They have been on this rotating rock called “Earth” long before us. They don’t bother anyone. They have the cute name “water bears” but at least 1,000 different species have …
robot wars: the empire of the USA and geopolitics in the robotic age
Robots fascinate humans. Whether it is dystopian stories of cyborg warriors or growing concerns about mass unemployment, the robot is a science fiction archetype that haunts our cultural unconscious. But …
Kronos does not eat his children. He eats space and time.
Today everyone is talking about artificial intelligence. They say it shows us the future. But can it take us on a journey to the past? – Of course it can. …
the great leap: immunity as capital, morbidity as investment
The term “natural capital” was first used in 1973 by E.F. Schumacher in his book “Small Is Beautiful” and was further developed by Herman Daly, Robert Costanza and other founders …
Sell yourself (by the kilo)
It’s not enough to be a recognized “persona” in the vast cyberspace… It’s not enough to be an influencer, youtuber, tiktoker or anything similar… It’s not enough to be paid …
the parrot’s question: how far does thought fly?
A man considered the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) resigned from his job, warning about the increasing risks due to developments in this field.Geoffrey Hinton, 75 years old, announced his …
Automations
Although the UN (a creation of the winners of World War II) long ago went bankrupt as a peacemaker, at least its bureaucrats, now in the “final” phase of the …
do machines feel remorse?
In the 1990s, shortly after the successful cloning of the famous (or infamous) Dolly, one of the dominant themes of the discussions of the time regarding new technologies was that …
Data above all
When the interim government was caught (“by mistake”) having made an agreement with the notorious American (agent of the CIA and the Pentagon…) Palantir, secretly assigning to it the collection …
a discussion about artificial intelligence (somewhere far away…)
The following text is a transcript of a discussion that took place between certain academics in a distant country, prompted by the emergence of ChatGPT a few months ago. First …
The news of the day
The blonde, blue-eyed Fedha may not represent the typical appearance of women in Kuwait. Her uncovered head may not express the mainstream view there regarding female dress codes. Ultimately, she …
non-compliance is the disease… (behaviorism as a lancet…)
“You are not healthy… you should behave like sick people”. Greek (and not only) state and experts – 2020 “The new model that is person-centered, behavior-oriented and not disease-oriented – …