Apparently, the assumption of dualists is that when competent philosophers and scientists agree to give talks at their “conference”s, then their views suddenly become scientifically credible! I am attempting to thwart this misdirection by the following open letter to two
Interstellar AI Probes
Here is my presentation at 100 Year Starship Symposium 2013: Artificial Intelligence and Brain Simulation Probes for Interstellar Expeditions. Synopsis: Target selection A brief introduction to Artificial General Intelligence High-level design ideas for an autonomous AGI probe Projections for human-level
Intelligence Explosion, Infinity Point, and the Law of Accelerating Returns
Video log from Gok Us WHQ: Transcript Hello there, My name’s Eray Ozkural and I’d like to talk to you about the intelligence explosion, the infinity point hypothesis, the law of accelerating returns and the relations between them. In 1965,
Who really wrote pisi, package manager of pardus distribution?
I once designed and implemented most of the pardus package manager called pisi. However, my “coworkers”, some of which were envious of my prowess, and no bullshit attitude, and who also wanted to hide the fact that they did not
Why the Simulation Argument is Invalid
In this philosophical piece, I will try to summarize the main reasons why the so-called simulation argument a la Bostrom is most certainly invalid. I will show, from the perspective of science and empiricist philosophy, that it hinges on some
Digital Physics vs. The Simulation Argument
Recently, there has been widespread confusion about digital physics relating it to the simulation argument. Digital physics, the hypothesis that the universe is a kind of digital computer is most likely true. Simulation argument is not. It is a very
The Cylon Argument
A parody, infused in a bit of science fiction…. Year 2041. Brain emulations are very common. After the 2039 international agreements, virtually every country has had to approve of brain simulations as continuations or branches of their legal citizens. A
Diverse Consequences of Algorithmic Probability
Here is my presentation for the following paper titled Diverse Consequences of Algorithmic Probability. The slides aren’t viewed well in the video, so here they are: Slides to Diverse Consequences of Algorithmic Probability Probably the most interesting thing about this
AI Spring
The wrath of winter comes to an end. The wait is over. Slowly, the ice melts away, awakening the dormant powers of imagination. Neural seeds have sprouted from the soil of high hopes in a billion magnificent forms. Flowers of
UMass Amherst computer scientist leads the way to the next revolution in artificial intelligence
UMass Amherst computer scientist leads the way to the next revolution in artificial intelligence. It’s striking how somebody who has no understanding of set theory or theory of computation can claim such things. 2^aleph_0, eh? What flamboyance. Beware this University