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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
December 26, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Machine Learning
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6: AI Can Even Exploit Loopholes in the Code!

AI adopts a solution in an allowed set, maybe not the one you expected
Robert J. Marks
December 26, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Machine Learning
One example the programmers offered of this type of gaming the system was a walking digital robot that moved more quickly by somersaulting than by using a normal walking gait. Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks
Date
December 21, 2018
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Machine Learning, Social Factors
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9: Will That Army Robot Squid Ever Be “Self-Aware”?

AI help, not hype: What would it take for a robot to be self-aware?
Robert J. Marks
December 21, 2018
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Machine Learning, Social Factors
The thrill of fear invites the reader to accept a metaphorical claim as a literal fact. Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks
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October 18, 2018
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Forecasting About the Future

Deconstructing Yuval Harari’s Silly Forecast of AI’s Future Impact: Part two
Robert J. Marks
October 18, 2018
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Will A.I. ultimately make free market economics obsolete and destroy democracy in favor of digital dictatorships? Well, forecasting, “especially about the future”, is hard. Jay Richards returns to further discuss Yuval Harari’s prognosticating and along the way gives reason to hope for a far more promising future, grounded in the resilient and reinventing human self. Show Notes 01:33 | Creativity and chess Read More ›

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Mind Matters
Date
September 5, 2018
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Ethics, Natural Intelligence
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Will killer drones make killing easier?

That, says a bioethicist, depends on who the pilots are
Mind Matters
September 5, 2018
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Ethics, Natural Intelligence
Heather Zeiger tells us that traditional aerial combat pilots tend to think the same way when piloting drones from an office but it may be a different story when cell phone addicts, who tend to lack empathy, are recruited. Read More ›
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Eric Holloway
Date
September 4, 2018
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Ethics, Machine Learning, Social Factors
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Slaughterbots: How far is too far?

And how will we know if we have crossed a line?
Eric Holloway
September 4, 2018
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Ethics, Machine Learning, Social Factors
A greater focus should be on restoring the foundations of our nation over building superweapons. And the key foundation is all human beings' right to life. Read More ›
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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
September 3, 2018
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Applied Intelligence, Social Factors
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Slaughterbots

Is it ethical to develop a swarm of killer AI drones?
Robert J. Marks
September 3, 2018
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Applied Intelligence, Social Factors
For threats like slaughterbots, the answer is the development of newer technology. Like it or not, history is replete with accounts of new military technology replacing old.  Evil, seeking influence, demands a response, so the technology to provide one must be developed. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 30, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Work
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Robogeddon!! Pause.

Wait. This just in: AI is NOT killing all our jobs
Denyse O'Leary
August 30, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Work
Jay Richards, author of The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines,sees it as more of a retooling than a meltdown. But retooling does mean change, work, cost, and risk. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 20, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
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Sometimes the ‘Bots Turn Out To Be Humans

That “lifelike” effect was easier to come by than some might think
Denyse O'Leary
August 20, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Companies sometimes pretend to be using AI or machine learning when they are actually using human employees for various reasons. One reason is that they have promised potential investors more high tech than they can deliver. Sometimes, as we learned recently at The Guardian, it gets a bit sticky... Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 17, 2018
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Social Factors
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Do children trust robots too much?

Maybe, but more study is needed, say researchers
Denyse O'Leary
August 17, 2018
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Social Factors
Children could easily give in to peer pressure from other children to give an incorrect answer in place of a correct one. How much difference it makes that the pressure is supplied by a robot would surely depend on how the child is taught to see robots. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 23, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, Religion, Social Factors
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Robot Priests: And You Thought “Robotic Religion” Was Just a Pointed Criticism…?

You know, rote prayers, mindless gestures… Is that the way of the future for some?
Denyse O'Leary
July 23, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, Religion, Social Factors
How well robot priests adapt to a religious culture may depend in part on what the culture believes about the purpose of prayer. If what matters is chiefly the number of prayers iterated, the robot priest is an adaptation of the prayer wheel. Read More ›