Countdown to Comic-Con: Are Cylons Sentient? And Can LLMs Wake Up? Cylons, the "robots" of Battlestar Galactica, demonstrate multiple levels of sentience. It is important in a discussion about sentient computers, however, that we differentiate intelligence from sentience and consciousness. Many computer programs are intelligent, able to pass various tests, play chess, … [Read more...] about Countdown to Comic-Con: Are Cylons Sentient? And Can LLMs Wake Up? Can We Craft Our Own Nightmares? Sow the Seeds of Our Own Destruction?
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Future of Learning Uncertainties (from 2015)
University System of Georgia (USG) – Invent the Beyond Future of Learning Uncertainties Covered photo by ICSA on Pexels.com Appendix 1 This document identifies 30 critically important yet uncertain future of learning and higher education.  Some of these issues pertain specifically to higher education, while others are more global in scope. However, all of these … [Read more...] about Future of Learning Uncertainties (from 2015)
Revisiting the University System of Georgia Scenarios
Revisiting the University System of Georgia Scenarios Covered photo by fauxels on Pexels.com Myk Garn contributed to this post. This post was originally shared on the Lifeboat Foundation website. The post has been edited and updated for grammar before reposting on SeriousInsights.net. Except where otherwise noted, content on this page is licensed under … [Read more...] about Revisiting the University System of Georgia Scenarios
Apple Intelligence Initial Analysis: Apple Shows the Market How AI Should Be Done on Devices
Apple Intelligence Initial Analysis: Apple Shows the Market How AI Should Be Done on Devices At the Apple World-Wide Developers Conference today, the company showed a bevy of new features across its platforms following a commercial for its Apple TV+ streamer. I'm sure, like me, many of those watching the WWDC live stream from Tim Cook and the team kept waiting for AI. Many … [Read more...] about Apple Intelligence Initial Analysis: Apple Shows the Market How AI Should Be Done on Devices
Listening to the Future: Revisiting “The Thinking Factory”
Listening to the Future: Revisiting "The Thinking Factory" Cover image via DALLE-2 from Microsoft Copilot on Edge. I was sitting in a ballroom of the famed Queen Mary ocean liner, docked and aging in Long Beach, California. A filtered light streamed through the curtained windows behind me. At the front of the room was a large square screen. Round tables with sumptuous … [Read more...] about Listening to the Future: Revisiting “The Thinking Factory”
