When AI Eclipses Humanity

The singularity— the time when super intelligent computers surpass human understanding and shed human control—may soon be upon us Suppose a medical research team asks a chatbot to develop a vaccine to eradicate every variant of COVID-19 in humans. It’s a perfectly reasonable request that could go shockingly wrong.  The machine might formulate a drug … Continued

AI’s Path To The Singularity

Duplicating human intelligence in a machine has proceeded in fits and starts over the last 70 or so years. But suddenly it’s gaining momentum at a dizzying pace, and the action promises to intensify as machines continue to improve themselves without the help of humans. Here’s some of what’s happened along the way and some … Continued