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The Inflection Point

July 13, 2021
by Caroline Miller
Derek Chauvin, Facebook, George Floyd, Kazu Ishiguro, Klara And The Sun, Megan O'Gleblyn, robot/human interface, robots
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  Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel, Klara And The Sun speculates on how a robot might learn to adapt to humans.  The question he poses is interesting, but we humans should spend time thinking about how we ought to adapt to them.  First, we should consider what we want from robot
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To Err Is More Than Human

April 25, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Alexander Pope, Amazon facial recognition, bots, robots, Sift
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The poet, Alexander Pope once wrote, “To err is human,” and I’ve never known anyone to dispute him.  That we rely on electronic devices to store our information and keep our calendars is understandable, except we forget they are designed by humans.  To presume they are perfect
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How Many Apps Am I Programmable For?

April 01, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Alexa, Amazon apps, apps, Echo, Google Play Station, Matt Day, robots, visual apps versus audible apps
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I wonder how many apps developers can create that the public will continue to buy. A new one allows Donald Trump supporters to find restaurants where they can feel safe, not from guns, but from a “socialist goon squad.” (“Only In America,” The Week, March 22, 2019, pg. 6.)  
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To Be Or Not To Be A Robot

August 16, 2018
by Caroline Miller
Donald Trump, Facebook, Judy Dench, people impersonating robots, Robert Meuller, robots, robts impersonating peopleon, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
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Recently, I got entangled with a company’s phone representative for whom English was a second language. Both her grammar and her accent made communication difficult.  Finally, she brought her supervisor on the line.  His, too, was hard to understand.   “Do you live in the Unit
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Beyond 1984

November 17, 2017
by Caroline Miller
artificial intelligence, enhanced machine symbiosis, ethical stanards for AI and IA, intelligenc augmentation, John Markoff, Machnes of Loving Grace, robots, The Transhuman condition
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What I know best about operating my computer is how to type. Still, I dare write about technology because I suspect others will want a heads-up about coming changes in their lives. What would you say, for example, if I announced homo sapiens are approaching a transhuman condition? I
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Giants Of The Earth

August 10, 2017
by Caroline Miller
Facebook, Google+, How About a Bit More Room for Competition?, monopolies in tech industry, Paula Dwyer, robots
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On several occasions, I’ve blogged about technological advances in robotics and how androids could disrupt our society. What I hadn’t considered was the way large tech companies could become a threat in themselves.  I’m talking about monopolies.  Not the traditional kind, like
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Artificial Intelligence And Negative Human Influence

April 14, 2016
by Caroline Miller
artificial intelligence, chatbot, Francois Rochefoucauld, Microsoft, robots, Tay
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Artificial intelligence mirrors the many faces of being human.  Our creations can be vicious and cruel as in The Terminator or curious and compassionate as in Wall-E.  They can destroy our word as in The Matrix,  betray us as in Ex Machina or give us a glimpse of miraculous possibi
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Conundrom

November 25, 2015
by Caroline Miller
Allen Institute for Brain Science, artificial intelligence, Christoff Kock, Isaac Asimov, robots, rules of ethical standards for robots, When Computers Surpass Us
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I want to pose a question: How can we develop Artificial Intelligence when our own intelligence is questionable; when we can’t agree on standards of behavior or ethical goals; when we  know little about how our brains work; can’t define intelligence and have no idea what consciou
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Meeting The Enemy Once Again

September 25, 2015
by Caroline Miller
benefits of robots, Charles Tayulor, Fitbit, robots, Robots: When machines kill
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While I admit to worrying about the dark side of robotics, like the loss of jobs for the worker, I rarely imagine a world populated by Terminators bent on destroying mankind. In fact, as writer Charles Taylor points out, robots are likely to improve many aspects of our lives. (“Robo
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The Enemy Is Us

January 14, 2015
by Caroline Miller
abortion, dress code in Montana, Lawrence Summers, robots, Russian news
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I don’t need to explore the universe to live in a state of wonder.  Observing the human race is enough for me.  A number of articles  appeared in the December 19th issue of The Week that should convince the likes of Hawking or Einstein that there is more mystery in human behavior
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