red-dart-arrow-hitting-in-the-target-center-of-dartboard-bus-118832817-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Brendan Dixon Date October 16, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesHuman ExceptionalismTechnology Tagged , __nedited, artificial 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 ›
powered-language-translation-software-for-global-communicati-772545004-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Brendan Dixon Date August 16, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesLinguisticsNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __nedited, artificial intelligence, Big Data, deep learning, games, 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 ›
Type post Author Brendan Dixon Date August 8, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesNeuroscience & 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 ›
Type post Author Brendan Dixon Date August 2, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesNeuroscience & MindTechnology Tagged , __edited, __tedited, artificial intelligence, autonomy, biases, computational power, computer programming, human exceptionalism Artificial Intelligence and Its Limits Brendan Dixon August 2, 2016 Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology 7 AI is neither the emergence of another intelligence, nor one we should allow to wander on its own without human oversight. Read More ›
European beeches Type post Author Brendan Dixon Date April 3, 2016 CategoriesComputational SciencesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __cedited, artificial intelligence, designer, intelligent design, Neural Networks, Science More on "Intelligent Design Without a Designer" Brendan Dixon April 3, 2016 Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design 7 A reader, Eric, writes to ask about my post "Nature 'Learns' to Create Complexity? Think Again." Read More ›
broken window Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date March 4, 2012 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, artificial intelligence, conservative, extraterrestrial intelligence, human uniqueness, intelligent design, News, Politics, SETI “Broken Windows” in the Evolution Debate David Klinghoffer March 4, 2012 Intelligent Design 1 Something about slovenliness is a provocation, an invitation to real mayhem. Read More ›
Type post Date March 2, 2012 CategoriesComputational SciencesLife Sciences Tagged , __k-review, artificial intelligence, chicken, Darwin, evolution, extraterrestrial intelligence, human uniqueness, science, SETI The Continuing Conundrum of Human Uniqueness Science & Culture March 2, 2012 Computational Sciences, Life Sciences 1 "Human dethronement still eludes the Darwinians, whose search has stalled." Read More ›