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New Bradley Center Launches; Will Consider Promise and Threat of Artificial Intelligence

The theme of the evening was framed by a question: “Will the Machines Take Over? Human Uniqueness in the Age of Smart Machines.” Read More ›
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Great Minds: Medved and Gelernter on Human Exceptionalism, American Exceptionalism

The human mind is exceptional in the universe as the United States is exceptional on the face of the Earth. Read More ›
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#5 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why.

Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›
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“Fully Realized” AI Will Remain Forever on the Horizon – And That’s a Good Thing

The human mind, unlike the human brain, is an immaterial entity, thus unrealizable by a material artifact like a computer. Read More ›
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computer simulation
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Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why.

Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›
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Robert Marks on Computer Evolutionary Simulations, Science and Faith, the Limits of Artificial Intelligence, and More

You’ll enjoy his recent podcast conversation with UK interviewer Julian Charles of The Mind Renewed. Read More ›
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Photo: Methinks it is a short-tailed weasel, aka stoat, by Keven Law [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Evolution Simulations Fail: Author of Evolutionary Informatics Book Explains

Winston Ewert argues that Richard Dawkins’s “Methinks It Is Like a Weasel” simulation doesn’t prove biological evolution and isn’t even very interesting. Read More ›
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Artificial Intelligence
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“Computers in Your Brain”: Ray Kurzweil’s Nightmare AI Vision

I'm trying to count the number of ways that reading Google futurologist as he gushes about the "singularity" makes me feel sick to my stomach. Read More ›
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The Hottest New Computer Is: DNA

DNA is highly desirable for storage, computing, and electronics. What does that imply about intelligent design in biology? Read More ›

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