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David Klinghoffer

Date
June 5, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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, __k-review, addiction, artificial intelligence, autonomy, Baylor University, Discovery Institute, George Montañez, machines, media, Michael Egnor, Microsoft, Museum of Flight, privacy, Research, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Stephen Hawking, Stony Brook University, Texas A&M, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center, William A. Dembski}

New Discovery Institute Center to Explore Threat, Promise, Limits of AI; Seattle Launch on July 11

_{David Klinghoffer
June 5, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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The Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence will focus on the profound concerns stirred by the mystery of minds. 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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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 15, 2018

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __nedited, African Americans, algorithms, artificial intelligence, behavior, Civil War, consciousness, empathy, endowed by their creator, feelings, human beings, human rights, programming, Psychology Today, Racism, rights, robots, slavery, stories, Thomas Jefferson}

Rights Are Not about “Feelings”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 15, 2018

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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Thomas Hills argues that we will accord human-style rights to robots because we will come to empathize with them. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __k-review, artificial intelligence, classical music, Elon Musk, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, Johann Sebastian Bach, Lovelace test, podcast, Robert Crowther, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Sarah Chaffee, Stephen Hawking, Turing test}

Robert Marks on the Lovelace Test

_{David Klinghoffer
January 23, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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Beyond lies the unique realm of the human, no matter what addled things Stephen Hawking may say about computers “replacing” us. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, algorithms, artificial intelligence, autonomy, Baylor University, cell phone, computers, Elon Musk, Google, ID the Future, intelligent design, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, materialism, matter, mind, Robert J. Marks II, robots, Stephen Hawking, warfare}

Terrified of a Robopocalypse? Don’t Be

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 23, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking are scared about AI and the prospect of a “Terminator” future. But the U.S. military isn’t. Read More ›

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Date
January 4, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
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, __k-review, actuators, animal, Cambrian Explosion, Conservation of Information, intelligent design, muscles, natural selection, nerves, Precambrian, robotics, robots, scientists, Wired}

A Cambrian Explosion…of Robots?

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January 4, 2018

Intelligent Design, Technology

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According to Wired, a new epoch has begun, and it is driven by intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
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, __k-review, Cambrian Explosion, Canaanites, Christmas, Crete, Dan Brown, Darwin's Doubt, DNA, eclipse, evolution, genetic code, intelligent design, mainstream media, Nobel laureate, robots, Stephen Meyer, Wikipedia}

Intelligent Design and the Evolution Debate in 2017 — The Year at a Glance

_{David Klinghoffer
January 3, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

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One theme of 2017 was the internationalization of ID. Meanwhile we are colonizing the mainstream media, which, revile us as they may, can’t seem to leave us alone. 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 ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 7, 2017

Categories
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, brain, Bruce Buff, computer, computer science, Fox News, mind, robots, soul, thriller}

“Fully Realized” AI Will Remain Forever on the Horizon – And That’s a Good Thing

_{David Klinghoffer
August 7, 2017

Biology, Neuroscience & Mind

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The human mind, unlike the human brain, is an immaterial entity, thus unrealizable by a material artifact like a computer. Read More ›