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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 ›

Chat bot Robot Online Chatting Communication Business Internet Technology Concept

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Peter Biles
Date
December 5, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Andy Crouch, Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, Computers, Elon Musk, Human exceptionalism, human exceptionalism (vs. computers), OpenAI, Twitter}

OpenAI Launches Impressive New Chatbot: ChatGPT

_{The sophisticated AI tool could revolutionize the internet, and come with big cost} _{Peter Biles
December 5, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence}

Artificial intelligence is making great strides in 2022. A few months ago, the company OpenAI introduced DALL-E, a text-to-image generator, which they made open to the public. Some have raised concerns over the future role of artists and copyright issues considering AI art generators. Does AI pose a threat to human creators? Well, that question just got weightier and more multifaceted. OpenAI just released ChatGPT, what writer Jacob Carpenter calls, “the most advanced, user-friendly chatbot to enter the public domain.” ChatGPT can “write lines of code, pen a college-level essay, author responses in the voice of a pirate, and write a piano piece in Mozart’s style.” Carpenter goes on to point out that some are wondering if the chatbot threatens Read More ›

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Larry Nobles
Date
November 3, 2022

Tagged
Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Algorithms, AlphaGo, chatbots, Eugene Goostman, Non-Computable You (book), Non-Computable You book excerpt, Robert J. Marks, Selmer Bringsjord, Swarm intelligence (bullies vs. dweebs), the imitation game, Turing Test}

An Excerpt from Chapter Two of Non-Computable You

_{Larry Nobles
November 3, 2022

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What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will by Mind Matters podcast host Robert J. Marks is now available in audiobook form. Listen now to an excerpt from the second chapter as read by Larry Nobles. Will machines someday replace attorneys, physicians, computer programmers, and world leaders? What about composers, painters, and novelists? Will tomorrow’s supercomputers duplicate and exceed humans? Read More ›

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News
Date
December 29, 2020

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
chatbots, Featured, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Jonathan Bartlett, Robert J. Marks}

#6 A Conversation Bot Is Cool —If You Really Lower Your Standards

_{A system that supposedly generates conversation—but have you noticed what it says?} _{News
December 29, 2020

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

Our Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks has been interviewing fellow computer nerds (our Brain Trust) Jonathan Bartlett and Eric Holloway about 12 overhyped AI concepts of the year. From AI Dirty Dozen 2020 Part II. Now here’s #6. A means of generating copy from AI: “GPT-3 Is “Mindblowing” If You Don’t Question It Too Closely So what about the bot that replaces conversation? https://episodes.castos.com/mindmatters/Mind-Matters-114-Jonathan-Bartlett-Eric-Holloway.mp3 Our story begins at “09:03. Here’s a partial transcript. Show Notes and Additional Resources follow, along with a link to the complete transcript. Robert J. Marks: GPT-3. Those are four alphanumeric letters that rhyme. GPT-3. And, there was a headline that says there’s a subreddit populated entirely by AI personifications of other subreddits. First Read More ›

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News
Date
January 2, 2020

Categorized
Business and Finance, Ethics, Global Technology, Work

Tagged
chatbots, Deepfakes, driverless cars, Predictions for 2020}

Five AI Predictions to Watch in 2020

_{We'll check on these a year from now} _{News
January 2, 2020

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Business and Finance, Ethics, Global Technology, Work}

Some problems experts hope AI can help with may be outside AI’s capacities. Some people may simply want to believe doctored images and deepfakes, for example.

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News
Date
November 18, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, Work

Tagged
Antonio Damasio, chatbots, emotions, Featured, Feelings, Robots}

How Far Have We Come With Giving Robots Feelings?

_{Pretty far, in our own imagination} _{News
November 18, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, Work}

At times, we may think a more powerful illusion is a good enough substitute for reality.

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News
Date
October 8, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
___longform, chatbots, Featured, George D. Montanez, Goodhart’s Law, Robert J. Marks, Turing Test}

How You Can Really Know You’re Talking to a Computer

_{In a lively exchange, computer science experts offer some savvy advice} _{News
October 8, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence}

Claims that a given program has “passed the Turing test” should be treated skeptically because a program can be optimized to pass the Turing test without demonstrating any particular intelligence.

Chatbot / Social Bot mit Quellcode im Hintergrund

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podcast

George Montañez
Date
October 3, 2019

Tagged
bias, Campbell’s Law, chatbots, design inference, Goodhart’s Law, the imitation game, Turing Test}

Can Machines Think?

_{George Montañez
October 3, 2019

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What do computer scientists say about the ability of machines to think? Alan Turing, the father of modern computer science, tackled the question in 1950 and proposed the Turing test as an answer. Is the Turing test important today? Robert J. Marks discusses the Turing test with Dr. George Montañez. Show Notes 00:55 | Introducing Dr. George Montañez, Iris and Read More ›

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 3, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Ethics, Programming

Tagged
chatbots, facial recognition systems, Racism}

Has AI Been Racist?

_{AI is, left to itself, inherently unthinking, which can result in insensitivity and bias} _{Denyse O'Leary
October 3, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Ethics, Programming}

Just any available data swatched into systems may embody prejudices that only become evident in use.

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Jonathan Bartlett
Date
August 5, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Tagged
Amazon Web Services (AWS), chatbots}

You can build your own chatbot

_{New tools have made it comparatively easy} _{Jonathan Bartlett
August 5, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning}

Natural Language Interfaces (the technical term for a chatbot) are becoming more and more popular. Many dial-in phone services have switched from numeric interfaces (“Dial 1 for sales, 2 for service, etc.”) to natural language interfaces (“Please say what you are calling about”). Where they have taken off though is with chatbots. Many online help systems at least start with chatbots, which collect basic information about a problem or situation and point to existing solutions before passing the contact off to a human expert. Additionally, the rise of the Generation Text, as well as the proliferation of chat-based groupware such as Slack, means that text-based natural language interfaces are one of the best ways of interacting with young people. Is Read More ›

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 8, 2018

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Social Factors

Tagged
chatbots, Twitter}

The New Politically Correct Chatbot Was Worse?

_{If you are a human being who talks to people for a living, don’t quit your job} _{Denyse O'Leary
August 8, 2018

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Artificial Intelligence, Social Factors}

Within 16 hours, the Microsoft team had to shut down their chatbot Tay. With assistance from so many online sources, Tay’s ability to be nasty exceeded that of any individual human. And as for her replacement, Zo, who would never repeat those mistakes…