Sam KenyonThere’s a fun 1980s sci-fi flick called Moontrap, the plot of which has something to do with Bruce Campbell and his buddy Walter Koenig bringing […]
Month: September 2021
What are Symbols in AI?
A main underlying philosophy of artificial intelligence and cognitive science is that cognition is computation. “Cognition is computation” leads to the notion of symbols within […]
Why My Computer Didn’t Do (All of) My Homework: How to Start Making Bad AI
In my innocent early teenage years of computer programming I started dabbling in Artificial Intelligence (AI). I wanted my computer to write natural language. I’m […]
A Boy and His 286
Every child should have a journey into the coding wilderness. To prepare yourself for this chronicle, imagine an Australian walkabout…but in a room with a […]
Mel Hunter’s Lonely Robot
As a kid I read many science fiction stories from long before my birth. Some were from issues of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science […]
Hyping Nonsense: What Happens When Artificial Intelligence Turns On Us?
Do you remember Google+? Hahahahahahaa. Things change fast. But not always as fast as some would have you believe… Now, you’re going to see the […]
Intro: Will the Real AI Please Stand Up?
When I was a kid I learned C++ with a book that teaches by programming a fake robot dog. I bought it for $1 at […]