What is Truth? (Not Built for "Likes")
Elon Musk has made the call. He has probably been the most vocal in declaring the threat of AI to humanity. Musk’s statements now seem to be more than just attention seeking. In October of 2020, JP VERITAS recently linked to a Guardian article about the real threat of AI – “Machines Set Loose to […]
SOURCE: GUARDIAN Autonomous machines capable of deadly force are increasingly prevalent in modern warfare, despite numerous ethical concerns. Is there anything we can do to halt the advance of the killer robots? The video is stark. Two menacing men stand next to a white van in a field, holding remote controls. They open the van’s […]
SOURCE: AXIOS Brain–computer interfaces, once used exclusively for clinical research, are now under development at several wealthy startups and a major tech company, and rudimentary versions are already popping up in online stores. Why it matters: If users unlock the information inside their heads and give companies and governments access, they’re inviting privacy risks far greater […]
Can AI create better priests? Are we prepared to worship via machines rather than fallible humans? A Villanova University professor believes a post-human priesthood has its advantages. Our faith in almost everything is being tested these days. Everything changes in an instant. Nothing seems real. The news is apparently as fake as the people. We’re […]
TELEGRAPH The rise of killer robots is now unstoppable and a new digital Geneva Convention is essential to protect the world from the growing threat they pose, according to the President of the world’s biggest technology company. In an interview with The Telegraph, Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said the use of ‘lethal autonomous weapon systems’ poses […]
Survival of the Richest The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind SOURCE: MEDIUM Douglas Rushkoff Last year, I got invited to a super-deluxe private resort to deliver a keynote speech to what I assumed would be a hundred or so investment bankers. It was by far the largest fee I had ever been offered […]
To turn every facet of our life and within the human experience toward technical solutions is a travesty. We are at a stage where technology is dictating our way of life. Consider how people take pictures and make videos, update statuses, and so on. People are making decisions based on what technology will let them […]