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Noam Chomsky
Photo: Noam Chomsky, by Asadr1337, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

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 ›
Parcheesi-board
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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 ›
Ada Lovelace
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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Why Computers Will Likely Never Perform Abductive Inferences

If you are going to get a computer to achieve anything like understanding in some subject area, it needs a lot of knowledge. Read More ›
Myoglobin
Image: Detail from the structure of myoglobin, by →AzaToth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Protein Folding Breakthrough: Evolution or Design?

DeepMind, the AI company that beat human Go gamers with AlphaGo, has made progress in solving the protein folding problem. But who deserves the credit? Read More ›
Robert-Marks

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 ›

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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