Tag: Nikola Danaylov

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Caitlin Cory
Date
September 9, 2021

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence, China, Elon Musk, Erik J. Larson, Francois Chollet, Jack Ma, Jonathan Bartlett, Michael I. Jordan, Nikola Danaylov, Singularity Weblog, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence (book)}

Danaylov: Right on Technology, Wrong on AI

_{Danaylov's confidence in the future of AI super-intelligence is exaggerated} _{Caitlin Cory
September 9, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence}

Our future is determined by the stories we tell ourselves. So says futurist Nikola Danaylov in his online series exploring the years and decades to come for humanity. In our previous posts, we introduced you to Danaylov and examined his perspective on science. Now we will turn to his treatment of technology and artificial intelligence. The Technology Story Like his perspective on science, Danaylov brings a balanced understanding to technology. Technology “is not an end-in-itself,” he says. “Instead, technology is merely a means-to-an-end, a tool.” Jonathan Bartlett has also written about technology as a tool. In 2019, Elon Musk and Jack Ma shared a stage to debate the future of technology and artificial intelligence. Here’s what Bartlett had to say about it: For Ma, Read More ›

Man reading a book on a background with science formulas

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Caitlin Cory
Date
August 17, 2021

Categorized
Philosophy, Science

Tagged
Nikola Danaylov, Scientism, Singularity Weblog}

Science’s Limitations According to a Futurist

_{Danaylov rightly warns against a blind embrace of science} _{Caitlin Cory
August 17, 2021

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Philosophy, Science}

“[S]cience on its own has not and cannot ensure our progress or future survival,” writes Nikola Danaylov. In our last post, we introduced Nikola Danaylov, futurist author and speaker. Danaylov is currently in the middle of an online series about the story of humanity and how science and technology fit into that story in our past, present, and future. Danaylov begins his series with his main thesis: “[O]ur future is indeed determined. But not by some unbreakable and deterministic law of nature. No. Our future is determined by a story that we have created.” In other words, the way we narrate our own lives matters because it determines how we will act in the future. The Power of Story Danaylov spends the Read More ›

Beautiful Young Woman Looking Through Binoculars At The Sea On A Bright Sunny Day

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Caitlin Cory
Date
August 5, 2021

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Science

Tagged
Conversations with the Future (book), Futurism, Marvin Minsky, Nikola Danaylov, Noam Chomsky, Ray Kurzweil, Singularity Weblog, The Singularity Is Near (book)}

Peering Into the Future with Nikola Danaylov

_{In a new online series, futurist Danaylov shares both wisdom and folly about future expectations for science and technology} _{Caitlin Cory
August 5, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence, Science}

Is our future determined? And if so, what is it determined by? These are the questions Nikola Danaylov is discussing at Singularity Weblog, an online format the futurist author and podcaster uses for addressing topics of science, technology, humanity, and the future. In his latest series, Danaylov – who playfully addresses himself as “Socrates” – posits that humanity’s future is, indeed, determined – determined by the stories we tell ourselves. Before we jump into his fascinating analyses, let’s take a look at Danaylov himself to understand the worldview from which he writes. Danaylov is a futurist author and speaker based in Toronto, Canada. As a futurist, Danaylov is optimistic about the future of technology and the possibility of an age Read More ›