CategoryMachine Learning
Deep Learning won’t solve AI
AlphaGo pioneer: We need “another dozen or half-a-dozen breakthroughs”
When machine learning results in mishap
The machine isn’t responsible but who IS? That gets tricky
Are sex robots a cure for loneliness?
Maybe, in a culture where people see themselves as machines
Can a stuffed toy turn into a robot?
Maybe to amuse a sick child? With the right skin, yes.
George Gilder talks tech at World News Daily
In a three-part interview the tech philosopher explains why he thinks Google is doomed
Do either machines—or brains—really learn?
A further response to Jeffrey Shallit: Actually, brains don’t learn either. Only minds learn.
The Hills Go High Tech
An American community finding its way in the new digital economy
Digital dictatorship?
China’s “social credit” system coming under scrutiny
You Have Just Six Emotions
At least it would be easier for the machines if we did
Is the future of jobs over?
Should people be paid to let machines do the work?
The true cost of “free” social media
It’s free but… are we? George Gilder points a way forward.
Senior Google scientist quits over Google’s censorship in China
He believes it “contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights”Some believe that any censorship system that a human being can develop can somehow be got around by another human being. China may provide a way of testing that.
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Are social media companies violating anti-trust laws?
DOJ to investigate
How Bitcoin Works: The social value of trust
The idea of employing such a game to guarantee validity in a trustless environment is nothing short of groundbreaking. It is an amazing accomplishment, and I am impressed by it more each time I think about it. However, it does have some drawbacks, which, I think, will ultimately lead to its demise.
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Twitter doesn’t just seem out of control
It actually is.
Can simple probabilities outperform deep learning?
One musician found it was so
Google branches out into politics
Unfortunately, the only political model it would likely know is: One-party stateThe unchallenged manipulation of search engine results during elections is a new phenomenon made possible by the domination of the internet by a few big players.
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How do robots “care”?
Emotional robots’ cameras and sensors respond to your facial expressions, tone of voice, and movementsCritics of the emotional robotics industry say that the view of emotions (assumed in the industry to be only six) is oversimplified and that the robots are likely to promote stereotypes.
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