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Blueprint of a futuristic smart city with interconnected buildings and sustainable energy systems

Why Smart Cities Are a Dumb Idea

Seattle, in its current state, feels like the ghost of a promise — an uncanny blend of technological optimism and visible collapse
Seattle’s streets pulse with data. But walk those same streets and it becomes clear: the life has drained out of the space between the data points. Read More ›
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A glowing smartphone displaying the text AI agent highlighting artificial intelligence and AGI during the singularity as a virtual assistant representative and customer service support rep

Why We Must Not Use AI In Ministry: Response to Jay Owen

An open letter to Jay Owen, a popular proponent of AI in ministry
Smith: “It’s really hard, but I hope you’ll consider what I have to share and stop telling people they should use AI in ministry.” Read More ›
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Inferno Social media hype concept art poster.

AI Pessimists vs True Believers: A Deepening Divide

There is a growing divide about AI even among AI experts but many of them like polarizing content, just as the consumers of political information do
True believers don’t focus on short-term trends because they aren’t very positive. But short-term trends should be consistent with a long-term forecast. Read More ›
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Data analysis science and big data with AI technology. Analyst or Scientist uses a computer and dashboard for analysis of information on complex data sets on computer. Insights development engineer

Can AI Replace Science? Gary Smith and Jeffrey Funk Say No

At Fast Company, they explain some of the real problems with mistaking hype for results
The everyday reality is more like this: AI speeds up many tedious processes but doesn’t replace creative thinking. Read More ›
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Henry Kissinger on Why We Must Adapt to AI

He thinks chessbot AlphaZero is “no longer constrained by the limits of human knowledge.” But is the story much simpler?

Walter Bradley Center fellows aren’t really in a position to respond to the demands for "metamorphosis" (total transformation); they could and did, however, respond to specific claims made in the article for winning chessbot AlphaZero.

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