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AI Heresy

Not your usual take on artificial intelligence

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Could AI ever “benefit all of humanity”?

The kerfuffle around Sam Altman at OpenAI seems to have been about whether Altman was…

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When should AI have moral status?

In a recent talk he gave at a top AI conference, David Chalmers, the philosopher of consciousness…

Potential Exceptions to the Non-Copyrightability Doctrine

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Should creators of generative AI systems be allowed to own the copyright to their systems’ output?

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Does AI Really Understand?

Commentary about today’s AI often touches on the question, “Does it really understand?” Those who attempt a…

DALL-E 3 image of an Asian man inspecting the brain of a robot.

Characterizing Generative AI, Circa 2023

One of the striking things about generative AI, circa 2023, is how little even its…

The Non-Copyrightability Doctrine for Generative AI

Image by DALL-E 3: Photo of a rustic robot made of brass and copper gears, using various brushes to create an intricate oil painting of a city skyline

Is the unpredictability of AI a feature or a bug?

DALL-E 3 image: Render of a futuristic robot with glowing circuits, its facial screen displaying puzzled emoticons, representing confusion

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