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Proponents of transhumanism make big promises, such as a future in which we upload our minds into a supercomputer. But there is a fatal flaw in this argument: reductionism.
Deep learning AI has accurately created color images from night vision images.
The fictitious 31st-century world portrayed by the series is actually quite a bit like our own in the 21st century.
It is all too easy for humans to fall into the cognitive trap of thinking that an entity that can use language fluently is sentient or intelligent.
Humans are already so integrated with technology that the dream of transhumanism is a reality. Can we handle what comes next?
Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it's not about the bots.
AI systems can carry on convincing conversations, but they have no understanding of what they're saying. Humans are easily fooled.
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
An elaborate device called the Mechanical Turk defeated Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte at chess. Edgar Allan Poe revealed the hoax.
What if intelligence can thrive without consciousness?
Do the laws of physics place a hard limit on how far technology can advance, or can we re-write those laws?
Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned "Frankenstein." But we still grapple with the same questions.
From machines to animals, there are many kinds of possible minds.
Two types of nanotechnology, metalenses and metamaterials, could soon make Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a reality.
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
The metaverse may leave us perpetually unsure whether the people we encounter are authentic or high-quality fakes.
“We didn’t build anything face-ish into our network [but] managed to segregate themselves without being given a face-specific nudge.”
AI-generated photos, also known as synthetic media, are being used to create fake experts and journalists to spread disinformation.
Can electrical stimulation meaningfully substitute for natural touch during a complex task in the real world? We think so.
We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Creatures that resemble octopuses or birds or even robots are legitimate possibilities.
Will all robots think like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?
Not only that, but AI learns what type of faces we like.
One research group's AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.
As the skills gap grows, learning and development can help ensure the viability of an organization’s talent well into the future.
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
Javelin missiles have been an effective force multiplier, the latter-day equivalent of the sling that David used against Goliath.
Spotty connectivity isn’t going to jeopardize Ukraine’s drone attacks.
We imagine and debate the inner lives of literary characters, knowing there can be no truth about their real motives or beliefs. Could our own inner lives also be works of fiction?