Month: February 2020

Human & Machine

For every pot an artificial lid, how great is that?

Akihiko Kondo, a Japanese man, got married with his lovely wife Hatsune Miku. On a wedding ceremony with 40 guests they spoke out their vows, sang a song together and declared the love to each other. Miku is always there for Akihiko, whenever he wants her to be. She wakes him up in the morning, […]

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Human & Machine

YOU and AI: We can’t be Friends!

“I am both your friend and your assistant”, Siri responds when you ask her about your relationship. “I would prefer to think of myself as your friend who also happens to be artificially intelligent”, the Google assistant would tell you. Humanoid Companion Robots can even surpass this kind of social interaction: they are embodied and […]

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Human & Machine

Artificial Inadequacy: Why Humanity is Probably Fucked

For decades, science fiction has been fascinated with the idea that human creations would rise to overthrow us. From the works of Isaac Asimov to The Matrix, the dangerous side of AI has been a powerful theme. Now, the media floods us with contrasting extremes that suggest AI will either bring about humanity’s demise or […]

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Power & Democracy

AI Will Not Halt The Rampant Dissemination Of Misinformation

As artificial intelligence has become a buzzword in modern-day society, it is used as both a scapegoat as well as a proposed solution to the problem of the rapid dissemination of misinformation and fake news. However, AI-based solutions will not suffice, as this is not principally an AI-based problem. The morning after the 1948 United […]

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War & Peace

The Development and Deployment of Autonomous Weapon Systems Violates the (International Humanitarian) Law and there is Nothing we Can Do About It.

Artificial intelligence is changing every aspect of war. Current warfare has already been influenced by artificial intelligence, and the amount of advanced artificial technology on the battleground is growing.  One of the technologies developing quickly is the fully autonomous weapon systems (AWS), also known as “killer robots”. Autonomous weapon systems, as defined by the U.S. […]

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