Author: Brendan Dixon

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
June 15, 2017

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, Bob Dylan, creativity, Google, music, Neural Networks, Steve Jobs}

“Bot Dylan” Is a Mechanical Mockingbird

_{Brendan Dixon
June 15, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Creativity has eluded encoding. Programmers have failed to make machines that create as humans create. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
March 3, 2017

Categories
Ethics
Genetics
History of Science
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, book reviews, crystallography, DNA, double helix, fame, gene, gene therapy, genomics, Health & Wellness, intelligent design, Linus Pauling, medicine, perverse incentives, Research, Rosalind Franklin, scientific integrity, Watson and Crick}

Siddhartha Mukherjee’s History of Genomics Is a Story with a Lesson

_{Brendan Dixon
March 3, 2017

Ethics, Genetics, History of Science, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Writing history is hard. The details and dates, people and places can tumble over one another. Read More ›

Lips of the dummy. Dummy in purple. Nose and lips.

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
January 23, 2017

Categories
Arts
Ethics
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, amorality, androids, evolutionary ethics, film, film review, human dignity, intimacy, meaning, prostitution, purpose, sex, sexbots, sexual ethics, sexual machines}

Machine Intimacy Would Take the Evolutionary Mindset to Its Logical Outcome

_{Brendan Dixon
January 23, 2017

Arts, Ethics, Technology

5}

There are some inflection points, cultural and life bends, that, when you encounter them, should make you pause and reassess the landscape. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
January 17, 2017

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, artificial intelligence, automation, child-rearing, deep learning, education, information, media is the message, Neil Postman, Neural Networks, neutrality, privacy}

Turn Over Child-Raising to a Computer?

_{Brendan Dixon
January 17, 2017

Computational Sciences, Technology

5}

Mattel's new "smart baby monitor," their digital nanny dubbed Aristotle, leaves me flummoxed. Read More ›

Warnings exclamation mark alerts in computer systems to be aware of the dangers and risks of cyberattacks on the Internet. Malicious software to secure online logins on websites

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
December 14, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __nedited, AlphaGo, artificial intelligence, Big Data, defining terms, games, human uniqueness, hype, intelligence, machine learning, mind, Robert J. Marks II}

Robert Marks: What Computers Will Never Do

_{Brendan Dixon
December 14, 2016

Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Many Artificial Intelligence researchers wrongly believe that intelligence arises from the application of algorithms. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
November 29, 2016

Categories
Political Science
Science Reporting
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, algorithms, Big Data, data integrity, data science, elections, failed predictions, hype, machine learning, Nation, Neil Postman, Politics, predictions, Silicon Valley, Technopoly (book)}

In Election 2016, Why Big Data Took a Tumble

_{Brendan Dixon
November 29, 2016

Political Science, Science Reporting, Technology

4}

Human judgment and insight, especially trained human judgment and insight, are irreplaceable. Read More ›

Red dart arrow hitting in the target center of dartboard business success ideas concept

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
October 16, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Human Exceptionalism
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, ai ethics, artificial intelligence, assisted intelligence, automation, Elon Musk, human uniqueness, intelligence, Ray Kurzweil, Research, robotics}

Artificial Intelligence: Good Aim, Wrong Target

_{Brendan Dixon
October 16, 2016

Computational Sciences, Human Exceptionalism, Technology

4}

Let's shoot for "Assisted Intelligence" instead. Read More ›

An electric trolley along Canal Street in new Orleans Louisiana , march of 2018

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
October 13, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, ai ethics, androids, anthropomorphism, binary, crowdsourcing, free will, moral dilemmas, self-driving cars, Trolley Problem, utilitarianism}

Artificial Intelligence Has a Morality Problem

_{Brendan Dixon
October 13, 2016

Computational Sciences, Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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The Moral Machine is an interactive version of the Trolley Problem. Read More ›

-powered language translation software for global communication

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
August 16, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __nedited, artificial intelligence, Big Data, deep learning, game playing ai, games, Google Translate, intuition, language, Neural Networks, semantic information, specialization, translation}

Artificial Intelligence and the Language Barrier

_{Brendan Dixon
August 16, 2016

Computational Sciences, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

8}

If you have a few free minutes, try, for fun, filling them with Google Translate. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
August 8, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, __tedited, artificial intelligence, Erik Larson, human intelligence, Turing test}

What Does It Mean to Be Intelligent?

_{Brendan Dixon
August 8, 2016

Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

7}

Despite headlines, no machine has yet come close to passing a serious Turing Test. Web security relies on this fact. Read More ›