Artificial intelligence
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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. -
Could an AI Be Immortal?
Data is under attack and uploads his brain. Does he survive?
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Gaia Will Soon Belong to the Cyborgs
The father of the Gaia principle on the coming age of hyperintelligence.
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It May Not Feel Like Anything To Be an Alien
Humans may have one thing that advanced aliens don’t—consciousness.
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How to Predict Extreme Weather
Climate science is forging a more perfect union between humans and machines.
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The Real Differences Between Human and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, it seems, is now everywhere. Text translation, speech recognition, book recommendations, even your spam filter is now “artificially intelligent.” But just what do scientists mean with “artificial intelligence,” and what is artificial about it?Artificial intelligence is a term that was coined in the 1980s, and today’s research on the topic has many facets. […]
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The Storytelling Computer
Artificial intelligence needs to think like the mythical trickster. -
Who Will Design the Future?
AI will be staggeringly diverse. Its developers should be, too. -
Why Robot Brains Need Symbols
We’ll need both deep learning and symbol manipulation to build AI. -
We Need an FDA For Algorithms
UK mathematician Hannah Fry on the promise and danger of an AI world. -
Should You Get an AI Nanny for Your Child?
Mattel’s AI nanny, called Aristotle, recently gained the notorious distinction of being subject to a bipartisan protest in the US Congress. Plus, there was a petition against it with over 15,000 signatures. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which organized the petition, argued that Aristotle is a consumerist ploy. It “attempts to replace the care, […]
