artificial intelligence
Why AI Needs a Genome
AI could learn and adapt like humans with algorithms that work like genes.
Why AI Lags Behind the Human Brain in Computational Power
It might be more accurate to think of many of the brain’s 10 billion neurons as being deep networks, with five to eight layers in each one.
The Intelligent Life of Droids
If robots can be devious, self-righteous, and expressive, why not sentient?
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit
The language algorithm GPT-3 continues our descent into a post-truth world.
Superintelligent, Amoral, and Out of Control
AI is no longer playing games. Are we prepared?
Gaia Will Soon Belong to the Cyborgs
The father of the Gaia principle on the coming age of hyperintelligence.
It May Not Feel Like Anything To Be an Alien
Humans may have one thing that advanced aliens don’t—consciousness.
How to Predict Extreme Weather
Climate science is forging a more perfect union between humans and machines.
The Storytelling Computer
Artificial intelligence needs to think like the mythical trickster.
