Henry Kissinger and Artificial Intelligence We are moving into a new period of human consciousness

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   March 3, 2022, 10:40I wasn’t aware Henry Kissinger (United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford) was still alive. At 98 years old, he seems to be still going strong. This Time article Henry Kissinger’s Last Crusade: Stopping Dangerous AI is interesting. … Continue reading Henry Kissinger and Artificial Intelligence We are moving into a new period of human consciousness

Sparks of AGI: Early Experiments with GPT-4 Surprisingly there may be a few sparks

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   June 25, 2023, 19:13I have long been skeptical about the development of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) anytime soon, and my skepticism persists. However, recently I came across a YouTube video titled Sparks of AGI: early experiments with GPT-4, presented by Sebastien Bubeck, a Senior Principal Research Manager in the Machine Learning Foundations group … Continue reading Sparks of AGI: Early Experiments with GPT-4 Surprisingly there may be a few sparks

The Promise of Artificial Intelligence Brian Cantwell Smith (2019)

Neither deep learning nor other forms of second-wave AI, nor any proposals yet advanced for third-wave, will lead to genuine intelligence. Credit: Brian Cantwell Smith Source: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence: Reckoning and JudgmentCambridgeBooks: Brian Cantwell SmithThe Promise of Artificial Intelligence Brian Cantwell Smith (2019)Quotations: Brian Cantwell SmithThe Promise of Artificial Intelligence Brian Cantwell Smith … Continue reading The Promise of Artificial Intelligence Brian Cantwell Smith (2019)

Against Humanity’s Surrender to Computers Harry Collins (2018)

No computer will be fluent in a natural language, pass a severe Turing Test and have full human-like intelligence unless it is fully embedded in normal human society. No computer will be fully embedded in human society as a result of incremental progress based on current techniques Credit: Harry Collins Source: Artifictional Intelligence: Against Humanity’s … Continue reading Against Humanity’s Surrender to Computers Harry Collins (2018)

Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do Erik J. Larson (2021)

Success on narrow applications get us not one step closer to general intelligence. The inferences that systems require for general intelligence … cannot be programmed, learned, or engineered with our current knowledge of AI. … No algorithm exists for general intelligence. Credit: Erik J. Larson Source: The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why computers can’t think … Continue reading Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do Erik J. Larson (2021)

AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent Kate Crawford (2022)

AI is neither artificial nor intelligent. Rather, artificial intelligence is both embodied and material, made from natural resources, fuel, human labor, infrastructures, logistics, histories, and classifications. AI systems are not autonomous, rational, or able to discern anything without extensive, computationally intensive training with large datasets or predefined rules and rewards. Credit: Kate Crawford Source: Atlas … Continue reading AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent Kate Crawford (2022)