artificial intelligence

AI & Its Discontents — Part Two

Is AI a blessing or a curse? We are trying to address that question but finding it hard going. The topic is polarizing in a way that few others are. In Part One of this series, some comments extolled the technology, sweeping aside objections with a blanket, “It’s just another … [continued]

AI Issues Commence — New Tool, New Problems

There are a couple of problems related to AI (artificial intelligence) that have gotten a lot of attention already, but that’s not what this article is about. Just to note them down, though, I’m referring to the fact that AI is often wrong despite sounding authoritative and the unfortunate reality … [continued]

Trump 2.0 And Science Denial — Alice In Wonderland For The 21st Century

Probably like you, I’ve been trying to figure out why the Trump administration is rife with science denial. At first I attributed it to anti-intellectualism. With that, I thought, went an ideological mindset in which people identified with superficialities like He Who Dies with the Most Toys Wins. But that … [continued]