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post

Author
Peter Biles
Date
January 4, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, ChatGPT, Creativity, education, essay, higher education, human brain, mind, professor, Technology, Wall Street Journal, Writing}

Students Depend on ChatGPT for Final Exams

_{The new bot will only get better from here, but it won’t help students become better thinkers} _{Peter Biles

January 4, 2023

4

Artificial Intelligence}

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s new artificial intelligence chatbot, has made headlines for over a month now, and for good reason. It’s an advanced bot designed to problem solve. It can “converse” with people on a range of topics. A problem for us to solve now is how to deal with ChatGPT’s invasion into the sphere of education. Students report using ChatGPT on final exams and papers according to a recent write-up from The College Fix. One College of Staten Island student used the bot on both final exams and “got As on both.” He commented that “half the kids in my class used it.” The student also noted that he used the chatbot to complete a multiple-choice exam, on which he got Read More ›

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post

Author
Peter Biles
Date
December 29, 2022

Categorized
Technocracy

Tagged
Christian, Control, COVID-19, CS Lewis, Eastern Orthodox, First Things, government, Icon, Paul Kingsnorth, Scientism, Technology, totalitarianism}

Science, Safety, & Slavery to the State

_{Revisiting a 2022 conversation between Paul Kingsnorth and Jonathan Pageau} _{Peter Biles

December 29, 2022

4

Technocracy}

Paul Kingsnorth is a writer and novelist living in Ireland who operates a Substack account called the Abbey of Misrule. For years his work has focused on the many forms of civilizational control that human beings seek to exert over their fellow man and how such power, whether it be technological, governmental, or corporate, diminishes our humanity and freedom. He is also a newly converted Christian, and he wrote his conversion story for First Things last summer, which you can find here. In April, Kingsnorth joined Jonathan Pageau on his YouTube channel. Pageau is an Eastern Orthodox iconographer from Canada. In their discussion, Kingsnorth uses the word “Machine” to describe the massive technological control that’s now not so subtly creeping up on many western countries. From Read More ›

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post

Author
Peter Biles
Date
November 20, 2022

Categorized
Social Media

Tagged
Elon Musk, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, metaverse, social media, Technology, Twitter}

Big Layoffs Ahead for Zuckerberg’s Meta

_{Employee downsizing at the social media giant casts doubt on its relevancy and future} _{Peter Biles

November 20, 2022

4

Social Media}

With recent headlines highlighting Elon Musk’s Twitter, Meta’s ongoing troubles have escaped some of the limelight, but are significant, nonetheless. This past week, Mark Zuckerberg announced over 11,000 layoffs across his company, focusing on recruiting and business, according to a memo. The layoffs will affect some 13 percent of the tech giant’s 87,000 employees. Meta, due in large part to its optimistic investment in the metaverse, plummeted in value this past year, and workers are feeling the consequences. While the tech industry is seeing high personnel cuts this year, Zuckerberg did not have to hire as many people as he did, and clearly depended too much on the metaverse project for profit, which looks like it won’t be nearly Read More ›

Military artificial intelligence arms race to produce an AI enabled army with autonomous robot soldiers and weapon systems, conceptual illustration

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post

Author
Peter Biles
Date
October 27, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous drones, Culture, military technology, Robots, Technology, warfare}

Robots, Drones, and Modern Warfare

_{Robots might not take over the world like the sci-fi movies depict, but AI in modern warfare threatens much destruction} _{Peter Biles

October 27, 2022

4

Artificial Intelligence}

You might remember the blockbuster movie I, Robot (2004) starring Will Smith, who plays a tough-minded homicide detective named Del Spooner in Chicago in the year 2035. Humanoid robots serve humanity and have become incorporated into society. Still, ever since a robot saved Del at the expense of a little girl, he hates them and thinks they will eventually overrun the world. I, Robot imagines a society in which AI could physically overtake humanity. The technology we’ve created for our own use ends up using us, unto our own destruction. Movies like I, Robot, Terminator, and others envision sentient, human-like robots that threaten to jeopardize the meaning of being human. But is that the real danger of AI, or does Read More ›

NFT virtual land is an own-able area of digital land on a metaverse platform, NFT real estate is parcels of virtual land minted on the blockchain, conceptual illustration

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post

Author
Peter Biles
Date
October 12, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Future, Mark Zuckerberg, Metaverse (living in metaverse), Reality, Robert J. Marks, Technology, Virtual Reality, Wesley J. Smith}

The Danger of Deepfakes (and Deepcake)

_{In a metaverse world dominated by AI, life and art is in danger of being eclipsed} _{Peter Biles

October 12, 2022

4

Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other optimistic futurists think the metaverse is our collective future. We will exist in virtual nonexistence. We will eat, shop, worship, communicate, and marry in the metaverse. This is where progress is taking us. So, we’d best go along for the ride if we don’t want to get left behind. But “living” in a metaverse may be much more complicated than you might think. The question of identity, and who has the power to distribute identities at will, haunts the metaverse project, and there doesn’t seem to be an easy solution. In September, a Russian deepfake company called “Deepcake” (the name strangely makes me hungry for dessert) pasted the face of Bruce Willis on a Read More ›

Dystopian futuristic cyberpunk city at night in a neon haze. Blue and purple glowing neon lights. Urban wallpaper. 3D illustration.

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post

Author
Peter Biles
Date
September 22, 2022

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, Artists and AI art, Beauty, Creativity, Pornography, Science fiction, Technology, violence, virtue}

AI Art Tool Can Generate Both Beauty and Horror

_{Making AI image generators mainstream might offer people an interesting new frontier to explore. But the tech has a serious dark side} _{Peter Biles

September 22, 2022

4

Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture}

The capacities of AI art generators have grown much in the past couple of years. Through complex algorithms, AI scans the internet and manages to make artistic composites, some sublime, others grotesque. Today, AI art generators have incredible potential, but their capacities can also be easily abused. According to a Wired article from September 21, Science fiction novelist Elle Simpson-Edin wanted to generate artwork for her newest book. So, she tried AI tools. Her novel unabashedly depicts gore and sex, but most of the AI tools she discovered included “guardrails” that sanctioned explicit content. That is until she found Unstable Diffusion, “a Discord community for people using unrestricted versions of a recently released, open source AI image tool called Stable Diffusion.” Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks and Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 14, 2022

Tagged
authentic technology, digital authenticity, digital wellness, etymology, Freedom, industrial revolution, Jacques Ellul, Technology, Technology (lifestyle management)}

Weaving the Technology of Our Lives

_{Robert J. Marks and Andrew McDiarmid

July 14, 2022

1}

We have the ability to choose how to weave technology into our lives. How can we use technology in a healthy way? What are the consequences of being always connected and having everything available instantaneously? Andrew McDiarmid discusses technology, digital wellness, and freedom with Robert J. Marks. Additional Resources Andrew McDiarmid’s website Andrew McDiarmid at Discovery.org How to Glorify God Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
June 30, 2022

Tagged
AI and Philosophy, AI software, AI wins Jeopardy, Alchemy, Alex Trebec, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Artificial General Intelligence (as impossible), Artificial General Intelligence (as very difficult), Artificial general intelligence (declining interest), Artificial Intelligence, China, contingencies, deep convolutional neural network, deepfake technology, Deepfakes, domain expertise, exponential expansion of contingencies, fast.AI, full self driving, George Gilder, Google, human contingencies, IBM, IBM Watson, IBM's Deep Blue, Justin Bui, pareto effeciency, pareto trade-off, Pareto tradeoff, Paul Harvey, pixels, pseudo-AI, pseudoscience, Robert J. Marks, samuel haug, Science fiction, self-driving cars, Software, standardization of the AI, Technology, The Rest of the Story, types of known, unexpected contingencies}

AI: The Potential and the Problems

_{Robert J. Marks

June 30, 2022

2}

Despite the hype regarding the seemingly infinite possibilities surrounding AI technology, artificial intelligence still has a number of humbling hurtles to overcome. Justin Bui and Samuel Haug join Robert J. Marks to discuss the latest developments in artificial intelligence. Show Notes 00:00:56 | The Homunculus 00:04:09 | Introducing Justin Bui 00:06:54 | Fast AI 00:13:45 | Deepfake Technology 00:21:40 | Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
March 3, 2022

Tagged
AI, Ai and Faith, Alan Turing, Alonzo Church, Artificial Intelligence, Beatrice Institure, Chirstianity, Christianity and technology, Church–Turing Thesis, Drone swarms, emps, faith and technology, For a Greater Purpose (book), Gertchen Huizinga, Robert J. Marks, Technology, The Case for Killer Robots, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

What Does It Mean to Be Human in an Age of Artificial Intelligence?

_{Robert J. Marks

March 3, 2022

1}

What makes mankind special? And what does it mean to flourish on the frontier of a technological future? Robert J. Marks discusses new technology, what artificial intelligence can and can’t do, and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence with Gretchen Huizinga. This interview was originally published by the Beatrice Institute and is repeated here with their permission. Show Notes 01:32 Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
November 18, 2021

Tagged
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, contingencies, domain expertise, exponential expansion of contingencies, full self driving, human contingencies, Justin Bui, pareto effeciency, pareto trade-off, pixels, Robert J. Marks, samuel haug, self driving cars, standardization of the AI, Technology, types of known}

Bad News for Artificial General Intelligence

_{Robert J. Marks

November 18, 2021

1}

The problem with complex systems is that a lot can go wrong. It turns out that the number of potential problems grows exponentially as you add more factors to a system. Justin Bui and Samuel Haug discuss contingencies and artificial general intelligence with Robert J. Marks. Show Notes 01:10 | Introducing Justin Bui and Sam Haug 01:28 | Exponential Explosion Read More ›

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post

Author
Jonathan Bartlett
Date
September 27, 2021

Categorized
Business and Finance, Programming

Tagged
Code, Donald Knuth, entrepreneurship, optimization, software development, tech startups, Technology}

The Entrepreneur’s Worst Mistake In New Technology Ventures

_{As a new entrepreneur, you won't make it to 100,000 users unless the product works well for your customers} _{Jonathan Bartlett

September 27, 2021

5

Business and Finance, Programming}

I’ve worked with many tech startups over the years. By and large there has always been one overriding factor that has caused tech startups to falter — trying to build their application to handle too much traffic upfront. The goal of every tech entrepreneur is for everyone in the country to use their next product. Everyone is going to make the next star application, like Facebook. In order to accomplish this, tech entrepreneurs give a command to their tech team that is probably their worst mistake: “Make the application able to scale to millions of users.” That might sound like a reasonable request, but I can assure you that it is absolutely the worst possible plan of attack. Programming legend Read More ›

Silhouette of drone flying above city at sunset

^{Type
podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
August 19, 2021

Tagged
academia, Autonomous drones, Cell phones, Crowd Control, drone army, Drone swarms, drones, electromagnetic pulses, electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), emps, frequencies, government, microwaves, planes, Robert J. Marks, Russia, Sarah Seguin, submarines, swarms, Technology}

Using EMPs in Warfare

_{Robert J. Marks

August 19, 2021

1}

EMPs are just one aspect of the ever-growing threat in our changing world. There are multiple types of frequencies which could affect your electronics and your well-being. Robert J. Marks and Sarah Seguin return to discuss these threats and the future of warfare. Show Notes 00:38 | Introducing Sarah Seguin 01:18 | Can Microwaves Make Us Sick? 03:15 | Can Read More ›

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^{Type
podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
August 12, 2021

Tagged
1989, academia, China, data protection, electromagnetic pulses, electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), emps, entrepreneuship, flashdrives, fried circuts, government, Information, microwaves, nuclear weapons, Power Grid, protect your data, protection power grid, Robert J. Marks, Sarah Seguin, solar flares, solar storms, Technology}

EMPs. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

_{Robert J. Marks

August 12, 2021

1}

Sarah Seguin and Robert J. Marks discuss what might happen if someone tried to attack the United States using an EMP. What kinds of groups might use EMPs for terrorism? Are steps being taken to protect the country’s power grid? Show Notes 00:13 | 1989 Solar Storm 01:31 | HEMP Disruption 04:34 | Introducing Sarah Seguin 05:39 | The United Read More ›

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^{Type
podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
August 5, 2021

Tagged
academia, China, data protection, electromagnetic pulses, electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), emps, entrepreneuship, flashdrives, fried circuts, government, Information, microwaves, nuclear weapons, protect your data, Robert J. Marks, Sarah Seguin, Technology, the cloud}

Sarah Seguin on EMPs and How to Protect Your Data

_{Robert J. Marks

August 5, 2021

1}

With society’s ever-increasing dependence on technology, a growing concern is the threat of EMPs. Sarah Seguin and Robert J. Marks discuss EMPs, the physics behind such attacks, and potential ways you can protect your electronics and your data. Show Notes 00:12 | Introduction 02:12 | Electromagnetic Capability 04:18 | Defining EMPs 05:17 | The Physics behind EMPs 07:43 | EMPs Read More ›

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post

Author
Eric Holloway
Date
July 26, 2021

Categorized
Philosophy, Science

Tagged
G. K. Chesterton, immortality, Materialism, Technology}

Our Scientific Salvation Will Be The Death Of Us

_{Will we trust "the science" (meaning the scientists) to the point of madness?} _{Eric Holloway

July 26, 2021

4

Philosophy, Science}

Originally published at Patheos “The truly insane man is the perfectly rational man.” So says G.K. Chesterton. This saying is very counter intuitive today. The perfectly rational man is the ideal scientist, the man who knows reality in precise quantitative terms, the best kind of knowledge we have. Such scientific knowledge promises the secret of immortality. If we can understand the fundamentals of our physical existence, we can shape our existence in whatever way we wish. The rational man is the messiah of our scientific age. So, why did Chesterton warn us about the rational man? The problem is that rationality only deals with the known knowns and the known unknowns. Rationality does not deal with the unknown unknowns. The Read More ›

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post

Author
Eric Holloway
Date
October 13, 2020

Categorized
Natural Intelligence

Tagged
Beetles, Blind Watchmaker (book), Cicadas, Darwinism, Dragonflies, Featured, Fireflies, Humies, Insects, Invisibility, Light (manipulation of light), Materials technology, Richard Dawkins, Technology}

Technology? Hey, Bugs Invented It All Before Us!

_{Do bugs really show no evidence of design? Computer engineers can test that} _{Eric Holloway

October 13, 2020

5

Natural Intelligence}

Bugs look like little robots, don’t they? Living robots, too, defying our best our attempts to recreate something like them. A 2018 science paper “It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature: Functional Materials in Insects” goes into just how amazing these little creatures are from a materials sciences perspective. The paper is open access so you can read it for yourself. But let me also illustrate some of the remarkable “technologies” insects use, captured on video: This bionic “dragonfly” really flies, sort of: But so do billions of wild dragonflies who fly very efficiently, in order to hunt: The range of material capabilities is astonishing. Cicadas have a clicking loudspeaker they use to amplify their racket. Tiger moths have a Read More ›

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post

Author
Robert Sheldon
Date
February 19, 2020

Categorized
Technocracy

Tagged
Analysis (posts), Centralization, Fatal Conceit (book), Friedrich Hayek, George Gilder, Technology, Telecosm (book)}

Centralization Is Not Inevitable

_{Even technology is not inevitable; it comes and goes} _{Robert Sheldon

February 19, 2020

6

Technocracy}

The coronavirus has demonstrated that centralization has its limits. It's not inevitable, as a recent Analysis post suggests. I predict that when the dust settles on this coronavirus outbreak, the order-of-magnitude greater death rate in China, compared to the 2003 SARS outbreak, will be blamed on central planning.

Technology Centralizes by Its Very Nature

_{Here are some other truths about technology, some uncomfortable ones} _{Analysis

February 12, 2020

8

Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance, Technocracy}

To see what I mean about centralization, consider a non-digital tool, say, a shovel. The shovel doesn’t keep track of your shoveling, read your biometrics, and store a file on you-as-shoveler somewhere. It’s a thing, an artifact. So you see, the new digital technology is itself the heart of the surveillance problem. No Matrix could be built with artifacts.

Bingecast: Hal Philipp on Patents, Litigation, and Entrepreneurship

_{Robert J. Marks

November 28, 2019

3}

If you’ve used a touchscreen, an automated door opener or automated faucet today, it is probably based on the technology of inventor and entrepreneur Hal Philipp. Robert J. Marks and Hal Philipp address patents, litigation, and entrepreneurship today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 0:00:52 | Introducing Hal Philipp 0:01:34 | Robot boxer 0:04:08 | Tektronix, Optical Technology 0:07:25 | Automatic Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
May 30, 2019

Tagged
AI, bingecast, economy, government-policy, labor, Machines, Technology, Tyranny}

Bingecast: Yuval Harari’s Silly Dystopian Ideas

_{Robert J. Marks

May 30, 2019

2}

Will infotech and biotech erode human agency, subvert human desires, and render free-market economics obsolete? At first glance, there looks to be a wide gap between the future of AI and the destruction of democracy. Some futurists claim to have jumped that chasm. In a cheery little column published by the Atlantic, Yuval Noah Harari posits AI will ultimately destroy Read More ›