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Peter Biles
Date
June 29, 2023

Categorized
Economics

Tagged
Acton Institute, AI, banks, capitalism, Centralization, COVID-19, Creativity, economics, George Gilder, Human exceptionalism, Innovation, Life After Capitalism (book), Samuel Gregg, Technology}

New Review of “Life After Capitalism” Amplifies Book’s Core Themes

_{Returning to the "mind-centered economy" where knowledge is wealth} _{Peter Biles
June 29, 2023

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Economics}

A new review of George Gilder’s latest book Life After Capitalism from Samuel Gregg highlights the need for the return of the “mind-centered economy,” in which governmental bureaucracies no longer hamper human creativity and imagination. When capitalistic, democratic societies fall for materialistic presuppositions of the world, they end up resembling socialist contexts in which the state is everything and individual men and women are squelched. Gregg writes at the Acton power blog, [Gilder]takes this notion of the free human mind as the decisive factor in driving economic growth and applies it across the board to economic theory, technology, and our understanding of money. Looking at the question of incentives, for example, Gilder points out that they would yield nothing in 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 ›

View from space of orbiting mother earth; view of China, South East Asia, India

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Peter Biles
Date
June 18, 2023

Categorized
Economics

Tagged
Cato Institute, Climate change, Creativity, Discovery Institute, Human exceptionalism, New York Times, Population growth, superabundance, Wired}

You Can’t Have Infinite Growth on a Finite Planet…or Can You?

_{Busting the myths of population growth and economic scarcity} _{Peter Biles
June 18, 2023

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Economics}

Wired recently came out with an interview with economics data analyst Gaya Herrington proclaiming the doom of humanity if we don’t “shift the paradigm” NOW. Herrington said, Very succinctly, we are at a now-or-never moment. What we do in the next five to 10 years will determine the welfare levels of humanity for the rest of the century. There are so many tipping points approaching, in terms of climate, in terms of biodiversity. So—change our current paradigm, or our welfare must decline. The Planet Can’t Sustain Rapid Growth Much Longer | WIRED Population alarmism is not a new chipmunk at the park. It’s been burrowing its nose into the popular imagination for decades now. But is the hype merited? Are we really Read More ›

Forest in fog with mist. Fairy spooky looking woods in a misty day. Cold foggy morning in horror forest with trees

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Peter Biles
Date
June 17, 2023

Categorized
Arts & Culture, Transhumanism

Tagged
AI, C.S. Lewis, ChatGPT, Creativity, Dystopian, internet, J.R.R. Tolkien, mind matters, Oxford, Paul Kingsnorth, Science fiction, Technology, That Hideous Strength}

That Hideous Strength, A.K.A. Transhumanism

_{C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction tale is about the temptation to reject being human} _{Peter Biles
June 17, 2023

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Arts & Culture, Transhumanism}

C.S. Lewis’s 1946 science fiction novel That Hideous Strength is almost eighty years old now. Written during the throes of World War II, the novel is the culmination of Lewis’s cosmic trilogy, preluded by Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra. There are hosts of other articles attending to the prescience of Lewis’s terrifying novel, and for good reason; That Hideous Strength is a warning against using technology to dehumanize people and ultimately cripple the world into submission. It’s a great book as a novel, but it seems especially appropriate to revisit in lieu of the growing interest in transhumanism and the rapid acceleration of AI development. It feels like much of the talk on AI in recent months involves Read More ›

Closeup of Ben Franklin on a one hundred dollar bill for background IV

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George Gilder
Date
June 9, 2023

Categorized
Economics

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, capitalism, Creativity, Crypto, economics, George Gilder, Human exceptionalism, Technology, Venture capital}

Life After Capitalism: Human Creativity Drives Economic Growth

_{Gilder once more rocks the archetypes of modern information theory and economics with a paradigm-shifting salvo of sheer brilliance} _{George Gilder
June 9, 2023

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Economics}

Author of national bestseller Life After Google and generation-defining Wealth and Poverty, venture capitalist, futurist, and pioneering thinker extraordinaire George Gilder pinpoints how the clash of creativity with power at the heart of economic systems leads to global cognitive dissonance and argues that the creation of the novel taps capitalism’s infinite promise and is humanity’s only path of escape from stagnation and tyranny. Gilder once more rocks the archetypes of modern information theory and economics with a paradigm-shifting salvo of sheer brilliance. The capitalist era is over — get ready for life after capitalism. For more than two hundred years, capitalism spread wealth around the globe, bringing unprecedented prosperity and progress, liberating human potential. But something has gone terribly wrong in the world economy. Read More ›

No AI Artificial Intelligence Forbidden Sign Lawsuit Copyright

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News
Date
June 9, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Creativity, human exceptionalism (vs. computers), music, Newsmax, Robert J. Marks, Supreme Court, The Stream, Warhol v. Goldsmith}

Supreme Court Ruling Strikes a Blow to “Generative AI”

_{Ouch. That's a big loss for AI. Here's why:} _{News
June 9, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Can generative AI “think outside the box” even as it draws from preexisting material on the internet? Are the images it produces protected under “fair use”? The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has decided “no.” AI fails to be “transformative,” meaning it can’t create new meaning apart from its source material. Robert J. Marks reported on the recent lawsuit Warhol v. Goldsmith, writing, Assume AI is trained with all of the musical compositions of Bach. If the AI generates music that sounds like Bach, it is not transformative. The “meaning or message” can be construed as being the same. It’s still like Bach. On the other hand, if the AI is trained only on Bach but generates music Read More ›

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Eric Holloway
Date
June 7, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Cats, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Creativity, Dall-E, Human exceptionalism, Midjourney, OpenAI, Robert J. Marks, Understanding}

Say What? AI Doesn’t Understand Anything

_{Is that supposed to be a cat, Mr. AI?} _{Eric Holloway
June 7, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Whenever I look at AI generated content, whether it be pictures or text, they all have the same flaw. The AI cannot comprehend what it is making. Let me explain. When we humans draw a picture, we are drawing a concept. We are drawing something like “cat climbs a tree” or “cowboy riding into the sunset”. It seems like this is what is happening with a picture drawing AI. We give it a prompt, and it draws an associated picture. On second thought, maybe not… When AI draws the picture, what is really going on is it is finding individual-colored pixels that correlate with the letters we typed in its massive database stored in the neural network. Very different than how we draw. We Read More ›

An analyst uses a computer and dashboard for data business analysis and Data Management System with KPI and metrics connected to the database for technology finance, operations, sales, marketing

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News
Date
June 5, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Human exceptionalism, Mind Matters podcast, Robert J. Marks}

What Even Is Artificial Intelligence?

_{When we talk about AI, we're basically talking about computers} _{News
June 5, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

In a recent Mind Matters podcast, computer engineer Robert J. Marks puts the AI hype into perspective by investigating what it can and cannot do. Marks is of the mind that AI can offer a myriad of benefits to the modern world, and notes that the technology has already made inroads into various spheres of life including banking, accounting, and facial recognition technology. The danger lies in believing that AI can replicate human creativity and understanding. While AI can do a lot, it can never understand itself the way human beings can. Marks thinks this is essential to keep in mind. We are not machines. Here is a quote from the episode in which Marks sets some terms and definitions: Read More ›

fire flames with sparks on a black background, close-up

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News
Date
April 24, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bard, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Creativity, Electricity, Google, Robert J. Marks, Sundar Pichai}

Google CEO: AI is More Significant Than the Invention of Fire

_{Pichai compared the invention of AI to the creation of fire, claiming it surpassed even great leaps in technology like electricity} _{News
April 24, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

The Google CEO Sundar Pichai appeared on a 60 Minute segment to discuss state of the art AI, Google’s Bard, and what AI means to humanity. Pichai compared the invention of AI to the creation of fire, claiming it surpassed even great leaps in technology like electricity. When asked the reason, he replied, “It gets to the essence of what intelligence is.” See the clip below: Pichai also discussed some of the dangers posed by AI, such as the potential proliferation of misinformation and false images. ChatGPT, for all its dexterity, still makes mistakes, as Google’s Bard does too, and concern over the ambiguity over the reliability of photographic images will only grow as AI develops. Of course, Pichai may Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
April 4, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, ChatGPT, Creative Writing, Creativity, GPT-4, human exceptionalism (vs. computers)}

From One Author to an AI

_{What might John Steinbeck think of AI writing a novel?} _{Peter Biles
April 4, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

John Steinbeck was among the most prominent literary figures of the twentieth century, responsible for works such as The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and The Pearl. East of Eden, arguably his best work, is a sprawling novel about two families in the Salinas Valley in California and is often interpreted as a modern-day retelling of the book of Genesis, particularly the story of Cain and Abel. If we were to ask Steinbeck today about AI’s ability to write a good novel, what might the celebrated writer say? Well, an interview with Steinbeck from Paris Review, while it doesn’t have anything to do with computers or artificial intelligence, does reveal a significant aspect of Steinbeck’s own philosophy of writing Read More ›

Rear view of a guy in his 30s looking at an art exhibition

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News
Date
March 21, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture, Copyright and AI, Creativity, Technology}

Artists and Writers Unite Against AI

_{New Guardian article highlights the artists and writers pushing back against AI} _{News
March 21, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

A new article from The Guardian covers the struggle of artists, writers, and other “creatives” who are pushing back against AI systems like Midjourney and ChatGPT, which they purport is starting to replace their viability. Betsy Reed writes, Poetry may still be a hard nut for AI to crack convincingly, but among the first to face a genuine threat to their livelihoods are photographers and designers. Generative software can produce images at the touch of the button, while sites like the popular NightCafe make “original”, data-derived artwork in response to a few simple verbal prompts. The first line of defence is a growing movement of visual artists and image agencies who are now “opting out” of allowing their work to Read More ›

Man standing in a high place looking up in wonder to the Milky Way galaxy. Small silhouette of a man under the Milky Way and the magical starry sky. Concept of human smallness.

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News
Date
March 2, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Creativity, Emily Bender, OpenAI, Sam Altman}

Time for Artificial General Intelligence? Not So Fast, OpenAI

_{OpenAI CEO is ambitious about the company's direction, but are his hopes profoundly misguided?} _{News
March 2, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is ambitious about his company’s future, promising the world that they are developing “artificial general intelligence” (AGI) that will supposedly compete with human intelligence, per a recent Futurism piece. However, the ambition is misguided. Or more than that, the ambition is simply delusional. AI is “not even close” to attaining the creativity and intelligence of human beings, and Altman shouldn’t be parading OpenAI products as if it is. Victor Tangermann writes, In reality, however, LLMs have a very long way to go until they’re able to compete with the intellect of a human being — which is why several experts are calling foul on Altman’s recent blog post, calling it meaningless and misleading. After all, AGI Read More ›

Flat design cartoon World Book Day illustration. Open book with stories coming out of the pages. AI generated

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News
Date
February 27, 2023

Categorized
Arts & Culture, Censorship

Tagged
Arts & Culture, Big Tech, censorship, Creativity, Literature, tv}

Roald Dahl is Safe (For Now)

_{How long until making revisions turns into full-blown censorship, and what impact will that have on the creative arts?} _{News
February 27, 2023

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Arts & Culture, Censorship}

Publishers decided last week to revise certain aspects of beloved author Roald Dahl’s books, like James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. They said the decision was intended to make Dahl’s books more inclusive. The decision sparked controversy and outrage in the literary community, and now, Penguin Random House has changed their minds and will preserve the original texts. ABC reported: The updates to Dahl’s works under Penguin had meant to be more inclusive, progressive and more acceptable to today’s readers. Phrases like ‘mothers and fathers’ in Dahl’s ‘Matilda,’ first published in 1988, could have been replaced with ‘parents’ while some descriptions of ‘fat’ characters could have been edited or removed entirely. Description of women’s jobs Read More ›

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Richard W. Stevens
Date
February 10, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
bias, Biden, ChatGPT, Creativity, GPT-3, Trump}

ChatGPT: Beware the Self-Serving AI Editor

_{The chatbot "edits" by reworking your article to achieve its own goals, not necessarily yours} _{Richard W. Stevens
February 10, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

My article, Utopia’s Braniac (short title), reported results from experiments showing that for one, ChatGPT actually lies, and secondly, it gives results plainly biased to favor certain political figures over others. I next ran a follow-up experiment: asking ChatGPT to “edit and improve” the Utopia’s Brainiac manuscript before submitting it. Close friends told me they’d used ChatGPT to improve their written work and said the process is easy. So, I tried it myself on February 6, 2023. I entered “Please edit and improve the following essay” and pasted my piece in full text (as ultimately published). In under a minute, ChatGPT delivered its edited and revised copy. What did it do? I. Deleted Whole Section That Gave Readers an Everyday Context Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
January 13, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, art, chatbots, ChatGPT, Creativity, Creativity and AI writing tools, journalism, Literature, Wall Street Journal, Writing}

Will ChatGPT Replace Human Writers?

_{Some people think so. But maybe they’re mistaken about the purpose and nature of language} _{Peter Biles
January 13, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

In the wake of the notorious ChatGPT chatbot from OpenAI, many are asking, “What’s going to happen to people who make their living as writers?” We’re talking journalists, novelists, academics, etcetera. It’s a valid question given the dexterity of the new technology. OpenAI’s DALL-E image generator poses the same question to visual artists. If a machine can generate a skillfully crafted piece of text or an image, the need for human writers and artists turns opaque. That is if we actually think artificial and natural intelligence are comparable competitors. Cynics are claiming a doomsday for writers. Sean Thomas of the Spectator thinks doomsday is upon us. He wrote in a January 10th article, I’ve done writing of all kinds Read More ›

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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 ›

Mechanized industry robot and human worker working together in future factory . Concept of artificial intelligence for industrial revolution and automation manufacturing process .

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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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Richard W. Stevens and Robert J. Marks
Date
December 8, 2022

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Censorship and US law, Copyright, copyright law, corporation, Courts, Creativity, Lawsuits, Patent, patent law, Richard W. Stevens, Robert J. Marks}

Can AI Be Issued Patents?

_{Richard W. Stevens and Robert J. Marks
December 8, 2022

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Should a computer program ever be listed as an inventor of a patent? Would AI have any right to sue for patent infringement? The US Patent Office has ruled that only “natural persons” can own patents, not machines, but should that change? Robert J. Marks discusses patent law and artificial intelligence with attorney and author, Richard W. Stevens. Additional Resources Read More ›

Stressed computer engineer reading code, cgi data and making mistake while analyzing special effects charts while working late at night. Confused, worried and anxious web developer discovering a hack

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Richard W. Stevens and Robert J. Marks
Date
December 1, 2022

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, copyright law, corporation, Creativity, Lawsuits, Patent, patent law, Richard W. Stevens, Robert J. Marks}

Patents and the Creativity Requirement

_{Richard W. Stevens and Robert J. Marks
December 1, 2022

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A new invention has to produce unexpected or surprising new results that were not anticipated by existing technology in order to be patented. Can computers generate something outside the explanation or expectation of the programmer? Robert J. Marks discusses patent law, creativity, and artificial intelligence with attorney and author, Richard W. Stevens. Additional Resources

closeup of old handwriting; vintage paper background

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Peter Biles
Date
October 20, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Creativity and AI writing tools, fiction, Human exceptionalism, Language, poetry}

Shakespeare vs. AI: Who Wins?

_{AI fails to do justice to the full range and depth of human language} _{Peter Biles
October 20, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

I’ve written a fair bit in the last month on the development of AI art tools, but what about language? AI, as you’re probably aware, is not only able to mimic artistic styles. Its developers also want it to generate words, and to all appearances, they are succeeding. If visual artists are in trouble, how are journalists, novelists, and academics implicated in the AI revolution? I have a background in English, literature, and creative writing, so naturally, this AI issue hits a bit closer to home. Suppose an AI program could compose a short story with the prose quality and cohesive style of Ernest Hemingway. Could AI eventually produce news content, thus substituting the human reporter or journalist? As it Read More ›