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”
Tag: robot
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”
Robots: The Stuff of Religion
Many years ago, I wrote a paper arguing that religious cultures help explain why — particularly at that time — U.S. scientists and engineers were more interested… Read more “Robots: The Stuff of Religion”
For whom the author writes
Just recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to discuss my book, Temples of Modernity, with Dr. Raj Balkaran who runs the New Books in Hindu Studies podcast.… Read more “For whom the author writes”
Japan’s contribution to the ethics of AI and robotics
I started this post several ages ago but I never got around to finishing it. One of my more widely cited ideas was one that I hoped… Read more “Japan’s contribution to the ethics of AI and robotics”
The Paperclip Singularity
Last fall I was at the AI conference hosted by the CPG in Bangkok, sitting next to Erik Vermeulen of Tilburg University and Phillips Electronics, when a… Read more “The Paperclip Singularity”
A Public Option for Artificial Intelligence
Hard on the heels of my recent participation in the conference on “Governing the Future: Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Dataism” in Thailand, this morning I found myself… Read more “A Public Option for Artificial Intelligence”
Artificial intelligence, data, and the law
In mid-October, I had the privilege of being invited to a terrific conference on AI hosted by the German-Southeast Asian Center for Good Governance and Public Policy… Read more “Artificial intelligence, data, and the law”
The AI apocalypse is catching on
Thanks to the help of Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and others, we’re seeing an increasingly public conversation about Apocalyptic AI (the belief that machines will become transcendent… Read more “The AI apocalypse is catching on”
Home schooling with the Simulation Hypothesis
Recently, my 12-year old read Ready Player One (a particularly fun read for gamers, Dungeons & Dragons players, children of the 80s, and the rest of my… Read more “Home schooling with the Simulation Hypothesis”