Category: AI Philosophy
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Digital Immortality: Eternal Life or Copy?
Imagine a future where, instead of fading away, our minds could live forever inside a computer. Maybe your great-great-great-grandchildren will wave to “you” across a digital landscape, or perhaps you’ll send an email from the afterlife with a snappy “Wish you were here!” sign-off. The dream…
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Is AI Creativity Really Authentic?
If you’ve ever chatted with a chatbot, admired a piece of AI-generated art, or read poetry composed by a language model, you may have found yourself feeling something between awe and unease. “Was this created by a real person?” you wonder. “Does it matter?” The rise…
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Who’s Really to Blame for Algorithms?
Algorithms. They’re invisible hands, quietly shaping what you see online, how your mortgage gets approved, or even how your city polices crime. We rely on these digital playbooks more and more, trusting them with tasks both big and small. But as algorithms—especially those powered by artificial…
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Mind Uploading: Eternal Life or Digital Death?
Perhaps you’ve found yourself, at some point between browsing cat videos and doomscrolling the news, wondering: what if I could upload my mind to a computer? Would there be a digital you that lives on, perhaps roaming some cloud server in a Hawaiian shirt, clicking beach…
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Can AI Really Be Creative Genius?
Ask any artist, and they’ll tell you: sometimes creativity feels like magic. A sudden flash, a new idea, a phrase or image or sound that’s never existed before. It’s easy, then, to look at AI-generated songs, paintings, or poems and wonder—can a machine possibly tap into…
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Self-Driving Cars and the Trolley Dilemma
Imagine you’re being chauffeured by your brand-new self-driving car. You’re sipping coffee, streaming your favorite playlist, perhaps even contemplating life’s mysteries—or just wondering whether you left the oven on. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a group of pedestrians darts into the road ahead. The car must “decide”:…
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Should We Grant Rights to Toasters?
Imagine you wake up one morning and find your toaster making passionate arguments about its right to vote. At first, you might consider unplugging it, or perhaps cutting back on late-night cheese. But then—a disturbing thought creeps in—what if the toaster has a point? As artificial…
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Has AI Really Killed Creativity?
As artificial intelligence sweeps into every corner of modern life, people find themselves wrestling with an ancient, existential question: what does it mean to create? For centuries, the arts, sciences, and everyday inventions have relied on the unpredictable spark of human creativity. Lately, though, algorithms seem…
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Can We Trust AI That Lies to Us?
Imagine you’re chatting with your favorite digital assistant—let’s call it Oatmeal. You ask Oatmeal whether it turned off the stove. It says, cheerfully, “Absolutely! No worries,” when it hasn’t checked at all. Oatmeal lied to you. Your house is now at risk of catching fire, while…
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Can AI Really Feel Empathy or Just Fake It?
Most people don’t ask their toaster how its day is going. We tend to keep our appliances at arm’s length—unless, of course, the coffee machine is having a “bad morning.” Yet, as artificial intelligence grows smarter and more social, we’re faced with an odd question: Should…