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Robert J. Marks
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May 18, 2025
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Large Language Models (LLMs)
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AI Ascends — But Not Above Its Teachers

LLMs are tools, able to augment human accomplishment in extraordinary ways. But to call them intelligent in the same way we describe human minds is a mistake
Robert J. Marks
May 18, 2025
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Large Language Models (LLMs)
The uniquely human capacity to transform knowledge into something new lives above the shoulders of giants where the creative mind takes flight. Read More ›
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My best friend Pepper
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Eric Holloway
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July 20, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
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Tech Hype Watch: Do Chatbots Really Understand Things?

Well-known author Robert Wright believes they do but he misunderstands how computers work
Eric Holloway
July 20, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
There is no way to build a computer that does not rely on 1’s and 0’s (computation), so computers that understand meaning are not possible. Read More ›
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Asian businesswoman in formal suit working with computer laptop for Polygonal brain shape of an artificial intelligence with various icon of smart city Internet of Things, AI and business IOT concept
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News
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March 10, 2022
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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity
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Robert J. Marks: Zeroing In on What AI Can and Can’t Do

Walter Bradley Center director Marks discusses what’s hot and what’s not in AI with fellow computer maven Gretchen Huizinga
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March 10, 2022
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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity

What makes mankind special? And what does it mean to flourish on the frontier of a technological future? In a recent podcast, “What Does It Mean to Be Human in an Age of Artificial Intelligence?”, Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks discusses what artificial intelligence can and can’t do and its ethical implications with veteran podcaster Gretchen Huizinga This interview was originally published by Christian think tank, the Beatrice Institute (March 3, 2022) and is repeated here with their kind permission: https://mindmatters.ai/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/Mind-Matters-Episode-176-Beatrice-Institute-Rebroadcast-rev1.mp3 Here’s a partial transcript of the first segment, with notes and links: Gretchen Huizinga: Well, Bob, you’re not just a senior fellow and director of the Walter Bradley Center, but you’re also a co-founder and were instrumental Read More ›