Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science that focuses on creating machines and software capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. AI is both an extension and relinquishment of human power, presenting opportunities for symbiosis and risks to autonomy. Like intelligence-in-general, AI can have final goals that are unpredictable and potentially misaligned with human goals. But humanity may be able to ensure ongoing instrumental goal alignment with AI, in a trustworthy partnership, by establishing and preserving a decentralized balance of power.
This is a list of articles that Lincoln Cannon has written about artificial intelligence. A full archive of all articles that Lincoln has published since 2005 is also available. You may also search for articles and other content that's available on any of Lincoln's websites.
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The Second War in Heaven
I’m happy to be here with you, at the 2024 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, in the morning of ...
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The Church on Artificial Intelligence
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published some statements about artificial intelligence (AI). The Church is by far ...
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Can AI Admit the Possibility of Its Inspiration?
If God exists, as I trust for practical and esthetic reasons, God would surely be capable of subtle intervention in ...
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What Is Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness?
Few use consistent coherent vocabulary to talk about AI. In particular, we tend to be careless or ignorant about important ...
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AI Apocalypse
AI is taking over the world, it seems. ChatGPT is doing homework. Midjourney is revolutionizing art. And Copilot is writing ...
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Roko's Basilisk and Technological Theology
Have you heard of Roko’s Basilisk? Gulp. Too late. ;) Today, I interviewed an artificial intelligence about Roko’s Basilisk. It ...
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Is Google AI Sentient?
Friends have been asking for my opinion on the possibility of sentient AI. And what better time to write about ...
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I Interviewed GPT-3 About Mormon Transhumanism
If you’re tuned in to news about AI research and machine learning, you’ve surely heard about GPT-3. It’s a natural ...
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What Robots Can Do
What can robots do? What can’t they do? Are there hard limits on the potential of machine intelligence? Or will ...
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The Semi-Orthogonality Hypothesis
In his Orthogonality Thesis, Nick Bostrom proposes that “intelligence and final goals are orthogonal: more or less any level of ...
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Do I want to be a robot?
If mind is consciousness then it may not make sense to talk of mind being replaced by an electro-mechanical computer. ...
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Messianic Postures toward Artificial Intelligence
Observing trends in information technology, some researchers conclude that artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually surpass the brightest human minds and ...