Replying to Alex Knapp, July 2nd
Does Knapp know anything about the way existing AI works? It’s not based around trying to copy humans, but often around improving this abstract mathematical quality called inference. I think you...
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Last month in New York I had the pleasure to talk personally with the creator of Watson, Dr. David Ferrucci. I found him amicable and his answers to my questions on Watson very direct and informative....
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New paper on superintelligence by Nick Bostrom: This paper discusses the relation between intelligence and motivation in artificial agents, developing and briefly arguing for two theses. The first, the...
View ArticleInterviewed by The Rational Future
Here’s a writeup. Embedded below is an interview conducted by Adam A. Ford at The Rational Future. Topics covered included: -What is the Singularity? -Is there a substantial chance we will...
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