Tag: robot
Human Computation — A “Practical Application” of Intelligent Design
As Denyse O’Leary asks, “Why is it comparatively easy to develop a program to play chess, as opposed to teaching a robot to walk freely?”
Professor: Loving a Robot Is Healthy Because of…Evolution
A Japanese company, Gatebox, evidently felt that Alexa from Amazon isn’t disturbing enough as something to have around your house.
Biologist Scott Turner: What Is Life? And Other Simple Questions
The picture of life that biologist Scott Turner sketches in his recent book is remarkable, and not easy to fully take aboard in your mind.
On the Role of Technology in Culture, Walt Disney’s Ambivalence Is Still with Us
Pulling kids away from mindless tweenybopper fare on the Disney Channel is a familiar routine in our home.
Robot World Domination? Darwinism as Reductio ad Absurdum
“If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself. This will be a new form of life which outperforms humans,” warns Stephen Hawking.