyboard for a while. Just pretend you’re back in the first grade and don’t have a minicomputer in your back pocket. Writing by hand can help stimulate the whole brain and stave off cognitive decline, according to a study by Van der Weel and Van der Meer (2024), as reported by Pamela B. Rutledge in Psychology Today. Using a more personal note, she writes, I’ve never been one to keep a journal, but I now wonder if the exclusive use of computers and the lack of handwriting practice is doing my brain a disservice by decreasing the activity of cortico-subcortical components of the writing Read More ›

Workplace of contemporary professional painter inside studio of arts

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Peter Biles
Date
July 19, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Books, Human exceptionalism, Movies and TV}

We Shouldn’t Let AI Steal Art and Entertainment

_{This is an opportunity for artists and writers to create excellent work that champions the uniqueness of human creativity} _{Peter Biles
July 19, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

It’s no secret that new forms of AI threaten the integrity of the arts and entertainment industry. Actors might be deep faked. Artists’ original work can be scraped by word prompts, and writers could be “replaced” by large language models that only seem to be getting more adept at copycatting human language. One of the reasons it’s tempting for Hollywood producers to use AI seems to go beyond simply cutting costs. It makes sense massive companies want to capitalize on a tool that will get them unpaid labor. But in a way, entertainment, including books and movies, have become apportioned to popular demand. Which means they tend to be more formulaic and geared towards marketability instead of genuine quality. I Read More ›

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