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Robert J. Mark on AI’s Glaring Errors

Snapchat’s chatbot “My AI” gave advice about how to hide the smell of pot and alcohol to someone posing as a disgruntled teenager. Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks on Fox News: You Are Not Going to Be AI’s “Pet”

Regarding ChatGPT, Dr. Marks said one of its biggest problems is its evident bias. Read More ›
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Depths of Design: Talking Boxes

Our talking boxes take our requests, run their routines, and send out results but understand nothing, whether or not they’re made in China. Read More ›
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For AI, Human Hands Are Exceptional…For Now

In many artificially contrived images, the hands come up gnarled, disfigured, or otherwise anatomically incorrect. Read More ›
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Depths of Design: Seductive Optics and Skeuomorphic Intelligence

The effort to mirror objects in the world in our artistic creations reaches back into prehistory. Read More ›
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Kenneth Miller on Consciousness and Evolution

Despite Miller's claims, neither human reason nor free will evolved because neither is generated by material processes. Read More ›
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Marks: Human Exceptionalism in a World of AI

“Ever wonder whether computers will one day be capable of doing everything that human beings can?” Read More ›
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Sean Carroll: “How Could an Immaterial Mind Affect the Body?”

Aristotle noted that when we think carefully about natural causes we see that there are four distinct ways that causes can lead to effects in nature. Read More ›
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Will AI “Own the World”? Robert J. Marks Talks with Laura Ingraham

In response to those who believe AI will take over the world, Marks says, "Look at history." Read More ›

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