“Humanity will have the choice to see themselves inferior to machines or superior to machines.” -Pinar Seyhan Demirdag, 60 Minutes Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is generally defined as the point at which an AI system becomes as “intelligent” as a human being. Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) would be a system that far exceeds the intellectual abilities … Read more
Great literature allows the reader to vicariously live and learn about other times and places. It challenges us to think critically and engage with new ideas. The genre of science fiction, specifically, can ask us to think about technology and its uses (and abuses). Often, a science fiction story is a cautionary tale about a … Read more
Previously in this blog I pointed out that AI is a tempting, seductive, snake that will make us stupid and steal our agency for the benefit of selfish billionaires. You can read that post here. I am not a Luddite. I use computers constantly and even have a Master’s degree in Educational Technology. However, this … Read more
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods…. –Genesis 3:4-5 In the familiar story known as “The Fall of Man” the serpent enticed Eve to partake of the fruit … Read more
“When you search online for answers and knowledge, wisdom, and insight – What do you trust? How do you trust it? What is involved? – to decide whether something is true or not true? And it’s not easy at all.” “When I search things where I fully know the answer, AI gets it right 85% … Read more
I started ordering books from Amazon back when ALL they sold was books (between 1995 and 1998). I still primarily order books from them – even though they now sell practically anything. I am generally extremely skeptical of “customer reviews” at any online shopping site. I don’t know these people. Why should I be persuaded … Read more
In the early days of the Internet there was a great deal of optimism. In a 2010 survey of technology leaders, 85% agreed that the “social benefits of internet use will far outweigh the negatives over the next decade.” Eleven years later, it has become clear just how naïve those opinions were. Anonymity The fatal … Read more