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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.
"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.
By looking outside the current wave of hype, we can create a framework for weighing up the practical impact of AI on any business.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Your expectations form the way you experience the world.
In history, every major technological advance has been used, for good and bad.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
Who’s afraid of utopia? AI doubters have cold feet. History can warm them.
While many imagine terrifying futures run by AI, Rohit Krishnan is quietly identifying real problems and solutions.
Large language models are an impressive advance in AI, but we are far away from achieving human-level capabilities.