Month: February 2023
Is AI really going to make us dumb? A look into the future of our intelligence.
What does it mean to be intelligent? And why do we care so much about being intelligent? As a rule of thumb, if you can recite the alphabet backwards while standing on a single leg, then one might consider you to be fairly sharp. More practically, Intelligence is a human construct that implies an underlying […]
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Privacy Literacy: The Key for a Safer Future
As we move towards the future, technology is offering us a glimpse into exciting new possibilities. The concept of “Smart Cities” and the creation of a virtual world as the “Metaverse” are becoming increasingly viable in our near future. These notions once deemed to only exist in science fiction, are now becoming a tangible reality, […]
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Intimate Human-Robot relationships should be prohibited!
As technology develops quicker and quicker, so does the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Movies such as Her and Ex Machina become more realistic and show some of the more intimate ways in which humans can have a relationship with an AI entity. Having an AI partner might sound ideal; there would be no need […]
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Human or AI? If You Can’t Tell the Difference, Then It Doesn’t Matter.
“You want ask, so ask.” “Are you real?” “Well, if you can’t tell, does it matter?” This question is a central theme in HBO’s TV series Westworld, a dystopian science fiction about a Wild-West-themed amusement park hosted by lifelike androids, in which the wealthy can live out their most twisted fantasies without consequence…or so it seems. […]
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AI in film and TV: The Terminator of Boredom or Cause of Monotony?
The film industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). From script analysis to casting decisions, visual effects creation to distribution strategies, AI is revolutionizing the film-making process and shaping the way movies are experienced. However, this is not without controversy. There is ongoing debate about how AI is affecting […]
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The Questionable LAWS of War: How AI-driven Warfare will Increase Human Deaths
In 2014, it was Stephen Hawking who said that the “development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end for the human race.” There is perhaps no single place where this observation is more applicable than in the military use of AI. Equipping highly autonomous machines with deadly weapon systems has raised a serious discussion […]
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The Rise of Cognitive Substitutes: AI Replacing Human Minds Sooner Than You Think
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the world as we know it and it’s becoming increasingly apparent that no cognitive capability is off limits to automation. We are convinced that all cognitive capabilities can and will eventually be replaced by AI. This is a bold statement which can have significant implications for our […]
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Discrimination by Design: The Dangers of AI in Decision Making
Already at our doorstep! Artificial intelligence, it seems as if there does not go by a day without hearing or reading news about it. AI algorithms have received increasing attention in recent years, mainly because of the many advances that have been made in the field. AI algorithms can perform a growing range of tasks […]
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AI fuelled attention economy: The pitfalls of a fast life
The digital age has created an attention economy, where those who can hold our gaze the longest make the most money. But at what cost? In this op-ed, we explore the dangers of an endless stream of fast-paced content served by AI-powered recommendation algorithms. How it’s changing the way we live our lives. Not only […]
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AI creates workforce disruption rather than destruction : It won’t be the death of jobs.
“The robots are coming for your job, too” – is the current mainstream outcry, or could we say paranoia? New artificial intelligence and robotic technologies are fueling fears that automation will cause widespread unemployment. The debate of automation causing potential mass unemployment has been hounding the AI community for the past decade. People tend to […]
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