YHouse supports pioneering researchers and creators in pursuit of fresh answers to big questions about the fundamental nature of reality and consciousness: from the origins of life and minds to neuroscience, artificial intelligence, society, and more.
YHouse supports pioneering researchers and creators in pursuit of fresh answers to big questions about the fundamental nature of reality and consciousness: from the origins of life and minds to neuroscience, artificial intelligence, society, and more.
YHouse aims to build a culture of open-minded rigor and a spirit of transdisciplinary inquiry that breaks free of the institutional barriers in academia and society. Join the dialogue.
YHouse aims to build a culture of open-minded rigor and a spirit of transdisciplinary inquiry that breaks free of the institutional barriers in academia and society. Join the dialogue.
This opinion piece was prompted by the recent publication of Stephen Hawking’s last writings, where he mentioned some ideas on superintelligence. Although I have the most utter respect for his work and vision, I am afraid some of it may be read in a very misleading way. I’ve been pondering whether or not I should write on the topic of the current “AI anxiety” for a while, but always concluded there would be no reason to, since I don’t have any strong opinion to convey about it. Nevertheless, there is just a number of myths I believe are easy to debunk. This is what I’ll try to do here. So off we go, let’s talk about AI, transhumanism, the evolution of intelligence, and self-reflective AI. (This piece was originally posted here.)
By Olaf Witkowski