Steve HazelIs this an AGI inner loop?In your opinion, is this pseudo-code true or false?Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020
Steve HazelGrowing a General Intelligence with Cellular Automata and the Free-Energy PrincipleIf you’ve encountered a cellular automaton before, you’ve certainly heard of Conway’s Game of Life. You’ve probably also encountered…Mar 1, 2020Mar 1, 2020
Steve HazelEmbryonic AGI Is EverywhereAGI doesn’t have to be as mysterious and worrisome as we often imagine it to be. We are free to look at AGI any way we like; the bishops…Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020
Steve HazelAll AGI efforts so far are fundamentally unsafe. OpenCog included.What Google is doing with DeepMind and Brain is unsafe. Whatever OpenAI is doing is unsafe. Same with OpenCog, Cyc, and all the rest…Feb 23, 2020Feb 23, 2020
Steve HazelinDataDrivenInvestorWho Cares What Intelligence Is! What Does Intelligence Do?People often say “we don’t even know what intelligence is” when talking about Artificial Intelligence, AGI, Deep Learning, and so on…Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020
Steve HazelThe survival of what, exactly?What if, when we hear an impassioned argument or support for some group or idea, we asked the question “for the survival of what…Oct 11, 2018Oct 11, 2018
Steve HazelThe Universe According to TinderThere’s a running joke that it’s easy to thrive on Tinder. After all, there’s only two rules:Sep 16, 2018Sep 16, 2018
Steve HazelFixing the Internet with the Personal Wave Transport ProtocolIs this Internet really the best we can do? Are we forever stuck with irritating ads and invasive data mining?Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018
Steve HazelProtecting My Young Sons From YouTube, Video Games, and NetFlixHow exactly should I protect my sons from YouTube, video games, NetFlix, and TV? Well, I have no idea what I should do, but what I am doing…May 18, 2018May 18, 2018
Steve HazelFive occasions when facts don’t matterDo we live in a world where facts don’t matter? It’s a viewpoint that’s gaining popularity, thanks in part to Scott Adams of Dilbert…Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017