Tag: COSM 2022

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News
Date
September 14, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, COSM 2022, Evil, Facebook, free will, Humanity, Peter Thiel}

AI: Intelligent, Conscious, or Merely Evil?

_{Venture capitalist Peter Thiel addresses burning questions surrounding AI at last year's COSM conference} _{News
September 14, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

In today’s featured video, watch Peter Thiel from COSM 2022 speak on how we should think about artificial intelligence. Is it really intelligent and even conscious? And is it likely to be a force for good, or does it have the dangerous potential to control us? Listen in to learn more on this broad and often contentious topic. Peter Thiel is an internationally known venture capitalist and investor. (REGISTER NOW FOR COSM 2023) COSM is an exclusive national summit on the converging technologies remaking the world as we know it. From artificial intelligence to 5G and WiFi6, from tokenized time to blockchain, from cloud computing to the quantum revolution, and from biotech to the nanotech revolution, COSM brings together some Read More ›

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News
Date
September 13, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Blake Lemoine, ChatGPT, COSM 2022, Robert J. Marks, Sentience, YouTube}

Revisiting Marks, Lemoine, on AI and Consciousness

_{What is AI? In what sense can it be said to be "intelligent"? Could it ever be sentient, or conscious?} _{News
September 13, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

AI experts differ on the capabilities of artificial intelligence, and where this technology is headed. Read More ›

Futuristic rendering of a human face. Concept of artificial intelligence. 3D render.

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News
Date
July 11, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, COSM 2022, Futurism, Science fiction}

AI 2041: Ten Visions of Our Future

_{What will our world look like in 20 years?} _{News
July 11, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Former president of Google China, Kai-Fu Lee, imagines our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. By gazing toward a not-so-distant horizon, Lee offers urgent insights into our collective future — while reminding readers that, ultimately, humankind remains the author of its destiny. This video is taken from COSM 2021 conference. You can find much more similar content at the Center for Intelligence YouTube page.

A futuristic glowing quantum computer unit, 3d render

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News
Date
July 4, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
Carver Mead, COSM, COSM 2022, George Gilder, Julie Love, Microsoft, Peter Thiel, Quantum computers}

Quantum Computing: What Does it Change?

_{Microsoft's Julie Love discusses the myths and challenges of quantum computing} _{News
July 4, 2023

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Technology}

in today’s featured video from the 2022 COSM conference, Dr. Julie Love, Director of Quantum Computing Business Development at Microsoft, describes the challenges of quantum computing, exposes some of the myths regarding the technology, and describes the types of applications that quantum computers are best suited to address—including clean combustion, energy, and water, and energy efficiency. We’ve been sharing a number of lectures from past COSM conferences. This video is just one of many you can find at the Bradley Center’s YouTube page. There you’ll find several lectures, interviews, and panels dealing with issues that range from economics, Big Tech, and artificial intelligence. Notable speakers include 2022 Kyoto Prize winner Carver Mead, venture capitalist Peter Thiel, and George Gilder, co-founder of Discovery Institute and author Read More ›

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News
Date
June 29, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
AI, COSM 2022, Innovation, Nanocosm, Technology}

The New Nanocosm

_{What are the emerging technologies that hold great promise for human prosperity?} _{News
June 29, 2023

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Technology}

We’ve been highlighting several videos from the 2022 COSM Conference, which took place in Bellevue, Washington last November and featured a number of highly prominent leaders and innovators in technology and science. Today’s video features a panel representing companies on the leading edge of technology applications. They discuss emerging technologies that hold great promise for human prosperity — from the conversion of waste to clean energy; to the production of graphene for a multitude of uses including building materials, lubricants, composites and coatings, sensors, and energy harvesting and storage; to revolutionary nanorobotic machines that can target and kill individual cancer cells. Visit the Center for Intelligence’s YouTube page for many more lectures, panels, and interviews from COSM 2022 and past Read More ›

Business brainstorm, online video meeting, virtual conference with multiracial colleagues. African American man communicate with business partners by video call uses laptop and app, work from home

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News
Date
June 25, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
COSM, COSM 2022, COVID-19, Discovery Institute, George Gilder, Microsoft, Remote work, Technology}

Digital and Physical Spaces for Work and Play

_{What is the future of work?} _{News
June 25, 2023

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Technology}

A panel featuring top execs at Microsoft, Plus, OTOY, and Rec Room discusses the future of work and play in both physical and digital spaces. Where will they occur and what will they look like? And what are the implications for productivity, privacy, security, and human fulfillment? We’ve been sharing a number of lectures from past COSM conferences. This video is just one of many you can find at the Bradley Center’s YouTube page. There you’ll find several lectures, interviews, and panels dealing with issues that range from economics, Big Tech, and artificial intelligence. Notable speakers include 2022 Kyoto Prize winner Carver Mead, venture capitalist Peter Thiel, and George Gilder, co-founder of Discovery Institute and author of Life After Capitalism: Read More ›

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News
Date
June 23, 2023

Categorized
Economics

Tagged
COSM 2022, Creativity, economics, Eric Metaxas, George Gilder, Life After Capitalism (book), Wealth and Poverty}

George Gilder on the Eric Metaxas Show: Wealth is Knowledge

_{Gilder proclaims loud and clear that human knowledge and innovation are the keys to economic growth} _{News
June 23, 2023

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Economics}

George Gilder, economist, venture capitalist, and author of the new book Life After Capitalism, appeared on the Eric Metaxas Show to discuss his new title and the overarching story of his life. Gilder co-founded Discovery Institute, the parent organization of Mind Matters and the Bradley Center for Natural & Artificial Intelligence, and his 1980 book Wealth & Poverty strongly influenced the economic policy decisions of President Ronald Reagan. In this interview, Gilder speaks with Metaxas about his upbringing, his ascendancy into the public policy sphere, and the philosophy that underpins his life work. Gilder proclaims loud and clear that human knowledge and innovation are the keys to economic growth, and that this points to the fact that the activity of Read More ›

An intricate and detailed microscopic view of a nanotechnology-powered environment, showcasing nanobots and nanostructures

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News
Date
June 21, 2023

Categorized
Robotics

Tagged
Cancer, COSM, COSM 2022, Machines, Medicine, Nanocosm, Technology}

Using Nanorobotics to Kill Cancer

_{There are some major breakthroughs in nanotechnology that could hold great promise} _{News
June 21, 2023

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Robotics}

Shlomo Nedvetzki, CTO of Nanorobotics, discusses the panel “The New Nanocosm” at the COSM Technology Summit 2022, which explored emerging technologies that hold great promise for advancing human prosperity. Nedvetzki focused on nanorobotic machines that can target and kill individual cancer cells. There are some major breakthroughs in nanotechnology that could hold great promise. We’ve been sharing a number of lectures from past COSM conferences. This video is just one of many you can find at the Bradley Center’s YouTube page. There you’ll find several lectures, interviews, and panels dealing with issues that range from economics, Big Tech, and artificial intelligence. Notable speakers include 2022 Kyoto Prize winner Carver Mead, venture capitalist Peter Thiel, and George Gilder, co-founder of Discovery Institute and author of Beyond Capitalism: Read More ›

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News
Date
June 6, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Algorithms, Blake Lemoine at COSM 2022, COSM 2022, Discovery Institute, Jay Richards, Robert J. Marks, Sentience and AI, Understanding}

AI’s Lack of Understanding

_{How are we to view AI in an era where it increasingly seems to mimic human intelligence so well?} _{News
June 6, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

We’ve been highlighting a number of interviews from last year’s COSM conference, which attracted many of the most celebrated and respected engineers, scholars, and scientists from around the country. In today’s featured clip, George Montañez, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College, shares his perspective on COSM 2022’s panel on artificial intelligence—areas of agreement and disagreement about the nature and future of artificial intelligence. Montañez, like Robert J. Marks, with whom he shared the panel, thinks AI is impressive and that we’ve made incredible strides in the field of computation, but maintains that these systems lack understanding and sentience. Blake Lemoine, the other panelist in the conversation, thinks AI is capable of a bit more than mere algorithmic Read More ›

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News
Date
June 4, 2023

Categorized
Medicine and Health

Tagged
Altos Labs, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Biology, COSM 2022, transhumanism}

Synthetic Biology: What New Therapies Are in Store?

_{For today's featured video from COSM 2022, watch Babak Parviz, Vice President at Amazon, lead a discussion on synthetic biology} _{News
June 4, 2023

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Medicine and Health}

For today’s featured video from COSM 2022, watch Babak Parviz, Vice President at Amazon, lead a discussion on synthetic biology, the multi-disciplinary field that applies engineering principles to redesign biological systems for new purposes. The panel focuses on bio-medical technologies that hold great promise for curing diseases and even counteracting human aging. For more material on the topic, see this piece on Altos Labs and their work on bio-longevity. Part of their project also involves artificial intelligence research: Altos Labs’ vision isn’t too far removed from that of the transhumanists who want to computerize human consciousness. For them, however, longevity is a junior varsity goal — what we really need is a way to live forever. Harrison quips at the Read More ›

Abstract technology black background. Futuristic digital motherboard texture. Neon blue light

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News
Date
June 2, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
Carver Mead, COSM 2022, George Gilder, Innovation, science, Technology}

Carver Mead on the Future of Tech and Science

_{Listen to a classic lecture from Kyoto Prize winner Carver Mead} _{News
June 2, 2023

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Technology}

We’ve been featuring lectures and interviews from the 2022 COSM conference, but today’s video is from a bit further back. Carver Mead, the winner of the 2022 Kyoto Prize, spoke at a Discovery Institute event about his pioneering work in transistor technology. Mead said, Any time you have a leading-edge technology you’re pushing, you will uncover fundamental questions there aren’t answers to in the literature. When you first look at the literature it it looks overwhelming. It looks like everything’s been done and everything that needed to be known is already known. And it turns out. That’s only an illusion. Watch the full talk below:

electric car parked in front of home modern low energy suburban house 3d rendering

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News
Date
June 2, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
Batteries (electric cars), Climate change, COSM 2022, Discovery Institute, Lithium}

Electric Cars: Fantasy or Salvation?

_{Many are extolling the benefits of electric cars, especially to reduce emissions} _{News
June 2, 2023

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Technology}

Many are extolling the benefits of electric cars, especially to reduce emissions. Some jurisdictions are even banning the sale of gas-burning cars in the near future. The panel discusses the future of electric vehicles, their benefits as well as the challenges of their widespread adoption (including manufacturing issues and power supply limitations), and some of the practical issues associated with owning and operating an electric vehicle. Read here for further analysis on the panel and the participants’ various views on electric cars. There, Peter Biles writes, Despite their disagreements, the panelists shared various insights on the development of electric vehicles. As their conversation indicates, global economic issues are in the mix when we talk about electric cars. -Peter Biles, Are Read More ›

the variety of different types of chips and electronic components on the printed circuit board

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News
Date
June 1, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
Computers, COSM 2022, Intel, internet, Maria Teresa Cometto, Technology}

Celebrating an Internet Pioneer: Frederico Faggin

_{Faggin discussed his background and how he came to design the first commercial microprocessor at Intel} _{News
June 1, 2023

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Technology}

For today’s featured video from the COSM 2022, check out this interview between journalist Maria Teresa Cometto and Frederico Faggin. Faggin discussed his background and how he came to design the first commercial microprocessor at Intel. For more similar material, visit the Center’s YouTube page to enjoy more lectures and videos from past COSM conferences.

Gold bitcoin cryptocurrency coins on yellow backgound

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News
Date
May 30, 2023

Categorized
Cryptocurrency

Tagged
COSM, COSM 2022, cryptocurrency, Discovery Institute, George Gilder, Jay Richards, money, YouTube}

John Tamny and the Future of Money

_{Forbes editor John Tamny discusses his views on crypto and traditional forms of money at COSM 2022} _{News
May 30, 2023

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Cryptocurrency}

The 2022 COSM conference saw a number of remarkable speakers, including winner of last year’s prestigious Kyoto Prize, Carver Mead, and Forbes editor John Tamny, who is featured in today’s highlighted video from the conference. Tamny sat down with philosopher Jay Richards to share his thoughts on the conference and his views on the future of money, especially regarding cryptocurrencies versus traditional forms. You can watch the conversation here, and can also access many other great talks and interviews on the Center’s main YouTube page.

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News
Date
May 26, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Carver Mead, COSM 2022, George Gilder, Information, Kyoto Prize, Tech, truth}

Tackling the Big Questions with Carver Mead

_{Mead said that COSM attendees argued in good faith in order to reach the truth} _{News
May 26, 2023

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Technology}

Dr. Carver Mead, Professor Emeritus and California Institute of Technology and recipient of the prestigious 2022 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology, gave the closing remarks for last year’s COSM conference. “We’ve tackled the big questions,” Mead said. Mead noted that in a system where free information is bountiful, our adversaries will try to set us at odds against each other. “That’s the one thing that can cripple us,” he said. “Is when we get at odds with each other. This COSM has been a wonderful example of us arguing over things not because we have a fixed idea and we don’t want to change because of some preconceived notion, but because we want to get to the truth.” You can Read More ›

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News
Date
March 23, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Blake Lemoine and sentient computers, Blake Lemoine at COSM 2022, Consciousness, COSM 2022, Google, Jay Richards, LaMDA, LaMDA (claims for sentience)}

Lemoine at COSM 2022: A Conversation on AI and LaMDA

_{Will AI ever become "sentient"?} _{News
March 23, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Blake Lemoine, ex-Google employee and AI expert, sat down with Discovery Institute’s Jay Richards at the 2022 COSM conference last November. Together they discussed AI, Google, and how and why Lemoine got to where he is today. Lemoine famously claimed last year that LaMDA, Google’s breakthrough AI technology, had achieved sentience. Lemoine explains that many people at Google thought AI had the potential for sentience, but that such technology should not be made prematurely for fear of the negative impacts it could have on society. You can listen to their interesting and brief conversation in the video below, and be sure to see more sessions from the 2022 COSM conference featuring Lemoine and other leaders and innovators in technology on Read More ›

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News
Date
March 22, 2023

Categorized
Economics

Tagged
COSM 2022, economics, Gale Pooley, Marian L. Tupey, Population, Population growth, Scarcity, superabundance}

Countering Doom with Superabundance

_{Marian L. Tupy challenges the ideology of scarcity and promotes a refreshing new perspective on human innovation and population} _{News
March 22, 2023

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Economics}

The idea that the higher the human population the scarcer earth’s resources become is prevalent and mainstream. It is behind many of the doomsday alarmist calls for population control and influences much of economic theory and practice. But what if it’s wrong? Marian Tupy, co-author with Gale Pooley of the 2022 book Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet, offers a different account. The earth’s resources and innovation actually increase the more people there are on the planet. Bringing their innovation and creativity to the table, joined with earth’s resources, humans find ways to create “superabundance.” Marian Tupy spoke at the COSM Conference back in November 2022, and his lecture on his Read More ›

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Casey Luskin
Date
November 13, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Human exceptionalism

Tagged
Blake Lemoine at COSM 2022, COSM, COSM 2022, Featured, LaMDA (claims for sentience), Three Laws of Robotics}

Experts at COSM Debate Whether Chatbot was Sentient

_{Turned out quite pleasant. Google fired him in 2022 - but what really happened there?} _{Casey Luskin
November 13, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Human exceptionalism}

Last Thursday morning at COSM, a panel of experts debated whether truly sentient artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially exist — and even whether it already does. Robert J. Marks, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at Baylor University, opened by criticizing the Turing test, as a measure of whether we’ve produced genuine AI. Developed by the famous English mathematician and World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the test holds that if we can’t distinguish a machine’s conversational discourse from that of a real human, then it must exhibit humanlike intelligence. Marks maintains that this is the wrong test for detecting true AI. In his view, the Turing test fails because it “looks at a book and tries to judge Read More ›

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News
Date
September 27, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Tagged
Blake Lemoine at COSM 2022, COSM 2022, George Montañez, Robert J. Marks}

At COSM 2022, Blake Lemoine Faces Computer Engineers

_{… not talk show hosts… about his claim that chatbot LaMDA is a real person. Venture capitalist Matt McIlwain hosts the panel} _{News
September 27, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning}

Matt McIlwain, managing director of Madrona Venture Group a venture capital consortium, will be moderating a most interesting panel at COSM 2022: It includes ex-Googler Blake Lemoine — yes, he’s the one who started the global uproar around that Google chatbot LaMDA, which he claims is a real person. Google HQ didn’t agree… which is why he no longer works there. But is that because it is not true or because it is not popular? What Lemoine believes is still definitely out there. The main point: On McIlwain’s panel, Lemoine will be facing off against Baylor University pioneer in swarm intelligence Robert J. Marks and with George Montañez, an up-and-coming machine learning pro at Harvey Mudd College. Can he convince Read More ›

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George Gilder
Date
September 22, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Events

Tagged
Carver Mead, COSM 2022, Featured, Federico Faggin, Keith Krach, Peter Thiel}

Is AI Sentient? Where’s the Economy Headed? Join Me at COSM 2022!

_{We’ll find out together from a remarkable lineup of insightful movers, shakers, and thinkers} _{George Gilder
September 22, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Events}

Where is the U.S. economy headed in the next year? Is decoupling from China realistic, or even possible? Is our country ready for widescale electric vehicle adoption? And what are the cutting-edge technologies that will change the world? These are just a few of the questions we will grapple with at COSM 2022. Register now for COSM 2022, Nov. 9-11 in Seattle Another is whether AI will ever achieve consciousness. Remember the Google engineer who made national headlines a month ago for claiming that the company’s AI had become sentient? His name is Blake Lemoine, and he will be making his case — in one of his first public appearances — at COSM 2022 in November. We have also added Read More ›