Author: Casey Luskin
Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire
Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art.
Must AI Inevitably Degenerate into Nonsense, through “Model Collapse”?
AI works because humans are real creative beings, and AIs are built using gigantic amounts of diverse and creative datasets made by humans.
Passing the Turing Test Is No Guarantee of True AI
A person who speaks no Chinese whatsoever inhabits a room full of file cabinets full of questions and answers — all written in Chinese.
Ray Kurzweil Predicts: The “Singularity” by 2045
Under Kurzweil’s transhumanist vision of the future, AI promises us superhuman capabilities complete with heaven on earth and eternal life.
Discovery Institute Speakers Get a Hearty Reception in Africa
At the University of Eldoret, in Kenya, we were greeted with — no joke — a band and a red carpet.