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The Frightening Truth about HAL 9000

Each moment of our lives we trust the constructions of humankind to do their jobs and keep us safe, which is why it’s terrifying when they fail.

Published October 30, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Artificial Intelligence, HAL 9000, Off-the-shelf software, science fiction, Software Failure, Stanley Kubrick

Don’t Lose your Head

Robots’ heads explode on TV because it’s funny. Here’s how to keep your own head from exploding.

Published October 23, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged Artificial Intelligence, BSOD, Futurama, Invader Zim, robots, science fiction, System Failure, The Simpsons

Ultron: Designing a Deity AI

They tasked him with peace on Earth. Surprise! He decided to kill everyone.

Published October 16, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Asimov, futurism, Isaac Asimov, Marvel Cinematic Universe, science fiction, Ultron

VIKI vs The Evitable Conflict

Asimov’s vision of a future dominated by computers is compelling, even if it is not conducive to an action movie plot.

Published October 9, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Asimov, futurism, I Robot, Isaac Asimov, science fiction, Will Smith

Old Man C3PO – Learning Rate

Machine learning models go through stages of development like people

Published October 2, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged Artificial Intelligence, C3PO, futurism, Learning Rate, science fiction, Star Wars

Why is C3PO so fussy?

C3PO can be whiny and irritable in over six million languages.

Published September 24, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged Artificial Intelligence, C3PO, futurism, Imitation Learning, science fiction, Star Wars

An AI-generated image won an art challenge: Ask me anything.

A Q&A. Add any other questions you may have in the comments!

Published September 18, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged art, Artificial Intelligence, Dall-E, futurism, Image Generation, Plagiarism, science fiction

How Democracy Informs Machine Learning

What a consensus-driven robot can tell us about real machine learning

Published September 11, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged Artificial Intelligence, democracy, Ensemble Models, futurism, Mass Effect, science fiction, SciFi

R2D2, I don’t understand you.

Why can’t R2D2 just speak English?

Published September 5, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Droids, futurism, Language, R2D2, science fiction, SciFi, Star Wars

Why do Robots Kill their Creators?

If you make a robot that wants to get out of a box and you don’t let it, don’t expect it to like you.

Published August 28, 2022
Categorized as Artificial Intelligence, The Artificial Intelligence Behind Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Ex Machina, futurism, Keltner, Power, Psychology, science fiction, SciFi

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