Several scientists in recent news articles have been stating that they think we live in a computer simulation. They think the odds of this are very high. What question that leaves unanswered, is whether we are a creation of whoever wrote the simulation, or if we are self inserts in the simulation. In other words, …
Ex Machina
After watching the trailer for this sci-fi thriller about artificial intelligence, I had formed some opinions about it that weren't exactly positive. It looked entertaining, but I had figured it would be another anti-technology movie where 'new thing X that we never should have invented destroys the world!' Which is what any move about technology …
AI to End the Human Race?
You may have read one or more articles today about dire warnings from scientists about AI. This is because Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and others have signed an open letter detailing their concerns about the advancement of artificial intelligence technology. If you read the letter, you will see that it is much along the lines of …
Jonas David 