GPT-3, LaMDA, Wu Dao… The blooming of “monster” AIs
Neuromimetic AIs can now write, draw, compose music… Far from being “conscious”, what do they tell us about being human?
Technic, technology…
Neuromimetic AIs can now write, draw, compose music… Far from being “conscious”, what do they tell us about being human?
A “digital divide” has accompanied the rise of digital technology since the 1990s. Outline of a problematical concept.
The image unveiled to the world in 2019 once again validates Einstein’s theory and wonderfully illustrates the awesome power of mathematics.
How can the work of anthropologist Philippe Descola, “Beyond Nature and Culture”, be applied to our digital world?
Here comes the “Metaverse”, the occasion for a posthumous intellectual contact with the French philosopher Bernard Stiegler.
Photography, a system of technical essence, unveils by analogy the whole technical “progress” (inspired by the philosopher Henri Van Lier)
Blockchain technology promises the disappearance of “cumbersome” trusted third parties. But we don’t get rid of them at little political cost.
Can and should autonomous “intelligent” artifacts be held responsible for their decisions? Should a new legal subject be created?
Addictions, fake news, breaches of privacy … Can the “ethical” offer of digital professionals remedy these drifts?
The fulfillment of all human tasks by “intelligent” machines is a myth difficult to demystify, but Homo Mathematicus could help us!