Tag: Eric Schmidt

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

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Erik J. Larson
Date
May 17, 2025

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Environment, Global Technology

Tagged
Eric Schmidt, Francis Bacon, James Conant, Phronesis, Portland, Robert McNamara, Seattle, Sidewalk Toronto, Thorstein Veblen}

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} _{Erik J. Larson
May 17, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Environment, Global Technology}

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 ›

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

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Doug Smith
Date
February 2, 2025

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs), Religion

Tagged
Artificial intelligence and the occult, Artificial intelligence in ministry, Chatbots in ministry, Church of Eleven22, Craig Mundie, Eric Schmidt, FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), Gary Smith on AI, Henry Kissinger, Ilya Sutskever, Jay Owen, Median humans (Sam Altman), Rod Dreher}

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} _{Doug Smith
February 2, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs), Religion}

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 ›

Inferno Social media hype concept art poster.

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Jeffrey Funk
Date
November 4, 2024

Categorized
Business and Finance, Large Language Models (LLMs)

Tagged
Daron Acemoglu, Eric Schmidt, Ethan Mollick, Featured, Gary Smith, Jim Covello}

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} _{Jeffrey Funk
November 4, 2024

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Business and Finance, Large Language Models (LLMs)}

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 ›

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

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News
Date
June 28, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Science

Tagged
Eric Schmidt, Gary Smith on LLMs and science}

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} _{News
June 28, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Science}

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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News
Date
July 17, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Intelligence

Tagged
AlphaZero, Eric Holloway, Eric Schmidt, Henry Kissinger, Jonathan Bartlett, Longform}

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?} _{News
July 17, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Natural Intelligence}

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.