AI Versus AI – And Human Extinction as Collateral Damage

AI Versus AI – And Human Extinction as Collateral Damage

A world in which machines governed by artificial intelligence (AI) systematically replace human beings in most business, industrial, and professional functions is horrifying to imagine. After all, as prominent computer scientists have been warning us, AI-governed systems are prone to critical errors and inexplicable “hallucinations,” resulting in potentially catastrophic outcomes. But there’s an even more…

The Brain Is the Battlefield of the Future

The Brain Is the Battlefield of the Future

DARPA Neurologist and Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program at Georgetown University, Washington DC, Dr. James Giordano, who is also a weapons expert, started his presentation at West Point NY Military Academy by saying, “The brain is and will be the 21st Century battlefield. End of story.”  DARPA stands for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,…

Geoffrey Hinton, AI, and Google’s Ethics Problem

Geoffrey Hinton, AI, and Google’s Ethics Problem

Talk about the dangers of artificial intelligence, actual or imagined, has become feverish, much of it induced by the growing world of generative chat bots.  When scrutinising the critics, attention should be paid to their motivations.  What do they stand to gain from adopting a particular stance?  In the case of Geoffrey Hinton, immodestly seen…

Anxiety as Socialism: A.I. Moratorium Fantasies

Anxiety as Socialism: A.I. Moratorium Fantasies

Rumours and streaks of hysteria are running rife about what such artificial intelligence (AI) systems as ChatGPT are meant to do.  Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy recently showed himself to be ignorant with terror about the search bot created by OpenAI.  “ChatGPT taught itself to do advanced chemistry. It wasn’t built into the model. Nobody programmed…

Libelled by the Bot: Reputation, Defamation and AI

Libelled by the Bot: Reputation, Defamation and AI

Cometh the new platform, cometh new actions in law, the fragile litigant ever ready to dash off a writ to those with (preferably) deep pockets.  And so, it transpires that artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, for all the genius behind their creation, are up for legal scrutiny and judicial redress.  Certainly, some private citizens are getting…