This one is depressing and distressing to write but I feel that I need to do so because there is a lesson to be learned. Decades ago,… Read more “Ray Kurzweil, virtual sex, and the horror of our future vision”
Tag: agi
Artificial General Intelligence – toward a (re?)definition?
Recently, a crew of scholars published an editorial in Nature alleging that contemporary large language models (LLMs) have attained the vaunted status of artificial general intelligence (AGI).… Read more “Artificial General Intelligence – toward a (re?)definition?”
Futureproofing Humanity – links and praise for my new book
The book is here! You can find it most anywhere else you’d want to buy a book and can even order it from your local book shop.… Read more “Futureproofing Humanity – links and praise for my new book”
ChatGPT, LLMs, and QAnon
So we’re all seeing lots of articles about GPT and other large language models leading people into delusional spirals based on “sycophantic” responses, outright fabrications, and manipulative… Read more “ChatGPT, LLMs, and QAnon”
My take on journalism, and my future with journalists
Of late, I’ve been getting a lot of requests to meet with journalists, both in person and online. I always accept these requests. After all, academics are… Read more “My take on journalism, and my future with journalists”
Law of AI Retcons (LAR)
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)”
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 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”
Robert M Geraci 