Army of none by Paul Scharre 2018
Chances are, fully autonomous weaponry will become widespread. It’s a loathsome thought but fully...
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THE SENTIENT ROBOT
This site is for everyone interested in two of today's big topics, consciousness and artificial intelligence. It explores whether consciousness can be instantiated in a robot or artificial intelligence entity. Can artificial intelligence become self aware? Is artificial consciousness possible? It considers if robots could have emotions or even feelings. Could there be conscious AI or conscious robots? The site is a go-to, constantly updated repository of summaries and synopses of books, articles, papers, media and events that touch on the human properties of sentience and self awareness. The site explores whether such features can be uploaded into AI and robots.
FEATURED POSTS
Walking with robots in The Economist 29 August 2020
Mobile robots are moving forwards quickly. Boston Dynamics is transforming the ability of robots...
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Despite exam fiasco, algorithms have their place by Stephen Bush in The Times 18 August 2020
At last, sensible commentary on the A-level results jamboree. The way the commentariat has been...
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TOPIC CATEGORIES
AI
Army of none by Paul Scharre 2018
Chances are, fully autonomous weaponry will become widespread. It’s a loathsome thought but fully...
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Animal languages by Eva Meijer 2016
Dr Doolittle lives again. This is a truly wide-ranging canter through the ways in which many types...
Read MoreEVOLUTION
Not just a virtue: the evolution of self-control by J Green and P Spikins 3 April 2020
An intriguing stab at the evolutionary origins of self-control. The limited archaeological record...
Read MoreLANGUAGE
Concepts in a Probabilistic Language of Thought by Noah D. Goodman et al, 14 June 2014
An elegant explanation of language and thought and how they relate to each other. This is the sort...
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How we learn by Stanislas Dehaene 2020
A must for machine learners and educationalists alike. In an age when the digital world is...
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Responsible artificial intelligence by Virginia Dignum 2019
A worthy introduction to the vexed question of AI ethics. Dignum’s book lists the areas we need to...
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