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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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Summer Seminars in Colorado — A FREE Remedy for Cancel Culture; Applications Due April 1

As one of our students last year said at the concluding banquet, the Summer Seminars represent “science as it should be, rather than science as it is.” Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks on Fox News: You Are Not Going to Be AI’s “Pet”

Regarding ChatGPT, Dr. Marks said one of its biggest problems is its evident bias. Read More ›
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Depths of Design: Seductive Optics and Skeuomorphic Intelligence

The effort to mirror objects in the world in our artistic creations reaches back into prehistory. 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 Pours Cold Water on ChatGPT Hype

Are you tired of hearing about ChatGPT yet — "basically high-tech plagiarism," as Noam Chomsky has said? Read More ›
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Experts Debate: Was a Chatbot Sentient?

Lemoine was famously fired from Google earlier this year after he leaked a transcript of his conversation with Google’s advanced LaMDA chatbot program. Read More ›
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William Dembski Offers an Updated Edition of an Intelligent Design Classic

Dembski says he stands by that work and his early contributions to intelligent design theory, but adds that he has learned a lot more in the intervening years. 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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