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Deep Fakes and Propaganda for Artificial General Intelligence

The video shows a supposed table tennis match between a robot and a top human player. Yet the video is not of an actual match. Read More ›
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Photo: No, this elephant did not sketch a self-portrait; by Deror Avi [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

The Myth of “Deep Learning”

This is pathetic, and this is what is supposed to lay waste and supersede human intelligence? Read More ›
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Photo: Self-driving car, by Grendelkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Automated Driving and Other Failures of AI

It would be interesting to see what fully automated driving would look like in a place like Moldova. 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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Computer Engineer Robert J. Marks Discusses the Perils and Promise of AI

Marks concedes that a computer code can surprise us — as, for example, when playing the game Go. Read More ›
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Cute baby boy with laptop on bed
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Turn Over Child-Raising to a Computer?

Mattel's new "smart baby monitor," their digital nanny dubbed Aristotle, leaves me flummoxed. Read More ›
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-powered language translation software for global communication
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Artificial Intelligence and the Language Barrier

If you have a few free minutes, try, for fun, filling them with Google Translate. Read More ›

How Likely Is a "Terminator" Future?

Celebrity scientist Michio Kaku is the latest to throw his support behind the "Terminator is coming" mantra. Read More ›

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