As we transition from AI Spring to AI Summer, we are witnessing a massive paradigm shift across several industry sectors. The current phase of labor automation seems centered around automation of low intelligence-intensive high-regularity jobs. These presently include clerks of
Not anymore than the holy Flying Spaghetti Monster, or a toothy fairy, or a djinn contains one. Just because you can imagine that you live in a giant video game, does not mean that is a scientifically credible thought. If there
This common question was asked on quora. Here goes a semi-jocular reply. You will need to invest capital mostly. In a capitalist system, labor automation means what it means, only capital works from that point on. Sorry to say such
The Rocket AI hoax, which purportedly showed that investors should not buy into AI “hype”, was proudly promoted here. The problem here is that neither Anders Sandberg nor Riva-Melissa Tez can tell if an AI startup’s tech is novel. That is
The first “Bayesian Program Learning” paper used a strange term called “Bayesian Program Merging”. A colleague sent me the link of the paper about 2-3 years ago, he had found the paper while he was searching for one of my
I see many a folk who blindly follow their leaders and glorify them. I see those who among you who would like to see me as their crazy leader, even, as though that may not be the wisest thing
The following opinions (more than allegations) are based on the author’s interpretation of the public communications of the people, and his personal experience with the people involved. They may well be wrong, however, the author is confident in stating these
The rain of Spring soothed, the roots of code have drunk thirstily, branches have diverged from the trunk, neural flowers have bloomed deep in the forest of code; germinating in the microcosm of digital soil, a new family of life
Behaviorism cast a long and wide shadow back in the day, and some of its influence can still be felt within the AI discipline. I want to focus on a few habits that are apparently left-over from behaviorist psychology, and probably
Dear Viktoriya, While the mission statement of your organization seemed fair at the time, I believe that the AI expertise level of your board is not sufficiently high, and your board of “scientific advisors” have little to do with actual