Technology

Philosophy

The impressive thing about AI isn’t whether it thinks – it’s how well it can judge how we think

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Whether acting as a sycophantic friend or a rigorous agnostic, AI can't think for itself – but it can show a sophisticated understanding of us.
Climate Change

Why does the political right still hate electric vehicles and dismiss green energy?

Tim Jokl -
Electric vehicles and clean energy technology are real, current, and effective solutions - so why are the right wing still so opposed?
Technology

The digital crawfish has you in its net: why your AI “Digital Employee” is a career trap

Xu Majun -
If AI speedily performs tasks that once were delegated to interns, junior employees lose the chance to gain vital knowledge and experience.
Technology

Adult movies were not the reason Betamax really lost the video wars

Mike Hall -
According to a popular myth, Betamax lost out to VHS because of adult content - in reality, it was down to tape length, and licensing.
Technology

AI needs to be regulated to ensure its benefits don’t stay with the mega-rich

Graeme Morledge -
Regulating the Industrial Revolution didn't stifle innovation, it ensured technology served the people – regulating Big Tech and AI can do the same today.
Technology

In the era of AI, cognitive biases are not exclusive to humans

Richard Glover -
Far from being capable of objective judgements, AI and machine learning replicate the biases and prejudices of the very human data they're trained on.
Technology

Richard Dawkins and AI: the lights are on, but nobody’s home

Mike Hall -
When Richard Dawkins claims AI may have consciousness, he's committing the same cognitive blunder as the creationists he has long argued against.
Technology

For all the claims of governments and Big Tech, cybersecurity is far from scientific

Andy Farnell -
Rather than accept at face value claims that cybersecurity measures will make us safer and more secure, we need to ask for proof before we hand over our data.
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