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Singularity
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Marks: Non-Computable You Won’t Achieve Immortality Through an AI Machine

Dreams of achieving immortality by having your consciousness uploaded, merging man and computer in the predicted 2045 “Singularity,” are just that — dreams. Read More ›
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For AI to Be Creative, Here’s What It Would Take

AI can appear smart when it generates a surprising result. But surprise does not equate to creativity. Read More ›
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Image: Lady Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), via Wikimedia Commons.

Can Artificial Intelligence Be Creative?

Lady Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), daughter of the poet George Gordon, Lord Byron, was the first computer programmer. Read More ›
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No Pony in the Manure, No Consciousness in the Code

These AI champions are appealing to the Software of the Gaps, a secular cousin of the God of the Gaps. Read More ›
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New Book from Computer Engineer Robert J. Marks: You Are NOT Computable

Just a few days ago a Google engineer revealed that an AI chatbot disclosed to him that it had “come to life” and has a “soul.” Read More ›
Brian Miller Teaching at ID Educatin Day
Photo: Brian Miller, by Daniel Reeves.

Brian Miller: From Non-Life to Life via Natural Forces Alone? Nope

Steven Novella, a scientist committed to puncturing science hype, seems to have fallen for the hype surrounding this laboratory work. Read More ›
Charles Darwin statue Shrewsbury
Charles Darwin statue Shrewsbury
Photo: Statue of Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury Library, by Bs0u10e01 / CC BY-SA.

Darwinism and Scientific Totalitarianism: John West’s Darwin Day in America

The afterword, on “Totalitarian Science,” published in 2015, shows John West as a prophet of things to come. Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks on Why AI Won’t Destroy the World, or Save It

Will robots or other computers ever become so fast and powerful that they become conscious, creative, and free? Read More ›
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Professor Explains “How to Be a God”

Transhumanists and futurists worry about guaranteeing rights for AI technologies when they attain “consciousness.” Read More ›
Thanos
Photo: Thanos, by Tim White via Flickr (cropped).

Infinity War, Human Exceptionalism, and the Ultimate Resource

For Labor Day weekend, we celebrate the human creative capacity, and analyze a blockbuster movie. Read More ›

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