Between Man and Machine

Less visibly tragic than expected,  less cinematic in its appeal: No resurgent dinosaur rampaging  through the street, trampling parked cars & injuring billboards  The sky is still its sure azure,  the mountains still maintain their mammoth masses. Yet skeptics are now more than certain of the world’s ending.    Evolutionists say bipedalism  marked man’s ascendance to the zenith of Animalia.  Soon as we woke to … Continue reading Between Man and Machine

The Harm Beneath the AI Hype

Olalekan Adepoju, PhD The world is currently experiencing a radical change and our understanding of how we exist in it keeps changing; all thanks to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Broadly defined, AI refers to machine learning systems that make predictions based on statistical models constructed from vast quantities of data. From the workplace to education, entertainment and to virtually every aspect of our lives, the unthinkable vastness of these data systems has necessarily enabled a more efficient way … Continue reading The Harm Beneath the AI Hype

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“Hmm, I see what you mean,” someone mumbles politely when you finish speaking. Otherwise, the mirthless smiles and the awkward silence that follow your contribution tell you that you are the only one impressed by your own ideas. You nod with a mix of agreement and embarrassment as other ideas fly around the room, making your earlier contribution look like a dying oil lamp in … Continue reading 𝟰𝟬% 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧