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It’s Time to Buy Old Books Before AI Destroys Them

This scheme is the brain child of technicians, people who lead tech companies and tech labs who are wholly committed to a technological view of the world. Read More ›
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On Minds and Machines, Richard Dawkins’s Curious Inconsistency

If we encounter far more advanced informational technology in living organisms, isn’t the same intuition at least worth considering? Read More ›
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In Science Research, a Plague of Phony Citations Generated by AI

Ironically, the public has been taught to worry that AI is taking over and will do everything better than humans. Read More ›
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Why AI Won’t Replace Us Spiritually

AI systems increasingly resemble human intelligence. But resemblance alone does not make them image bearers. It cannot. AI systems do not represent God. Read More ›
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Why AI Can’t Replace Us Functionally

The map is not the territory. The symbol is not the thing. And the model is not the mind. Read More ›
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Why Intelligence Is Necessary to Explain Nature’s Functional Information

The law of conservation of information shows that intelligence is a necessary requirement for the complex functional information found in nature. Read More ›
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The Source of Human Creativity Is Intelligent Design

Within the field of music, Beethoven’s compositions stand out not least because of his progressive loss of hearing. Read More ›
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At COSM, Sharing Information Is Key to Solving Tech Problems

Information is key to innovation, and a familiar question intelligent design asks is “Where does information come from?”  Read More ›
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Edification vs. Enhancement — The Non-Transhumanist Vision of AI in Education

Edify your kids, don’t enhance them. We are organic beings, not gadgets to be improved with newer and better modules. Read More ›
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Your Mind Uploaded to AI Would Not Be You

In death, the immortal mind, whose memories the computer supposedly holds, has moved on. The simulation may be a good one but it is not a surviving self. Read More ›

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