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On the Origin of Life, Astrophysicist Paul Sutter Seems to Agree with James Tour

Quick, let's tweet that to Professor Dave — oh, wait... His account on the X platform has been suspended. Read More ›
Tesla
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Artificial General Intelligence: AI’s Temptation to Theft Over Honest Toil

The worry is — and it’s a legitimate worry — that our environments will increasingly be altered to accommodate AI. Read More ›
Noam Chomsky
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Artificial General Intelligence: The Poverty of the Stimulus

It doesn’t even matter if the child is blind, deaf, or both. Barring developmental disorders (such as some forms of autism), the child can learn language. Read More ›
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Artificial General Intelligence: An Idol for Destruction

Idols are always frauds because they substitute a lesser for a greater, demanding reverence for the lesser at the expense of the greater. Read More ›
Lee Cronin
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A Few Thoughts on the Cronin-Tour Debate

Under the theory of an unguided process of chemical and biological evolution, should a threshold of complexity, clearly identifying life, be expected? Read More ›
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Pre-Order Immortality Now! (It’s Only 8 Years Away, Apparently)

Would living forever in a utopian technological society really be as great as the transhumanists insist?  Read More ›
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Is the End of Science Near?

A study in the premier science journal notes the long term falling off of truly original findings, as opposed to endless citations of others’ findings. Read More ›
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Jay Richards: Myths, Metaphysics, and Artificial Intelligence

It isn’t a superior grasp of the technology involved that drives some to warn that AI will achieve superiority over human beings. Read More ›
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New from Science Uprising — Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, and the Human Difference

Creativity, not mere copying or following commands, entails thinking “outside the box.” That’s how it can surprise us with genuine novelty. Read More ›
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Is the Multiverse Science or Religion?

Or pseudoscience? A no-nonsense theoretical physicist reveals a gift for comedy as she tries to explain theories that place no constraints on what can happen. Read More ›

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