Superintelligence is the capacity for general reasoning and problem solving at a level that exceeds ordinary humans. Are current AI systems superintelligent? If not, will artificial superintelligence follow from current developments in deep learning? Key Points: What is superintelligence? Like…
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human mental characteristics to non-human entities. What factors make us treat an AI as if it were a human being, and are we making a mistake when we do so? Key Points: When a chatbot…
Metaphors present one thing in terms of another. In doing so, they enable us to understand an unfamiliar or complex subject by viewing it through the lens of something more familiar. They are cognitive tools that show us how to…