Tag: human beings
All We Need to Do to Give a Robot a Soul Is… (Error 404)
In reality, programmers don’t leave souls out of robots because they don’t find them useful; they simply and obviously have no idea how to insert them.
Should We Give Nature “Rights”? A Premier Science Journal Says Yes
The text is too long to present here, so I will give one example: the “right to evolve.” The authors note that “evolution” has many meanings.
Pre-Order Immortality Now! (It’s Only 8 Years Away, Apparently)
Would living forever in a utopian technological society really be as great as the transhumanists insist?
Marks: Human Exceptionalism in a World of AI
“Ever wonder whether computers will one day be capable of doing everything that human beings can?”
Metaxas, Berlinski: A Match Made in Heaven
The dramatic tension between the two is notable and interesting and unusual for the SITC forum, punctuated by laugh-out-loud moments of humor.