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Toy Robot looking at itself in mirror
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Jay Richards
Date
February 5, 2019
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Machine Learning, Philosophy of Mind
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That Robot Is Not Self-Aware

The way the media cover AI, you'd almost think they had invented being hopelessly naïve
Jay Richards
February 5, 2019
If this is how The Telegraph reports on a robotic arm, can you imagine what it will sound like when we get humanoid robots who seem to carry on conversations? We had best inoculate ourselves now against AI hype from science reporters while most of us still have enough self-awareness to realize what’s going on. Read More ›
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A host of blue squid
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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
December 21, 2018
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Machine Learning, Social Factors
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9: Will That Army Robot Squid Ever Be “Self-Aware”?

AI help, not hype: What would it take for a robot to be self-aware?
Robert J. Marks
December 21, 2018
The thrill of fear invites the reader to accept a metaphorical claim as a literal fact. Read More ›