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Will AI Completely Replace Human Writers?
Chatbots are already transforming writing. The writer’s strike in Hollywood was, in large part, a reaction to AI-generated writing. Novels can be written in days using AI and are being sold on Amazon. (Though Amazon is taking steps to reduce the number of AI-produced books sold). YouTube videos can be generated in minutes instead of…
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Plot Analysis for the Silo Universe Stories in ‘Machine Learning’
WARNING: This post contains major spoilers for Hugh Howey’s Silo series and Machine Learning. Hugh Howey’s Silo series started as a series of short stories which grew as fans fell in love with it. The series started in 2011 with the short story “Wool”, which was later published together with four sequel novellas as a…
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Can AI Be Conscious and Could We Ever Know For Sure?
The answer will depend largely on whether the materialists or the dualists are right. Is matter all there is, or is there something more? Are our brains just meat computers, or do we have a mind that is distinct from our brain? Before we talk about consciousness we should try to define it and ask…