The following is the edited transcript of a talk entitled “Ontological Cosmology” I gave in New York City in 2014. I am revisiting older recordings and use AI to clean up the text, making it more readable. Ontological Cosmology What we are going to discuss here is entirely speculative. It will likely prove controversial for […]
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The following is the transcript of a presentation I gave at TEDx ReggioEmilia on Dec 2, 2023. When several decades ago SMS text messages on mobile phones became widespread, I was skeptical. I didn’t see the utility and I hadn’t made an effort to use them, despite my passion for technology. In fact, I realized
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The question of the data sources for training AI systems is not at all trivial. Depending on the purpose, and the jurisdiction, there can be different answers. Social media platforms have for long time been seen as guilty to exploit user data for ad targeting, without a fair exchange of value, for example. There is
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NVIDIA’s recent keynote at Computex 2023 in Taiwan showcased the power of Jolting Technologies, demonstrating the increasing rate of acceleration in the technological landscape. While exponential growth would result in a straight line on a logarithmic chart, the combination of hardware, data, and algorithms creates a steeper slope, representing the shortening doubling rate and the
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On May 11, 2023 I delivered the keynote presentation at the Octavo Dia conference at the Planetarium of Buenos Aires. The following is an edited transcript of the talk. If you’ve read the book, “I, Robot”, and watched the movie, “Her”, if you have read other science fiction books or seen science fiction movies, have
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The sudden availability of advanced Artificial Intelligence platforms forces us to confront not only the evaluation of our own abilities but, even deeper, what it means to be a conscious, self-aware human being. We can explore this from both scientific and philosophical points of view, ultimately drawing practical conclusions. My conclusion and exhortation is simple:
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I signed the petition to reactivate access to ChatGPT in Italy via Change.org. The dynamic co-evolution of technology’s progress and its regulation fulfills the needs of society in different ways in different countries. Italy constantly appears to favor a more conservative approach, staying behind and then expecting to be able to catch up. In times of
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AI is experiencing jolting change, with advancements such as ChatGPT and GPT4, but there are limits to individual and organizational adaptability. I was invited to sign an open letter that asks to allow for deeper consideration of AI design, implementation, and regulation. Concerns include inherent bias, job displacement, pollution of the info-sphere, loss of trust
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We often imagine technology in our science fiction scenarios that is very different from what happens when it becomes available. Today, we are starting to talk about Artificial Intelligence that is not exactly like what was depicted in the Sci-Fi books we were reading decades ago. There has been an explosion of experimentation in the
