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William A. Dembski

Date
April 24, 2021

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Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abduction, babies, computers, Erik Larson, Go (game), Harvard University, humans, inference to the best explanation, Noam Chomsky, philosophers, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence}

Why Computers Will Likely Never Perform Abductive Inferences

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April 24, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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If you are going to get a computer to achieve anything like understanding in some subject area, it needs a lot of knowledge. Read More ›

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William A. Dembski

Date
April 23, 2021

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Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, baseball, conferences, Erik Larson, First Things, George Gilder, Jay Richards, Ray Kurzweil, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence}

“Are We Spiritual Machines?”

_{William A. Dembski
April 23, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The event at which I moderated the discussion about Ray Kurzweil’s book was the 1998 George Gilder Telecosm conference. Read More ›

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William A. Dembski

Date
April 22, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, computer science, deep learning, elephant, Erik Larson, human intelligence, Neural Networks, philosophers, programmers, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, understanding, Wikipedia}

The Myth of “Deep Learning”

_{William A. Dembski
April 22, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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This is pathetic, and this is what is supposed to lay waste and supersede human intelligence? Read More ›

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William A. Dembski

Date
April 21, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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, artificial intelligence, computer programming, ELIZA program, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, humans, Joseph Weizenbaum, psychologists, relationships, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, University of Illinois}

Artificial Intelligence Understands by Not Understanding

_{William A. Dembski
April 21, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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The ELIZA program, acting as a Rogerian therapist, simply mirrors back to the human what the human says. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 20, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, automation, Big Tech, computer science, deep learning, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, Google, gorillas, machine learning, self-driving cars, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, traffic}

Automated Driving and Other Failures of AI

_{William A. Dembski
April 20, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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It would be interesting to see what fully automated driving would look like in a place like Moldova. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
April 19, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, abduction, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, chatbot, Chinese Room, computers, Elon Musk, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, Google, intelligence, John Searle, machine learning, machines, Michael Denton, Microsoft, Nick Bostrom, Ray Kurzweil, Seattle, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, The Singularity is Near, Thomas Ray}

Artificial Intelligence: Unseating the Inevitability Narrative

_{William A. Dembski
April 19, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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World-class chess, Go, and Jeopardy-playing programs are impressive, but they prove nothing about whether computers can be made to achieve AGI. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 18, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, automobiles, chance, critics, design, design detection, explanatory filter, intelligent design, necessity, probability, S. Joshua Swamidass, Sean McDowell, Uncommon Descent}

Chance, Necessity, and Design

_{William A. Dembski
June 18, 2020

Intelligent Design

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To properly use the Explanatory Filter, it is vital to identify what exactly one is trying to explain. Take a rusted automobile. Read More ›

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William A. Dembski

Date
June 17, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, design detection, Douglas Axe, evolution, intelligent design, Peaceful Science, S. Joshua Swamidass, Sean McDowell, The Design Revolution}

Postscript on the Explanatory Filter

_{William A. Dembski
June 17, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Josh Swamidass wants to revisit some well worn paths. Read More ›

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William A. Dembski

Date
June 16, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Conservation of Information, critics, Douglas Axe, evolution, explanatory filter, No Free Lunch, Robert J. Marks II, S. Joshua Swamidass, Sean McDowell, specified complexity, The Design Inference, The Design Revolution, Winston Ewert}

Retirement ≠ Repudiation

_{William A. Dembski
June 16, 2020

Intelligent Design

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My position here hasn’t changed. I’ve beefed up specified complexity and developed it further over the years. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
March 19, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Alzheimer’s disease, Charles Thaxton, Dallas, Discovery Institute Press, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Of Pandas and People, Pam Bailey, Phillip E. Johnson, Roger Olsen, The Design of Life, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley}

The Passing of Jon Buell

_{William A. Dembski
March 19, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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That Jon was able to get The Mystery of Life’s Origin to see the light of day was a miracle. Read More ›