Why You Should Fear A Genuine Autonomous Intelligence Machine

Fear Genuine Autonomous Intelligence Machine

As our discussion of representational and abstract art demonstrates, machine intelligence needs a value-based internal model of the world to interact with its environment. If such an agent is to Continue ReadingWhy You Should Fear A Genuine Autonomous Intelligence Machine

Vermeer, Self-Driving Cars, the Gamesters of Triskelion, and Yayoi Kusama

The Love Letter - Vermeer

A large rubber ball bounces into the street, the driver sees the ball, intuits that a child might follow, and stops the car. Automated vehicles are incapable of accomplishing the Continue ReadingVermeer, Self-Driving Cars, the Gamesters of Triskelion, and Yayoi Kusama

Is Great Art Still Possible?

Bernini - Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

Art balances artistic technique with emotional expressiveness. The more difficult the act of balancing, the greater the art. If artistic technique dominates, we get craft. If emotional experience dominates, we Continue ReadingIs Great Art Still Possible?