Jonathan Salem BaskinHumane AI Pin Is ScaryThe reviews are in, and the new Humane AI Pin makes Google Glass look like the greatest thing ever.2 min read·4 days ago----
Jonathan Salem BaskinGerman Robots Get A Day OffA German court has ruled that robots can’t work on Sundays.2 min read·Apr 9, 2024----
Jonathan Salem BaskinBut Robots Don’t Eat TacosThe owner of Taco Bell and Pizza Hut has declared that it’s going “AI-first” in running its businesses.3 min read·Apr 3, 2024----
Jonathan Salem BaskinEuropean legislators adopted the draft of a “landmark” AI law last week that “ensures safety and…It simply ensures that the robot takeover will be orderly and unstoppable.3 min read·Mar 19, 2024----
Jonathan Salem BaskinAI Is A Human Rights StoryArtificial Intelligence is a fascinating technology development topic, but the story we should be talking about is its impact on human…3 min read·Mar 5, 2024----
Jonathan Salem BaskinAI Growing Pains, Or The Shape Of Things To Come?Two recent events involving AIs hallucinating lead to a terrifying conclusion.2 min read·Feb 28, 2024----
Jonathan Salem BaskinShould States Regulate AI?Four-fifths of America’s state legislatures are contemplating AI-related bills, according to this story from Axios. It’s not good news.3 min read·Feb 20, 2024----
Jonathan Salem BaskinOur dearest premises of purpose and meaning will be challenged by AI’s increasing role as an…Socrates was famous for challenging pretty much everything he thought, saw, or heard. It made him both impressive and insufferable as he…3 min read·Feb 13, 2024----
Jonathan Salem BaskinEarly research results from OpenAI suggests that its GPT-4 LLM won’t reliably help people create…In other words, it won’t work as a biological bomb machine but rather as a helpful evil henchman. At best.3 min read·Feb 6, 2024----
Jonathan Salem BaskinEverything you think, feel, or do can be coded and then replicated by an AI.Algorithms are a set of values or instructions that yield the same outcome when applied in the same context. This and that combined in…3 min read·Jan 30, 2024--1--1