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The case for why AI systems are not merely "stochastic parrots."
There are two sides to the AI debate, and both are perpetuating the idea that AI is “inevitable, all-powerful, and deserves to be controlled by a tiny group of people,” says the Empire of AI author.
Before we can build the future, we have to imagine it.
Are you ready for the “cybernetic corporation”? Amir Husain “profiles” the hottest company of 2035 — and makes a telling comparison with Nvidia.
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"If we did create beings that were more like non-human animals, we ought to treat them much better than we now treat non-human animals."
"We are racing towards a new era in which we outsource cognitive abilities that are central to our identity as thinking beings," writes computer scientist Louis Rosenberg.
"Nobody expects a computer simulation of a hurricane to generate real wind and real rain," writes neuroscientist Anil Seth.
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"What would a totalitarian society that is not well disposed to our own do if it had God-like power? We don't wanna find out."
By looking outside the current wave of hype, we can create a framework for weighing up the practical impact of AI on any business.
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"We're awash in lies and misinformation to a degree that was not possible before we got the internet and in particular before we got social media."
We need more science fiction-inspired thinking in how we approach AI research, argues AI expert Gary Marcus.
The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.
A crowdsourced "final exam" for AI promises to test LLMs like never before. Here's how the idea, and its implementation, dooms us to fail.
Hackers are in an arms race with cyber defenders. Will AI tip the balance?
A simple plate of vegetables has found the gaping blindspots in generative AI, and points the way to fixing them.
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Eric Siegel has been in the AI field since 1991. He’s “horrified” by the AI hype bubble, but not for the reason you think.
His $1 million ARC Prize competition is designed to put us on the right path.
AI researcher and author Ken Stanley wonders how our rear-view perspective on success fits into a serendipitous mode of innovation.
"If you’re training an AI to optimize for a task, and deception is a good way for it to complete the task, then there’s a good chance that it will use deception."
It's knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it's not magic that powers AI though; it's just math and data.
Tech entrepreneur Alvin Wang Graylin sketches out a bold new age of AI-led enlightenment underscored by compassion.
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Wharton professor Ethan Mollick explains why “co-intelligence may be the future of AI.
We will believe in AGI when it calls on Facetime.
Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.
"Stargate" could be used to train the world’s most powerful AIs.
"Hardcore History" host Dan Carlin recently spoke with Big Think about the history of humanity's drive to create — and whether or not we can control it.
Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
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You know ChatGPT, but how much do you know about the company that made it? Journalist Karen Hao joins us to talk OpenAI’s latest implosion.
Artificial general intelligence will not arise in systems that only passively receive data. They need to be able to act back on the world.
AI was the most divisive topic in a recent predictions tournament.