Author: David Klinghoffer
Egnor: Why Machines Will Never Think
This doesn’t mean that people will not abuse the power of AI to hurt each other, and hurt themselves.
New Bradley Center Launches; Will Consider Promise and Threat of Artificial Intelligence
The theme of the evening was framed by a question: “Will the Machines Take Over? Human Uniqueness in the Age of Smart Machines.”
Human Exceptionalism — An Evolutionary Dilemma
Following Darwin, with an assist from Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin, Ken Miller proposes that human reason, consciousness, etc. are exaptations, or “spandrels.”
Gauger: Rebel Science Versus Theistic Evolution
Is it really plausible to say that humans and chimps share an evolutionarily recent common ancestor, some 6 million years ago?
Meyer: An “Epistemic Obligation” to Embrace Darwinism?
The issue comes down to the creative power of the unguided evolutionary mechanism, or the lack of it.