Here’s a couple of examples of a common trope in science fiction. Terminator II: Judgement Day (1991): The Terminator: “… [Skynet] goes online on August 4th 1997. Human decisions are removed from Strategic Defense. Skynet begins learning at geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. eastern time August 29th. In a panic they triedContinue reading “The Sixth Day: on the moment when ai comes alive”
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Why Didn’t We Go Back to The Moon?
Notes on Progress TIME MACHINES Human bodies are time machines. My grandfather, born in 1896, grew up in the “wild west” of California: horses, buggies, the occasional train. Before he died, he flew 400 mph in a jet airliner as big as a building and watched men walk on the moon. But what happened duringContinue reading “Why Didn’t We Go Back to The Moon?”
Four Assumptions About the Future of Artificial Intelligence
These four assumptions are almost always made in science fiction and popular commentary on AI or alien life. They are often made by the leaders of AI research and industry, as well as by academic futurists and professional scientists (who should know better). The Human Essence Assumption In science fiction, the essential property is calledContinue reading “Four Assumptions About the Future of Artificial Intelligence”
CHARLES GILLINGHAM 