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Harvard U Press Computer Science Author Gives AI a Reality Check

The key missing ingredient in machine intelligence is the ability to appreciate context, do analysis, and make appropriate inferences. Read More ›
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Artificial Intelligence: Unseating the Inevitability Narrative

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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Neuroevolution Methods Show Significant Success

The Darwinian algorithm works in theory, but does not work in practice, when applied in the domain of software production. Read More ›
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Lennox, Marks: Uploading the Mind Would Mean Eternal Death

Dreams of god-like immortality achieved through uploading the mind have a serious drawback, one among others. A computer operates algorithmically, strictly so, whereas the mind does not. Read More ›
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Why We Don’t Evolve Software: A Computer Scientist Considers Darwinian Theory

Software engineers are trained in design principles, and also have real experience of how complex functional systems appear and change constructively. Read More ›

Watson’s Goof — What We Should Really Fear from AI

It was a telling response, revealing the idiot inside the savant. Read More ›

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