We've talked a little in the past about what it means to be intelligent. Computers are really amazing machines. Their level of complexity is something we just take for granted. At the most fundamental level, computers just execute a predetermined set of instructions like: take this web page and display it like this add these... Continue Reading →
Are we talking about intelligent machines or sentient beings?
We often think about building intelligent machines to be sentient beings. In the movies, we always immediately give these beings the keys to our nuclear arsenal. This usually ends poorly. Creating artificial intelligence is different than creating artificial life. We need artificial intelligence to create artificial life, but don't need artificial life for a machine... Continue Reading →
