A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist (Sean Dorrance Kelly) #manmachine

Sean Dorrance Kelly is a philosophy professor at Harvard and coauthor of the New York Times best-selling book All Things Shining.  In this lengthy but very worthwhile piece in MIT Technology review he shares some really powerful thoughts on the differences between humans and machines. “Claims like Kurzweil’s that machines can reach human-level intelligence assume … Continue reading "A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist (Sean Dorrance Kelly) #manmachine"

‘Our minds can be hijacked’: the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia (via TheGuardian)

No sugarcoating – this is Surveillance (says Apple CEO Tim Cook at an EU commission event)

Extract from Tim Cook’s keynote address to the European Parliament in October last year. We are delighted to hear Tim be that clear on privacy and ethics. “We shouldn’t sugarcoat the consequences… This-Is-Surveillance… and these stockpiles of personal data serve only to enrich the companies that collect them.”

AI is supervised learning (says Ginni Rometty, CEO IBM)

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty explains the benefits of Watson and AI in general. Very astute and sometimes equally worrying. “This is supervised learning: Watson has been trained by the best oncologists, he is been trained by the best people in risk and financial services, he is been trained by teachers for teachers,… this type of … Continue reading "AI is supervised learning (says Ginni Rometty, CEO IBM)"

Amazon acquires Eero – why that is that worrying?

Amazon has acquired Eero, the mesh-Wifi company. What is mesh-Wifi? The Verge has some critical reflections on why this is worrying. The concerns are articulated under three headings: Consternation, concern, and exhaustion: Consternation: “Specifically that an independent company was once again snapped up by one of the big tech giants. We all feel trapped — or … Continue reading "Amazon acquires Eero – why that is that worrying?"