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^{Erik J. Larson
April 6, 2021
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence

_{Erik J. Larson
April 6, 2021
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Futurists insist that AI will soon eclipse the capacities of the most gifted human mind. What hope do we have against superintelligent machines? But we aren’t really on the path to developing intelligent machines. In fact, we don’t even know where that path might be. Read More ›

^{George Gilder
October 15, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Gaming AI

_{George Gilder
October 15, 2020
Economics, Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Pointing to the triumph of artificial intelligence over unaided humans in everything from games such as chess and Go to vital tasks such as protein folding and securities trading, many experts uphold the theory of a “singularity.” This is the trigger point when human history ends and artificial intelligence prevails in an exponential cascade of self-replicating machines rocketing toward godlike supremacy in the universe. Gaming AI suggests that this belief is both dumb and self-defeating. Gaming AI calls for a remedial immersion in the industry’s own heroic history and an understanding of the actual science of their own human minds. Read More ›

^{Robert J. Marks II
January 7, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

The Case for Killer Robots

_{Robert J. Marks II
January 7, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Artificial intelligence expert Robert J. Marks investigates the potential military use of lethal AI and examines the practical and ethical challenges. Marks provocatively argues that the development of lethal AI is not only appropriate in today’s society — it is unavoidable. Read More ›

^{Jay Richards
June 19, 2018
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

The Human Advantage

_{Jay Richards
June 19, 2018
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology}

Bestselling author and economist Jay W. Richards makes the definitive case for how the free market and individual responsibility can save the American Dream in an age of automation and mass disruption. For two and a half centuries, America has been held together by the belief that if you work hard and conduct yourself responsibly in this country, you will be Read More ›