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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 28, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, __k-review, artificial intelligence, Bible, civilization, contagion, Europe, Henry Kissinger, machines, metal, paper, Politics, printing press, Reformation, religion, René Girard, silicon, Spain, The Atlantic, thought, Wesley Smith}

Kissinger and Girard on Artificial Intelligence

_{Michael Egnor
May 28, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Any genuine understanding of the impact AI will have (and is having) on humanity must begin with Girard. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 18, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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, __k-review, artificial intelligence, cognition, computation, computers, Enlightenment, Henry Kissinger, human beings, machines, money, personhood, Pinocchio, The Atlantic, toaster, transhumanism}

Kissinger: A.I. Machines Won’t “Think”

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 18, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Transhumanists and other anti-human exceptionalists have been arguing of late that artificial-intelligence machines are destined to become so sophisticated that they will become “self-aware.” Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 16, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
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, __k-review, Alasdair MacIntyre, americans, artificial intelligence, China, Declaration of Independence, government, human rights, machines, natural selection, random mutations, robots, Star Trek, Thomas Jefferson, unicorns, University of Notre Dame}

Don’t Fear the Robots; Fear the Robot Philosophers

_{Jay W. Richards
April 16, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

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Believe it or not, many officially smart people think that (1) we are just computers made of meat, (2) computers will soon become conscious, or (3) both. Read More ›

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Date
December 3, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, antibodies, antigens, BIO-Complexity, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, human eye, intelligent design, Jonathan Bartlett, machines, Modern Synthesis, molecular machines, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, proteins, Richard Dawkins, teleology, The Blind Watchmaker, The Selfish Gene}

Design (But Not Design) Is the New Unifying Principle of Biology

_{Science & Culture
December 3, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Technology

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The human eye is for seeing, whether or not it has any effect on genetics. However, this common-sense view has a problem. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 4, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Technology
Tagged
, __edited, artificial intelligence, computers, determinism, life, machines, moral agency, moral value, robots, Smithsonian Magazine, toaster}

Blade Runner 2049 Poses Questions about AI Machines and Moral Value

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 4, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Technology

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Rather than get all caught up in esoteric musing, I suggest an entry level test for determining whether an entity has any moral value. Read More ›