Tag: "computers and AI"

We’re as Smart as the Universe Gets

James Miles argues, among other things, that E.T. will be like Kim Kardashian, and that the real threat of advanced AI has been misunderstood.
[Issue 164: October/November 2024: Thoughts on Thought]

The Black Widow Case

Dave Hangman on a crucial lawsuit taking place the day after tomorrow.
[Issue 163: August/September 2024: Fiction]

Reality, Humanity & AI

Nafees Malik surveys our quest for truth, and asks if AI can help us discover more.
[Issue 162: June/July 2024: Articles]

Harley Schwadron’s Cartoon (1)

by Harley Schwadron
[Issue 162: June/July 2024: Cartoon]

Bygone Days Yet To Come

Tim Wilkinson reports from the philosophical past, present, and future.
[Issue 156: June/July 2023: Fiction]

Mind and Artificial Intelligence: A Dialogue

by Rick Lewis
[Issue 155: April/May 2023: Editorial]

What it Means to be Human: Blade Runner 2049

Kilian Pötter introduces the big ideas and problems around artificial consciousness.
[Issue 155: April/May 2023: AI & Mind]

AI & Human Interaction

Miriam Gorr asks what we learn from current claims for cyberconsciousness.
[Issue 155: April/May 2023: AI & Mind]

Arguing with the Chinese Room

Michael DeBellis says Searle’s famous argument about computers not having understanding does not compute.
[Issue 155: April/May 2023: AI & Mind]

Typing to Turing

by Samantha Neave
[Issue 155: April/May 2023: Poetry]