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Can AI be Aligned with Human Values?
VN Alexander
The “alignment” problem is much discussed in Silicon Valley. Computer Engineers worry that, when AI becomes conscious and is...
Is the Military Developing Mind Reading Tech?
VN Alexander
In James Corbett’s recent article, “The Battle for Your Brain is ALREADY Underway,” he lists various DARPA-funded projects developing technologies...
Pop Goes the Weasel
Todd Hayen
When I think about what the world will look like in the future, the models I fall back on...
The Rise of the Immortal Dictator: What Will AI Mean for Freedom and Government?
John & Nisha Whitehead
“If one company or small group of people manages to develop godlike digital superintelligence, they could take over the...
Let’s talk about….the Global Computer Crisis
A massive outage of Windows-based computers has impacted systems all over the world. Doctors’ surgeries, airlines, train stations, television...
Neuralink Does Not Read Minds and Never Will
VN Alexander
The headlines scream: “AI Mind-Reading Has Arrived!” “Neuralink Allows Man to Control Computer with his Thoughts! “Chinese Soldiers’ AI...
How generative AI will ruin science and academic research
Johan Eddebo
Background: the epistemology of modern mass media I often come back to Neil Postman’s 1985 classic Amusing Ourselves to Death. It’s...
WATCH: Take Back Our Tech – #SolutionsWatch
Ramiro Romani of TakeBackOurTech.org and AbovePhone.com joins James Corbett on the latest edition of SolutionsWatch to discuss technology: what...
WORLDCOIN: AI Requires Proof That You Are Human
Karen Hunt In the opening scene of the original Blade Runner film, Leon, a Nexus-6 replicant is given a...
To Live Forever
Karen Hunt “Forget the fountain of youth, pal of mine. You can live to be a thousand, and it...
If It Was Allowed, I’d Hold You Down and…
Edward Curtin I think it is generally accepted that the practice of medicine has changed radically over the past...
Who really wants AI…and why?
TE Creus I’ve noticed that self-checkout is taking over more and more shops and supermarkets. They have existed for...
Blinded by the Next Great Thing
Todd Hayen I must be missing a chip in my brain or something. Why have I never been blown...
Art Equals Human—Not Anymore
Todd Hayen
When I was a young lad of 11, I was fascinated with computers, or what little there was of...
Who Wants a Brain Machine Interface?
VN Alexander I’ve never wanted to be able to control any of my devices with my thoughts. I am...
Why You Should Destroy Your Smart Phone Now
Simon Elmer So-called ‘smart phones’ — far more accurately described as ‘dumb phones’ — combine a mobile phone with...
The Cell Phone Is a Pair of Red High Heels
Edward curtin It is comical how easily one can be ignored for pointing out that new technology is dangerous...
Cool Cannibals
Karen Hunt “Death makes me very angry. It doesn’t make any sense to me. Death has never made any...
Counterinsurgency, PSYOPS and the Military Origins of the Internet
Dustin Broadbery Part 1: Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth As the digital revolution was underway in the...
Global Vaccine Passports Have Arrived Courtesy of Google, EU
PrivacyToGo On June 30th, 2021, the Google Developers blog announced the launch of vaccine passports in Android through its Passes API. Less...
