Blundering into Oblivion

Where are we going, and why are we doing this? – is the question that comes to mind when I think about big tech these days. Usually there is a “f***” in there too. Why the F are we doing this? Why, as a society, are we choosing this? What in the world is going […]

Questions for the AI revolution

In the societal fear of machine super-intelligence taking over the world (a.k.a. Man versus Machine), the scenario we all fear is this: Man programs machines to learn how to learn. Machines become more intelligent than man. Man loses control over machines. Machines overtake man. Man is exterminated or become enslaved by machines. Or another scenario: […]