Jul 2, 2009 | News and Media, On Technology, Past Notes, Post-Human Future
The assumption that ‘raw’ matter such as silicon, metals, and ceramics can be organized in such a manner that they can give rise to a mental state that we can recognize as consciousness, is a fundamental underpinning of the effort to create artificial intelligence. As...
Mar 9, 1997 | News and Media, On Writing, Past Notes
(This essay on Michael Dorris was originally published online on my own blog, and received significant notice in the FAS community and was re-posted in various forums online. Please note that the names of family have been changed in this essay.)...
