Three Laws

Natural Selection and Consciousness

NPR's interview with Daniel Dennett: machine competence, machine dominance, and human consciousness.

Dr. Dennett's new book is From Bacteria To Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Norton, 2017).

Robot Lawyers and Doctors? Or a Different System All Together?

Does the use of AI systems in lawyering and medicine mean that some attorneys and physicians will find it difficult to find work? Or does it mean that legal disputes that wouldn't have been dealt with will actually be resolved, and that health care that wouldn't have been delivered will actually be available? More here in an article from the Guardian.