Patrick McGurrininImaginary PapersShould we make AI more Human?How can we engineer empathy and self-awareness into AI systems when we still don’t understand how those characteristics work in humans?Jun 18, 2019Jun 18, 2019
Patrick McGurrininImaginary PapersCRISPR RampageWhat can Dwayne Johnson’s science thriller teach us about gene editing and unintended consequences?Feb 20, 2019Feb 20, 2019
Patrick McGurrininImaginary PapersScience Fiction Frames: The Incredible Logic DilemmaOn Pixar’s “The Incredibles” and the ethical demands of AI design.Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018
Patrick McGurrininImaginary PapersHuman Meets Robot.Intimacy in the Digital AgeMay 11, 2017May 11, 2017
Patrick McGurrininImaginary PapersScience Fiction Frames: Calibrating AI’s Moral CompassAs AI begins to take on humanlike roles, we’re facing a whole new crop of thorny ethical challenges. Exhibit A: the 2012 film Robot & Frank.Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016
Patrick McGurrininImaginary PapersScience, for Dummies?Scientific jargon is funny thing. Within a given field, it allows scientists like myself to be precise and succinct. But to outsiders it’s…Sep 27, 2016Sep 27, 2016