I recently delivered a keynote lecture for a conference at the University of Zurich (it was a great event produced by terrific scholars, by the way) and… Read more “Law of AI Retcons (LAR)”
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Reverse engineering Karen Hao’s Empires of AI (pt1)
So I’ve been writing about artificial intelligence (AI) for more than two decades. AI and robotics were part of my dissertation at UC Santa Barbara (many thanks… Read more “Reverse engineering Karen Hao’s Empires of AI (pt1)”
On publishing my next book
So I’m nearly done with my latest book, Futureproofing Humanity (which will also have a cool subtitle, obviously). The book was inspired out of a class I… Read more “On publishing my next book”
Jeong, AI ethics, collaborating in Korea
My latest article on AI ethics and human-robot collaboration is early alert with Religion, one of the oldest and best journals in the field. It’s collaborative work… Read more “Jeong, AI ethics, collaborating in Korea”
Doubling down on ALL of higher ed
It’s nice to see news reporting on the current federal administration’s attacks on higher ed (those attacks being mostly a combination of censoring voices they don’t like… Read more “Doubling down on ALL of higher ed”
On Sam Altman, GPT, and the reversion of AGI
For good reason, lots of folks have responded to Sam Altman’s recent post on the progress of GPT and the alchemical transmutation of OpenAI (to a profit-seeking,… Read more “On Sam Altman, GPT, and the reversion of AGI”
Mechanical messiah
For a while now, I’ve been waiting for devout claims that Jesus will return as a robot (along with similar claims about the Islamic Mahdi). I’m not… Read more “Mechanical messiah”
First it was D&D, now it’s World of Warcraft
Birthdays all around. I already noted how it we were in the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, the game that changed all our lives. One of… Read more “First it was D&D, now it’s World of Warcraft”
Fifty years of dragons, and dungeons, to be grateful for in the Year of the Dragon
This morning I was reflecting on the upcoming lunar new year (beginning February 10), as it is going to be my year, the Year of the Dragon.… Read more “Fifty years of dragons, and dungeons, to be grateful for in the Year of the Dragon”
AI art and the ethics of powerpoint (etc.)
So the rise of generative art has many of us debating questions of ethics that really we should have been debating for ages. For years, scholars, business… Read more “AI art and the ethics of powerpoint (etc.)”
Robert M Geraci 