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News
Date
February 24, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Consciousness, Max Tegmark, Melanie Mitchell, MIT, Robert J. Marks, Tech, The Agenda}

Robert J. Marks Appears On “The Agenda”

_{Watch Dr. Marks engage with two leading artificial intelligence thinkers on "The Agenda"} _{News

February 24, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence}

Dr. Robert J. Marks, director of the Walter Bradley Center, appeared on a segment of “The Agenda” recently to speak on the topic of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. He was joined with Melanie Mitchell of the Sante Fe Institute and MIT’s Max Tegmark. Hosted by Steve Paikin, the three discussed the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence and what it means to be human in a technological age, as well as the perennial question of consciousness. You can watch the entire conversation on YouTube: Dr. Marks had the opportunity to discuss some of the key themes he discusses in his book Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will, contending that AI, while it has benefits, does not Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles
Date
February 15, 2023

Categorized
Transhumanism

Tagged
AI, Applied Science, C.S. Lewis, education, Limits, media, mortality, Salvo, Tech, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism, virtue, Vulnerability}

Humans Have Limits. Transhumanists Want to Overcome Them

_{The prophetic words of C.S. Lewis still strike home today} _{Peter Biles

February 15, 2023

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Transhumanism}

This article originally appeared as a blog post at Salvo on May 13th, 2022. C.S. Lewis wrote an apt and prophetic line in his book The Abolition of Man that feels even more prescient today: “There is something which unites magic and applied science while separating both from the wisdom of earlier ages. For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to reality, and the solution had been knowledge, self-discipline, and virtue. For magic and applied science alike the problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of men.” I think it’s safe to say that today, the world’s elites in government, tech, media, and education embody precisely the opposite of Lewis’s understanding Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles
Date
January 31, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, China

Tagged
AI, Autocracy, Biden, Brookings, China, democracy, Surveillance, Tech, Trump, United States, Wired}

China Leads the World in Face Recognition Exports

_{The global power is exporting the AI to weak and autocratic countries, according to a report from Brookings Institute} _{Peter Biles

January 31, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence, China}

China is the world’s leading exporter of facial recognition technology, according to a study conducted by researchers from Harvard and MIT. The study aimed to elucidate the ramifications of the AI revolution and what it means for such technology to be exported from a global power like China. They found that China is more likely than other countries to export AI technology to other countries. China also focuses on exporting facial recognition to countries with weak democracies that are experiencing social unrest and upheaval. Political motivation might be driving such trades. The authors write, The Chinese government’s demand for surveillance and political control translates into more exports of AI. Moreover, our finding that autocrats and would-be autocrats abroad demand surveillance Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles
Date
January 20, 2023

Categorized
Social Media, Spirituality

Tagged
Contemplation, Distraction, Focus, LinkedIn, Medieval, Monks, religion, social media, Tech, Wired}

Do You Struggle to Focus? Medieval Monks Did Too

_{New book shows how ancient monks fought distraction and what they can teach us today} _{Peter Biles

January 20, 2023

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Social Media, Spirituality}

While the battle against constant distraction might seem like a new problem posed by our diffuse technologies, a new book from Jamie Kreiner argues that the struggle is perennial. The book is The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction. Kreiner takes the problem of distraction and puts it into the hands of the religious recluses of late antiquity. It turns out they had a lot to say. Like us, they struggled to maintain vigorous work routines. They courted the opinions of other monks and writers on what a modern-day LinkedIn guru would call “workflow” or “hustle.” In short, they were not so different from us. In his review of the book for Wired, Matt Reynolds writes, Early Read More ›