AGI will match human thinking, then pass it. ASI will be AGI on steroids, and next to it, we may be like ants. What these terms mean, the cures and creativity they promise, and the risks that make them a double-edged sword. Read the rest
When an AI answers you fluently, does it understand a word? John Searle’s Chinese Room thought experiment says maybe not. Are chatbots just stochastic parrots, or is something deeper emerging from scale? An open question I still find hard to settle. Read the rest
What happens when AI can improve itself faster than we can follow? An introduction to the technology singularity, the point where machine intelligence outpaces ours, and why “Who is in control?” may be an existential question for our species. Read the rest
Lots of people would rather ignore AI. It seems too complicated, too scary, or just not their thing. I used to be one of them. Here’s why AI is a big deal, how it’s already in your daily life, and why information is our best defense. Read the rest
