Tag: Mind and Technology
Machines Will Always Be Things, Never "Persons"
Peter Singer claims that the brain is just a computer, and so if an AI machine were ever developed, it could be considered a person too.
Reading David Chalmers on the Coming "Singularity"
The New York University philosopher is well known for critiquing the scientific materialist’s vision of explaining, someday, the phenomenon of conscious experience in purely material terms.
I, Robot — You "Pet Labrador"? More Wisdom from Elon Musk
Surely, on a scale of parental concerns, McDonald’s for lunch is nothing compared to getting exterminated by the cool logic of a future computer.
Group Delusions Aside, Sentient Robots Aren’t on the Way
"Machine rights"? I have to confess, when I read articles like this I have an almost visceral reaction.
Good Grief, Now They’re Pushing for "Machine Rights"
We still have too much work to do in the realm of human rights to worry about machines.