Norbert Wiener, godfather of cybernetics, once said, "The thought of every age is reflected in its technique. " For the past century, our thought has been reflected in our computers, including by those in the AI industry. Google's Demis Hassabis calls the brain "a biological approximation to a Turing machine. " Elon Musk puts it more bluntly, declaring that "people should just think of the brain as a biological computer. " (Musk's brain often worries me. ) But humans are more complex than a straightforward comparison to computers gives us credit for - and far more than most of the AI industry seems to appreciate. And as their products push e … Read the full story at The Verge.
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New alliances between the White House, the Pentagon, US intelligence and AI companies are looming ominously Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, writing to you as I sit under yellowing leaves in New York. Today…
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