In our world of screen technology, retired educator, Susan Harris, notes how reading books helps us "develop a more reflective and deeper understanding of life". A recent article in the magazine section of the Weekend Australian, February 5-6, 2022, titled ‘Book Smart’ highlighted the issue of how we read in this technological age. The author, […]
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence In the 2020 lockdown we may have binged on Netflix sci-fi movies and series about AI, but how far away are we from creating real human-like intelligence? What is the impact of AI on our workplaces, our society, our country as a whole? What are the implications for our ethics, […]
The question of how Artificial Intelligence will impact our employment prospects in the near future is an ongoing discussion. Vishal Marria proposes that A.I will change our world further in the future and strategies must be embraced which work synergistically with human intelligence. "Smart technologies aren’t just changing our homes; they’re edging their way into […]
Explore the role Artificial Intelligence might play in psychology. Jeremy Sutton, Ph.D. surveys 5 examples of A.I in psychology at Positive Psychology. "The first chatbot, ELIZA, was created by MIT’s Joseph Weizenbaum as long ago as 1966. Named after Eliza Doolittle from George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, this early conversational software imitated a psychotherapist..." Source: https://positivepsychology.com/artificial-intelligence-in-psychology/
Whether A.I will be positive or negative for human employment is a hot-button issue. This article posits the opportunities created by A.I will offset the loss of jobs caused by its introduction into the workplace
Meredith Lake conducts a fascinating interview with Professor John Lennox on A.I as it seemingly moves from Science Fiction to reality! A fascinating public interview about his book, 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the future of humanity.
There are exciting developments in Brain-Machine interfacing but the ethicists are playing catch up ball to work out the moral ground rules. This is a compelling article exploring A.I potential sometimes crossing over into the world of transhumanism
Josh Reeves offers wisdom to Christians about how to approach the findings of our scientific community today. "The issue of expertise lurks underneath the surface of most discussions around Christianity and science. Christians separate into different camps about the proper role for scientific experts or, more fundamentally, whether experts can be trusted..."
'The odds of life existing on another planet grow ever longer. Intelligent design, anyone? In 1966 Time magazine ran a cover story asking: Is God Dead? Many have accepted the cultural narrative that he’s obsolete—that as science progresses, there is less need for a “God” to explain the universe. Yet it turns out that the […]
