"It's undeniable-technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better? Amid a chorus of doomsayers, Clive Thompson delivers a resounding "yes." The Internet age has produced a radical new style of human intelligence, worthy of both celebration and analysis. We learn…
We are on the cusp of a revolution. In the future, smart machines will compete with clever people for employment and even human affection. We are shifting from a world where people are paid to accumulate and distribute information to one where knowledge will be automated and peo…
We are on the cusp of a revolution. In the future, smart machines will compete with clever people for employment and even human affection. We are shifting from a world where people are paid to accumulate and distribute information to one where knowledge will be automated and peo…
"We are on the cusp of a revolution. Mobile phones, computers and iPods are commonplace in hundreds of millions of households worldwide, influencing how we think and shaping how we interact. In the future, smart machines will compete with clever people for employment and even hu…
We are on the cusp of a revolution. Mobile phones, computers and iPods are commonplace in hundreds of millions of households worldwide, influencing how we think and shaping how we interact. With the gathering of information now largely automated, it leaves room for deeper concep…
In 1950, Alan Turing, the British mathematician, cryptographer, and computer pioneer looked to the future: now that the conceptual and technical parameters for electronic brains had been laid down, what kind of intelligence could be built? Should machine intelligence mimic the a…
Affect and artificial intelligence
"In 1950, Alan Turing, the British mathematician, cryptographer, and computer pioneer, looked to the future: now that the conceptual and technical parameters for electronic brains had been established, what kind of intelligence could be built? Should machine intelligence mimic t…