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AI Cannot Become Conscious

The brutally honest truth about Artificial Intelligence is that it cannot become conscious as it currently exists. Put simply, we don’t even understand consciousness. John Lennox has put this very simply: God has… put intelligence together with consciousness. These machines are not conscious. Nor are they ever likely to be for a very simple reason.Continue reading “AI Cannot Become Conscious”

Screwtape‘s Technology

You can find the full interview this clip was taken from here: Against the Machine | Paul Kingsnorth. I think the first half of this interview is excellent, and would encourage anyone to listen to it. The second half I have a few issues with. The last 10-20 minutes, I have a few more thingsContinue reading “Screwtape‘s Technology”

The “Artificial” in Artificial Intelligence Really Matters

The following quote is from a debate in the 1970’s. In it, John McCarthy, the man who coined the term Artificial Intelligence, explained why we invented the term. Below is the full quote, and a link to the video (see timestamp 46:10): Excuse me. I invented the term artificial intelligence. I invented it because weContinue reading “The “Artificial” in Artificial Intelligence Really Matters”

Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Personality – Article Review

This article on Christ Over All, written by Jared Bridges, is worth reading. It’s short, and identifies a key problem when it comes to Artificial Intelligence: the problem of personality. Bridges picks up on themes of idolatry, introspection, how we ascribe personality and why, and presents valuable insights throughout this concise article. Overall, this articleContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Personality – Article Review”

Beware the Web

Reflections on Internet Usage Content advisory: this article references sensitive content. Throughout this article I will refer to “the internet” doing something several times. When I do, I do not mean that the internet as a tool or as an inanimate object is trying to do something of its own accord (like Skynet inContinue reading “Beware the Web”