Is AI Your Friend? What to fear and what not to fear from artificial intelligence In my novel, Ezekiel’s Brain,…
If you read science fiction, this is a great time to live in. If you haven’t tried reading science fiction…
Among most people’s lists of great science fiction novels, you’ll find such books as 2001 a Space Odyssey, by Arthur…
In my quest to find out how other science fiction writers have handled the subject of first contact with an…
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values By Brian Christian I must admit that I was taken by surprise…
In her book, Artificial You, philosopher and author, Susan Schneider says that if Aliens visit Earth, they will most likely…
Is Consciousness an Epiphenomenon?Image from Christof Koch (2004) “Figure 1.1: Neuronal correlates of consciousness” in The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological…
If the question or some of the words in the title are unfamiliar to you, it means: could consciousness be…
The recent release of a government report on UFOs leaves more questions unanswered than answered. There is little to link…
In my novel, Ezekiel’s Brain, plus in many other sci-fi AI stories (Pandora’s Brain, Robopocalypse, 2001 a Space Odyssey, Isaac…