No, not here, I’m afraid…which is probably a good thing, as I doubt mine host’s ISP would be awfully happy with that sort of bandwidth consumption, let alone the humble little Linux server where VCTB resides. Continue reading “Slashdotted!”
Conscious Machines interview
Talking about conscious machines often provokes visions of dark-future scenarios akin to those in the Terminator movies, where humanity is beseiged by robots which were, in a fit of typical human hubris, created in man’s own image. There are researchers trying to build conscious machines today, but their aims and ideas are as far from these science fiction movie nightmares as one could imagine - much more mundane, but at the same time quietly astonishing in their own right. Continue reading “Conscious Machines interview”
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Grasping the future - open thread
A good Monday to you all. I’ve been a busy person. You’ll be so proud of me! Continue reading “Grasping the future - open thread”
