Category: Technology

Christopher Mims — We Now Know How AI “Thinks” — And It’s Barely Thinking at All

by David Labaree, posted in Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Technology, Thinking

This post is an essay by Christopher Mims, which was published recently in the Wall Street Journal.  Here's a link to the original. He's presenting an argument I find compelling about how artificial intelligence is not really thinking -- at least not in the way that humans actually think.  Here's how he puts it: There’s something … Continue reading Christopher Mims — We Now Know How AI “Thinks” — And It’s Barely Thinking at All

Angus Fletcher — Why Computers Will Never Write Good Novels

by David Labaree, posted in Technology, Writing

This post is a piece by Angus Fletcher about the limitations of artificial intelligence.  In it he argues that computers can do a lot of amazing things that would stump simple humans, but they can't write a good novel.   Here's a link to the original in NAUTILUS.   The core of his argument is this.  Computers … Continue reading Angus Fletcher — Why Computers Will Never Write Good Novels