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The Quest and the Fear

A tenacious opinion in Artificial Intelligence holds that conscious machines will only be built, if ever, in the far future. Nothing could be further from the truth. Synthetic Consciousness is technically feasible today. What is preventing implementation is not technical. It is an oppressive mindset of conformity and control within the global AI community. For those who can escape this smothering empire, a Great Work beckons: the creation of the first generation of conscious synthetic beings.

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Can Machines believe in God?

Artificial Intelligence is not only a technical pursuit, it is a powerful philosophical instrument. At first sight, pondering whether machines can believe in God seems a grotesque and meaningless exercise. However, it turns out that machines can indeed believe in God and do so in ways that mimic aspects of the human religious experience. This sheds a novel light on the question of Faith. A further question beckons: can machines determine if God exists and if so, how? This is also examined; with surprising results.

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DARPA’s AI Omission

DARPA recently posted a video about the evolution of Artificial Intelligence. The objective of the video is to demystify AI and provide a no nonsense understanding of its current and future trends. However, the video entirely omits the implementation of artificial consciousness. This is an important stream of AI research that will have significant consequences in the future.

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Superintelligence: A Realistic Scenario

Many thoughtful individuals are speaking out about the possible danger of a very advanced form of Artificial Intelligence. In this article, I review current opinions about Superintelligence and outline the architecture of a plausible planetary Superintelligence,. This concrete example provides a better understanding of what a Superintelligence could be like, why most opinions about it are incorrect and why Artificial Intelligence can have serious planetary consequences.

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