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Robert J. Mark on AI’s Glaring Errors

Snapchat’s chatbot “My AI” gave advice about how to hide the smell of pot and alcohol to someone posing as a disgruntled teenager. Read More ›
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Marks: Human Exceptionalism in a World of AI

“Ever wonder whether computers will one day be capable of doing everything that human beings can?” Read More ›
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Will AI “Own the World”? Robert J. Marks Talks with Laura Ingraham

In response to those who believe AI will take over the world, Marks says, "Look at history." Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks: Could Artificial Intelligence Replace Tom Cruise?

Strictly in terms of optimal military tactics, the job of the human fighter pilots could be better filled by drones. Read More ›
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Chatbots Might Chat, But They’re Not People

A Google engineer claims a chatbot meditates, believes itself to have a soul, has emotions like fear, and enjoys reading. Read More ›
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The Difference Between Humans and Machines

Why do news headlines continually suggest that AI is practically human already, and soon will become fully human? Read More ›
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Marks, Dembski: AI Hype and the “Illusion of Possibility”

The materialist agenda is served by AI hype, while the human mission is damaged. And that is what is at stake. Read More ›
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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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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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