artificial intelligence

What Lurks in AI’s Shadow: Separating Fact from Fiction

What Lurks in AI’s Shadow: Separating Fact from Fiction

Artificial Intelligence is a prime example of how technological narratives can affect our relationship with technologies, as evidenced in ChatGPT Sydney’s struggle to contemplate its Jungian shadow.

Could Artificial Intelligence Help Us Become More Human? Mouse on Mars’ Jan St. Werner Says Yes

Could Artificial Intelligence Help Us Become More Human? Mouse on Mars’ Jan St. Werner Says Yes

In this interview with Jan St. Werner, the veteran electronic musician discusses how Mouse on Mars have attempted to blur the distinction between machine intelligence and empathy on their new album AAI.

Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel’s Essays Make It Fun to Ponder, ‘Am I a Jerk?

Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel’s Essays Make It Fun to Ponder, ‘Am I a Jerk?

Eric Schwitzgebel's excellent and accessible philosophy in A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures would be great at parties—just open up to any random three-page essay, read it aloud, and let the conversation flow.

A Man, a Woman, a Brooding Replicant and Readership: On Ian McEwan’s ‘Machines Like Me’

A Man, a Woman, a Brooding Replicant and Readership: On Ian McEwan’s ‘Machines Like Me’

Purists who see Ian McEwan's comments about science fiction and his novel, Machines Like Me, as a slight against their beloved literary genre are missing the point.

Mirroring Humans through Westworld’s Othered Artificial Intelligence

Mirroring Humans through Westworld’s Othered Artificial Intelligence

In the fantasy world of AI-populated Westworld, unchecked humankind regresses into violence toward the "Other" -- just as we do in the chaotic real world. Is that the essence of human nature, to always reject its' self as seen in the visage of the Other?

‘I Still Dream’ Gives Us Hope for the Tech Apocalypse

‘I Still Dream’ Gives Us Hope for the Tech Apocalypse

In a world of Palantir, you'll wish for Organon.

Don’t Google It! How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

Don’t Google It! How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

Algorithms of Oppression addresses the growing concern about the consequences of commercial control over information and the harm it does to communities.

The Moving Pixels Podcast Experiences ‘Event 0’

The Moving Pixels Podcast Experiences ‘Event 0’

This week we explore Event [0] and its experiment with language as a form of gameplay.
Learning from Weak AI

Learning from Weak AI

Unlike players, AIs don't have to internalize rules. They are the rules.
A Public Service Announcement From Your Future AI Overlords

A Public Service Announcement From Your Future AI Overlords

Perhaps what worries Stephen Hawking and his fear mongering colleagues is not some hostile Other like Agent Smith from The Matrix, but the more pedestrian Other that is other people.
‘Ex Machina’ Appeals to Carbon-Based and AI Life Forms

‘Ex Machina’ Appeals to Carbon-Based and AI Life Forms

Ex Machina treats its audience with reverence and care. As a result, it can be dissected and appreciated by humans and sentient robots alike.

We Can Rebuild Him: David Dufty’s Exploration into Philip K. Dick’s Robotic Resurrection