• Psychopaths Have Much To Teach Us About AI

    AI is often programmed to learn how manipulate our emotions, and to measure success when we conform. This psychopathic trait  is the pinnacle of social engineering and humans have very little awareness that it even happens. ⁃ TN EditorWhat happens when machines learn to manipulate us by faking our emotions? Judging by the rate at which researchers are developing human-like AI agents, we’re about to find out.
    Researchers around the world are trying to create more human-like AI. B
  • Will Artificial Intelligence End Up Being Really Stupid?

    The pro-AI hype surrounding it offers human-level intelligence, but the reality may be far less. AI may find narrow areas of application, but no amount of knowledge can lead to wisdom. ⁃ TN EditorIt’s hard to go anywhere these days without coming across some mention of artificial intelligence (AI). You hear about it, you read about it and it’s hard to find a presentation deck (on any subject) that doesn’t mention it. There is no doubt there is a lot of hype around the sub
  • Technocratic Governance Seen As Ruling In China And Asia

    Asia is morphing into Technocracy, with China leading the way. Communism and Socialism are fading away, even as the trappings remain. Facing a potential enemy demands that we know who he is and what he believes. ⁃ TN EditorAmong the unending flood of global news in recent weeks, there was one item that received almost no media comment but which could in the longer run be the most significant of all.
    This was the reported remark by U.S. President Donald Trump, while in Hanoi, that if Kim Jo

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