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Comparison. Portrait of beautiful woman with problem and clean skin, aging and youth concept, beauty treatment

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post

Author
News
Date
April 15, 2024

Categorized
Biology, Technology

Tagged
age, Biotech, COSM, COSM 2023, ethics, Progress, Technology, youth}

Anti-Aging: Is it Possible or a Pipe Dream?

_{A brand-new video on the topic of anti-aging technologies from the 2023 COSM conference} _{News

April 15, 2024

1

Biology, Technology}

The Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence is pleased to be able to share the videos from the 2023 COSM conference, now available on YouTube. This annual conference explores the status and the future of our era-defining technologies, from artificial intelligence to electric vehicles to new developments in biotech. Today’s video features a discussion on anti-aging, and whether this is even a possibility. Matt Scholz, CEO of Oisin Biotechnologies, leads a discussion with Vered Caplan, CEO of Orgenesis, and Elena Sergeeva, Neuroscientist at Tufts and Harvard and co-founder of Tiamat Labs, about anti-aging biotechnologies — how genetic reprogramming of cells could negate the effects of aging and even allow a person to stay in perfect health indefinitely, essentially Read More ›

Israeli National flag waving on the top of Mount of Olive with background of residential houses in Jerusalem, Israel

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post

Author
Michael Egnor
Date
October 23, 2023

Categorized
Ethics

Tagged
Culture, ethics, Evil, Evolution, existence of God, free will, Israel, Morality}

Israel, Free Will, and the Problem of Evil

_{If determinism is true, then we have no free will. We are nothing more than meat machines.} _{Michael Egnor

October 23, 2023

7

Ethics}

The events of the past week in Israel have left the civilized world reeling. Hamas has killed more than 1,200 Jewish innocents in the most violent eruption of anti-Semitism since the Holocaust, and it seems likely a war will follow that will soon kill thousands more innocent people. As we ponder and pray over this mass slaughter, it is worthwhile to reflect for a moment on what these events tell us about the ideological and scientific dogmas of the 21st century — about atheism, determinism and Darwinism. Are these dogmas true, and do they provide a meaningful understanding of man and of moral action? If atheism is true and there is no God, there is no Moral Lawgiver. The concept of Read More ›

Hand of doctor reassuring her female patient. Medical ethics and trust concept

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podcast

Author
Michael Egnor
Date
June 1, 2023

Tagged
Abortion, Alzheimer's, bioethics, ethics, Medical Ethics, Stephen Post}

Alzheimer’s, Medical Ethics, and Choosing Life

_{Michael Egnor

June 1, 2023

1}

From preemptive assisted suicide to selective abortions, the medical field suffers a host of ethical dilemmas. In today’s podcast episode, memory-loss expert Stephen Post joins neurosurgeon Michael Egnor to discuss Alzheimer’s, bioethics, and the intrinsic dignity of human beings. Additional Resources

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post

Author
News
Date
May 8, 2023

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, censorship, Consciousness, ethics, Morality, Surveillance}

John Lennox: AI and Ethics

_{How can we program ethics into AI? John Lennox asks} _{News

May 8, 2023

2

Artificial Intelligence}

In last week’s podcast, Oxford mathematician John Lennox talked about AI surveillance and the danger of misusing the technology for purposes of suppression. He said, But there’s a downside because facial recognition technology is being used at the moment in certain parts of the world to invade the privacy, not only of individuals, but of whole people groups and actually control them and suppress them. Now, I mentioned that example to say that very rapidly AI, narrow AI raises huge ethical questions. Now remember, this is the stuff that’s actually working, self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, AI system built in there, but you have to build into it some kind of ethical decision making. If the car sensors pick up an Read More ›

Dozens of Drones Swarm in the Cloudy Sky.

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
November 19, 2020

Tagged
Autonomous drones, Autonomous lethal weapons, Autonomous weapons, Cold War, Drone swarms, drones, ethics, HARPY missile, Killer robots, Killer Robots (book), lethal autonomous weapons, military technology, Robert J. Marks, Swarm intelligence, The Case for Killer Robots, Winograd Schema, Winograd Schema Challenge, World War II}

Robert J. Marks on Killer Robots

_{Robert J. Marks

November 19, 2020

1}

Robert J. Marks discusses AI and the military, autonomous weapons, and his book The Case for Killer Robots with hosts Robert D. Atkinson and Jackie Whisman from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Dr. Marks’ book The Case for Killer Robots is available at Amazon.com in print, audio and Kindle formats. For a limited time, the Bradley Center is Read More ›

close-up view of robot playing chess, selective focus

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks and Larry L. Linenschmidt
Date
August 27, 2020

Tagged
AI Delusion (book), Alan Turing, algorithm, Algorithm-of-the-Gaps, Algorithmic Information Theory, algorithmic intelligence, AlphaGo, Ambiguity, Artificial Intelligence, China, Chinese Room, Computer History, Computer science, Creativity, David Gelernter, Deep Blue, Deep Learning, ethics, Gary Smith, George Gilder, Go (game), human brain, hype, IBM Watson, Jay Richards, Larry L. Linenschmidt, Neural networks, non-algorithmic, Peter Thiel, qualia, Quantum Computing, Reinforcement learning, Robert J. Marks, self-driving cars, STEM fields, Supercomputers, Swarm intelligence}

Bingecast: Robert J. Marks on the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence

_{Robert J. Marks and Larry L. Linenschmidt

August 27, 2020

2}

Robert J. Marks talks with Larry L. Linenschmidt of the Hill Country Institute about nature and limitations of artificial intelligence from a computer science perspective including the misattribution of creativity and understanding to computers. Other Larry L. Linenschmidt podcasts from the Hill Country Institute are available at HillCountryInstitute.org. We appreciate the permission of the Hill Country Institute to rebroadcast this Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
July 2, 2020

Tagged
2084 (book), Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, ethics, Freedom, human uniqueness, John Lennox, Moral Responsibility, Panpsychism, self-driving cars, surveillance capitalism}

John Lennox: How Will Artificial Intelligence Impact the World by 2084?

_{Robert J. Marks

July 2, 2020

1}

What will be the effects of artificial intelligence by the year 2084? Robert J. Marks and Dr. John Lennox discuss artificial general intelligence, threats and advantages of artificial intelligence, and Dr. Lennox’s book 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity. Show Notes Additional Resources

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podcast

Author
Larry L. Linenschmidt and Robert J. Marks
Date
December 19, 2019

Tagged
AI Delusion (book), Algorithm-of-the-Gaps, AlphaGo, Ambiguity, Artificial Intelligence, China, Chinese Room, Creativity, David Gelernter, Deep Blue, ethics, Gary Smith, George Gilder, Go (game), IBM Watson, Jay Richards, Larry L. Linenschmidt, Neural networks, Peter Thiel, qualia, Reinforcement learning, Robert J. Marks, self-driving cars, Swarm intelligence}

The Unexpected and the Myth of Creative Computers – Part II

_{Larry L. Linenschmidt and Robert J. Marks

December 19, 2019

2}

Robert J. Marks talks with Larry L. Linenschmidt of the Hill Country Institute about the misattribution of creativity and understanding to computers. This is Part 2 of 2 parts. Other Larry L. Linenschmidt podcasts from the Hill Country Institute are available at HillCountryInstitute.org. We appreciate the permission of the Hill Country Institute to rebroadcast this podcast on Mind Matters. Show Read More ›

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post

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
February 22, 2019

Categorized
Ethics

Tagged
Autonomous Vehicles, ethics, Featured, Three Laws of Robotics}

AI Ethics and the Value of Human Life

_{Unanticipated consequences will always be a problem for totally autonomous AI} _{Robert J. Marks

February 22, 2019

7

Ethics}

In the development of technology overall, there is always a tradeoff in which human life is given a price. For example, cheap cars aren’t safe and safe cars aren’t cheap.

Can We Program Morality into a Self-Driving Car?

_{A software engineering professor tells us why that’s not a realistic goal} _{News

February 10, 2019

4

Ethics, Machine Learning}

Any discussion of the morality of the self-driving car should touch on the fact that the industry as a whole thrives on hype that skirts honesty.

The Creative Spark

_{An information theory justification for the intrinsic value of human beings} _{Eric Holloway

January 21, 2019

5

Ethics, Philosophy of Mind}

Because creativity is unique to humans and irreducible, all human beings have the ability in principle. The fact that a particular human being’s creativity is not in use or is perhaps unusable at present does not mean that that person does not have the ability. Consequently, all humans have at least latent intrinsic instrumental value. Read More ›

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post

Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
January 3, 2019

Categorized
Social Factors

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, ethics, Featured, Longform, Machine Learning, Racism, Social Factors}

Can an Algorithm Be Racist?

_{No, the machine has no opinion. It processes vast tracts of data. And, as a result, the troubling hidden roots of some data are exposed} _{Denyse O'Leary

January 3, 2019

8

Social Factors}

It’s tempting to assume that a villain lurks behind such a scene when the exact opposite is the problem: A system dominated by machines is all calculations, not thoughts, intentions, or choices. If the input is wrong, so is the output. Read More ›

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post

Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
December 28, 2018

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Social Factors

Tagged
2018 AI Hype, Artificial Intelligence, ethics, Machine Learning, Philosophy of Mind, robotics, Saudi Arabia, Social Factors, Sophia}

4: Making AI Look More Human Makes It More Human-like!

_{AI help, not hype, with Robert J. Marks: Technicians can do a lot these days with automated lip-syncs and smiles but what’s behind them?} _{Robert J. Marks

December 28, 2018

6

Artificial Intelligence, Social Factors}

This summer, some were simply agog over “Sophia, the First Robot Citizen” (“unsettling as it is awe-inspiring”) Read More ›

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post

Author
Mind Matters
Date
October 29, 2018

Categorized
Ethics

Tagged
ethics, Moral Machine, self-driving cars}

There is no universal moral machine

_{The “Moral Machine” project aimed at righteous self-driving cars revealed stark differences in global values} _{Mind Matters

October 29, 2018

4

Ethics}

Whatever the causes of cultural differences, Brendan Dixon thinks that the Moral Machine presents mere caricatures of moral problems anyway. “The program reduces everything to a question of who gets hurt. There are no shades of gray or degrees of hurt. It is, as is so often with computers, simply black or white, on or off. None of the details that make true moral decisions hard and interesting remain.”

Apes Can Be Generous

_{Are they just like humans then?} _{Michael Egnor

September 21, 2018

9

Natural Intelligence}

If we are to genuinely understand machines, animals, and ourselves, we need to clearly understand that it is the immateriality of human intellect and will—our capacity to think and act abstractly— that makes us radically (i.e. ontologically) different from any animal or machine. Read More ›