PinnedImitating MachinesA Brief History of WorkThis blog sets the stage for determining what kinds of human work can be displaced by automation by looking at the kinds of work people…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
PinnedImitating MachinesSumming Up In Order To MOOV OnWe believe it is possible that robotics and “thinking” machines will eventually take all human jobs.Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016
Imitating MachinesPaul writes about AI, emotions and empathy at Forbes, just in time for Valentine’s Day.Feb 12, 2016Feb 12, 2016
Imitating MachinesA Model For Understanding The Concept of UnderstandingThis post begins with a dog. Our last post was about sapience and learning processes; when we’d toss ideas back and forth, the family dog…Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016
Imitating MachinesWhat Are The Limits To Imitating Machines?In our previous post, we explored how Imitating Machines are good at sense and respond loops and simple OODA loops. But Imitating Machines…Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016
Imitating MachinesCan A Machine Want To Do Anything?In our previous post we described how humans might have an urge that forms the basis of “wanting” to do something. We discussed…Jan 18, 20161Jan 18, 20161
Imitating MachinesHow Does Biology Impact Sapience?This and the following two posts will complete our high-level narrative on machine intelligence and machine sapience.Jan 18, 2016Jan 18, 2016
Imitating MachinesEmbrace the OverfitEarlier we defined “creative” ideas as having novelty and value. Here, we explore overfit and how machines can generate creative ideas…and…Jan 18, 20161Jan 18, 20161
Imitating MachinesCreative LicenseWe surprised some people when we said it is possible that robotics and “thinking” machines will eventually take all human jobs. “Certainly…Dec 9, 2015Dec 9, 2015