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News
Date
February 28, 2023

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Robotics

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Artificial Intelligence, drones, Free speech, Military, Police, Robert J. Marks, robotics, warfare}

“It All Comes Down to Ethics”

_{Robert J. Marks interviewed for recent article on "killer robots"} _{News
February 28, 2023

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Robotics}

Robert J. Marks and his book The Case for Killer Robots: Why America’s Military Needs to Continue Development of Lethal AI were mentioned in a Fortune Magazine article by Jacob Carpenter, which discussed the issue of robotic and AI-controlled weapons in police and military forces. Marks was interviewed for the article and his phrase “in the end, it comes down to the ethics” was also featured in the article’s title. The article weighs different perspectives on weaponized AI and whether this is the direction the country is headed in the future. Marks notes the parallels with the gun rights issue in the debate over weaponized robots. The issue will inevitably extend to the question of AI deploying firearms, not just Read More ›

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Gary Smith
Date
February 27, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Gary Smith, intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs), Understanding}

Let’s Take the “I” Out of AI

_{Large language models, though impressive, are not the solution. They may well be the catalyst for calamity.} _{Gary Smith
February 27, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

When OpenAI’s text generator, ChatGPT, was released to the public this past November, the initial reaction was widespread astonishment. Marc Andreessen described it as, “Pure, absolute, indescribable magic.” Bill Gates said that the creation of ChatGPT was as important as the creation of the internet. Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, said that, “ChatGPT is one of the greatest things ever created in the computing industry.” Conversations with ChatGPT are, indeed, very much like conversations with a super-intelligent human. For many, it seems that the 70-year search for a computer program that could rival or surpass human intelligence has finally paid off. Perhaps we are close to the long-anticipated singularity where computers improve rapidly and autonomously, leaving humans far behind, Read More ›

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News
Date
February 27, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, ChatGPT, Dall-E, Image, Midjourney, OpenAI}

Photographer Who Used Midjourney Calls His Own Bluff

_{The lifelike portraits gained attention, but alas, weren't real} _{News
February 27, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Joe Avery started posting portraits on his Instagram page in 2022, getting attention and gaining followers at a surprising pace. His pictures were aesthetically pleasing, rendered in black and white, and given captions that assumed the faces in the pictures were legitimately human except, oops. Turns out, they were all AI-generated. Richard Whiddington writes at Artnet News, The problem, one Avery struggled to disclose to his 28,000 followers, was that he was creating the images using Midjourney, an A.I. image generator. Avery made the images by entering a text prompt into Midjourney and then fine-tuning them using Photoshop.” -Richard Whiddington, A Photographer Who Found Instagram Fame for His Striking Portraits Has Confessed His Images Were Actually A.I.-Generated (artnet.com) Avery claimed the images Read More ›

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News
Date
February 24, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Max Tegmark, Melanie Mitchell, MIT, Robert J. Marks, Tech}

Robert J. Marks Appears On “The Agenda”

_{Watch Dr. Marks engage with two leading artificial intelligence thinkers on "The Agenda"} _{News
February 24, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Dr. Robert J. Marks, director of the Walter Bradley Center, appeared on a segment of “The Agenda” recently to speak on the topic of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. He was joined with Melanie Mitchell of the Sante Fe Institute and MIT’s Max Tegmark. Hosted by Steve Paikin, the three discussed the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence and what it means to be human in a technological age, as well as the perennial question of consciousness. You can watch the entire conversation on YouTube: Dr. Marks had the opportunity to discuss some of the key themes he discusses in his book Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will, contending that AI, while it has benefits, does not Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
February 24, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bing, ChatGPT, Google, Kevin Roose, Large Language Models (LLMs), metaverse, Microsoft, New York Times, Search engine, SEO}

The Metaverse was a Bust. Will AI Save the Day?

_{Microsoft is counting on it, investing billions into AI research and development} _{Peter Biles
February 24, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Just a couple of years ago, the metaverse was taking the tech world captive with grandiose promises of revolutionizing the internet and representing the future of human interaction. Microsoft was among the moguls who embraced the metaverse project with open arms, only to face the harsh fact that the technology was underdeveloped, investors were skeptical of its viability, and a massive swath of the American public seemed simply uninterested in the product. But, it was new technology. It was exciting. It was supposed to be the future. Now, Microsoft is hailing AI as the destiny of the internet, again with the sort of optimism that directed their love affair with virtual reality. The company has jumped the gun and sought Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks and Sal Cordova
Date
February 23, 2023

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, casinos, Christian, Don Johnson, gambling, Robert J. Marks, Sal Cordova}

Winning and Losing Strategies for Casino Gambling

_{Robert J. Marks and Sal Cordova
February 23, 2023

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Can you beat casinos at their own game? Sometimes. Don Johnson beat Atlantic City casinos for over $15 million during a six-month period in 2011. Find out the ins and outs of casino gambling and card counting as Robert J. Marks interviews gambling expert Sal Cordova. In this intriguing podcast, you will discover how artificial intelligence plays poker, the strategies Read More ›

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News
Date
February 22, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, fiction, GPT-3, OpenAI, Science fiction, Writing}

Separating Fact from Fiction?

_{This sci-fi journal is being flooded with A.I. generated submissions} _{News
February 22, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

The major science fiction/fantasy magazine Clarkesworld recently announced that it will be closing submissions for the foreseeable future. Why? A.I. generated stories. The magazine has long been the recipient of open submissions and is interested in publishing new voices, but because of an influx of poor A.I. written works, is now overwhelmed. Editor Neil Clarke wrote on Twitter, “Submissions are currently closed. It shouldn’t be hard to guess why.” Clarke said the closure wouldn’t be definite, but also noted with some severity that this will be an ongoing problem and that there’s no evident solution in sight at the moment. He continued in the Twitter thread: We have some ideas for minimizing it, but the problem isn’t going away. Detectors Read More ›

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News
Date
February 21, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Book, Consciousness, Non-Computable You (book), Robert J. Marks, The Federalist}

“Non-Computable You” Reviewed in The Federalist

_{Marks explains what makes human beings unique, and therefore why no computer will ever match all human capabilities.} _{News
February 21, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Dr. Robert J. Marks’ book Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will got a shout-out and a well-written review over at The Federalist today. David Weinberger writes, Ever wonder whether computers will one day be capable of doing everything that human beings can? If so, pick up the recent book by engineer and computer scientist Dr. Robert J. Marks: “Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will.” Marks explains what makes human beings unique, and therefore why no computer will ever match all human capabilities. To be sure, computers excel humans at many tasks — but only tasks that are “algorithmic,” or that entail step-by-step instructions to complete, such as calculating probabilities, retrieving information, or Read More ›

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Gary Smith and Jeffrey Funk
Date
February 21, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Gary Smith, Google, GPT-3, LaMDA, Large Language Models (LLMs), Microsoft, OpenAI}

Does New A.I. Live Up to the Hype?

_{Experts are finding ChatGPT and other LLMs unimpressive, but investors aren't getting the memo} _{Gary Smith and Jeffrey Funk
February 21, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Original article was featured at Salon on February 21st, 2023. On November 30, 2022, OpenAI announced the public release of ChatGPT-3, a large language model (LLM) that can engage in astonishingly human-like conversations and answer an incredible variety of questions. Three weeks later, Google’s management — wary that they had been publicly eclipsed by a competitor in the artificial intelligence technology space — issued a “Code Red” to staff. Google’s core business is its search engine, which currently accounts for 84% of the global search market. Their search engine is so dominant that searching the internet is generically called “googling.” When a user poses a search request, Google’s search engine returns dozens of helpful links along with targeted advertisements based on its knowledge of the Read More ›

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Charlie Crockett and Robert J. Marks
Date
February 9, 2023

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Charlie Crockett, children, Human Trafficking, Mobile phone, Online, Robert J. Marks, social media, Unbound Now}

Social Media’s Role in Human Trafficking

_{Charlie Crockett and Robert J. Marks
February 9, 2023

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Robert J. Marks and Charlie Crockett continue their conversation on the sad reality of human trafficking. In this episode, they focus particularly on how social media has become a place where predators will search and highlight children’s vulnerabilities — which so many young people share online. Marks and Crockett encourage parents to develop relationships of trust with their children and Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
February 3, 2023

Categorized
China

Tagged
Army, Artificial Intelligence, Biden, China, Department of Defense, Military, Robert J. Marks, Trump, warfare, Wokeness}

War With China: Who Will Win?

_{Has the United States lost its status of military superiority?} _{Robert J. Marks
February 3, 2023

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China}

General Mike Minihan, head of Air Mobility Command and 50,000 US service members, said, “I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight [China] in 2025.” China’s invasion of Taiwan might spark this war. Predictably, the politically obedient Department of Defense (DOD) responded “comments [by Minihan] are not representative of the department’s view on China.” “Views” can be unimportant. Whether or not General Minihan is correct is important. Who would win the war between the US and China? Many are pessimistic about the chances of the United States being the victor. Here are short summaries (with links) of a few disturbing opinions from those who should know. So, how is the US doing? Here are some disturbing Read More ›

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Robert J. Marks
Date
January 30, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous weapons, Military, Robert J. Marks, robotics, warfare}

US Military Updates Autonomous Killer Robot Policy

_{Like it or not, properly vetted AI autonomous weapons are in the future of US adversaries and in ours as well} _{Robert J. Marks
January 30, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

The Pentagon has updated its policy on the use of artificially intelligent autonomous weapons. Autonomous means the weapon can operate on its own without human oversight. As unpacked in my book, The Case for Killer Robots, technology wins wars and gives pause to potentially dangerous adversaries. This includes autonomous AI systems currently under development in the US, China and elsewhere. When there is an option, a human should be given oversight of the AI to avoid unexpected contingencies. But this is not always wise when (1) autonomy gives an overwhelming strategic advantage, (2) communication with remote AI is unwise or not possible, and (3) when events unfold faster than a human can respond. Imagine, for example, being attacked by a large swarm of armed drones. Read More ›

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Eric Holloway
Date
January 10, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Programming

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Computers, Data Mining, Neural networks, Numbers (types)}

Is ChatGPT Solely a Neural Network? I Tested That…

_{Changing the random number test to a "computer easy, human hard" test requires simply that we ask ChatGPT to reverse the random number. It couldn't.} _{Eric Holloway
January 10, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Programming}

ChatGPT is a direct descendent of GPT-3, and is a fancy form of a fancy machine learning algorithm called a neural network. For an overview of all of ChatGPT’s neural network complexity, here is a fun article. However, all that is beside the point. The important thing about a neural network: It can only generate what is in its training data. Therefore, ChatGPT can only produce what is in its training data. ChatGPT’s training data does not include the conversation you or I are having with ChatGPT. Therefore, if something novel occurs in the conversation, ChatGPT cannot reproduce it. That is, if ChatGPT is a neural network. Conversely, if ChatGPT reproduces novel text from the conversation, then ipso facto ChatGPT is not a Read More ›

Brain Nervous System concept.Science is something that children should study and learn.Thinking process and Psychology of Kids.

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Andrew Knox and Robert J. Marks
Date
January 5, 2023

Tagged
Andrew Knox, Anesthesia, Artificial Intelligence, artificial neural networks, brain, Dementia, Neuroscience, neurosurgeon, Robert J. Marks, seizures, Strokes}

Ways the Brain Can Break

_{Andrew Knox and Robert J. Marks
January 5, 2023

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The brain is a marvelous organ still not understood. Artificial neural networks are supposed to be a simulation of the human brain. But comparing the brain to an artificial neural network is like comparing the human heart to a pump handle. Dr. Andrew Knox and Dr. Robert J. Marks discuss the brain, aging, and neurology. Additional Resources

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Peter Biles
Date
January 4, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, ChatGPT, Creativity, education, higher education, human brain, mind, Technology, Wall Street Journal, Writing}

Students Depend on ChatGPT for Final Exams

_{The new bot will only get better from here, but it won’t help students become better thinkers} _{Peter Biles
January 4, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s new artificial intelligence chatbot, has made headlines for over a month now, and for good reason. It’s an advanced bot designed to problem solve. It can “converse” with people on a range of topics. A problem for us to solve now is how to deal with ChatGPT’s invasion into the sphere of education. Students report using ChatGPT on final exams and papers according to a recent write-up from The College Fix. One College of Staten Island student used the bot on both final exams and “got As on both.” He commented that “half the kids in my class used it.” The student also noted that he used the chatbot to complete a multiple-choice exam, on which he got Read More ›

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Richard Hurley, Robert J. Marks, and Stretch
Date
December 29, 2022

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, drug addiction, fentanyl, Opioid, prescription drugs}

The Practice of Medicine and Ongoing Issues with Opioid Addiction

_{Richard Hurley, Robert J. Marks, and Stretch
December 29, 2022

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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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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

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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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News
Date
December 15, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Bloomberg, Bradley Center, C-SPAN, COSM, George Gilder, J.P. Moreland, Jay Richards, Mind Matters News, Non-Computable You (book), Philosophy, Robert J. Marks, William Dembski}

Non-Computable You: Bradley Center Celebrates Human Creativity in 2022

_{Humans are unique and will never be replaced by the machines they invent.} _{News
December 15, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence}

Note: Mind Matters News is made possible by support from the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, a project of the non-profit Discovery Institute. Here is a report of our activities for 2022. If you benefit from the work of Mind Matters News, could you donate to support our work in 2023? Humans are unique and will never be replaced by the machines they invent. That was the powerful takeaway from this year’s new book by Walter Bradley Center Director Robert J. Marks, Non-Computable You: What You Do that Artificial Intelligence Never Will. The release of Marks’ book was one of many ways that the Bradley Center advanced its mission in 2022 to defend human dignity and creativity Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
December 15, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Artists and AI art, chatbots, ChatGPT, Human exceptionalism, human uniqueness, Midjourney, Plough}

What is Art Without the Human Mind?

_{AI art tools can wow us with technical skill, but fail to generate meaning} _{Peter Biles
December 15, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

There’s no doubt that tools like OpenAI can create impressive, detailed renderings of images. Type in “Master Yoda riding a musk ox in Taiwan” and you’ll get…something. A friend of mine sent me a two-headed bunny dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi and a few other comic horrors, and I knew he’d been playing around with an AI art tool. But, it doesn’t take much reflection to feel that something important is missing in these artificially generated images. Sure, they’re detailed and colorful, and accurate. You can type in a scene and have it pop up on command. However, what do actual human artists think of these tools, and what do they essentially miss? Artist Peter Mohrbacher gave a balanced assessment of Read More ›

robot ai artificial intelligence is learning creativity

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Richard W. Stevens and Robert J. Marks
Date
December 15, 2022

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Lawsuits, patent law, Trademark}

Defining the Role of AI in Patents

_{Richard W. Stevens and Robert J. Marks
December 15, 2022

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Recently, a piece of art called “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” took home the first-place prize at the Colorado State Fair’s fine art competition in the category of digital arts/digitally manipulated photography. The art was generated using AI. Can AI hold a copyright? Can a human hold a copyright for a piece of artwork that they used AI to generate? Robert J. Read More ›