artificial intelligence What should we be doing about artificial intelligence safety anyway? How can we best prepare ourselves and the world for when we aren’t the most intelligent beings living on it. (The last part of a six part series on artificial intelligence)
artificial intelligence AI and the bleak, darkness that could befall us A litany of dangers, from autonomous weapons to an universe comprised only of paperclips. (The fifth in a six part series on artificial intelligence)
artificial intelligence AI and the bright future ahead Super-human intelligence can solve nearly all of our problems. (Part four in a six part series on artificial intelligence)
artificial intelligence The how, when, and what of AI How will AI come about, when can we expect it's emergence, and what will it mean for us? (Part three in a six part series on artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence What do we mean by intelligence, artificial or otherwise? Can machines even be intelligent? (The second part of a six part series on artificial intelligence)
artificial intelligence An alien intelligence is on its way and we need to prepare An introduction to the opportunities and threats we face as we near the realization of super human-level artificial intelligence. (The first in a six part series on artificial intelligence)
artificial intelligence The incredible, unbelievable, rapidly advancing future, and the end of The End Advances in Artificial Intelligence will end work, hunger, disease, and even death in the next 50 years — if we don’t screw it up.
plant-based-food The need to transform how we eat Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love vegetables
sel-driving cars Self-Driving cars really are the panacea to many of our cities’ woes. From improving safety to eliminating traffic, the benefits of autonomous vehicles, far outweigh any perceived or real losses.
apple Not an iPhone review There are plenty of iPhone reviews out there. This is not another. This post is just an observation as to why the iPhone is so different and inspires such goodwill from those who use it. It is simple really, but Apple has taken tasks
personal What has Ben been up to? Not that anyone was really asking, but I want to tell the few of you who aren’t search engines and spiders, what I have been up to recently (and hey if the spiders are amused, all the better). It has been a very
community MinneBar remembered By our count nearly 350 geeks and “geeks at heart” converged on the Railroader building in downtown Saint Paul this past Saturday and I think most everyone has been very
development 2007 Tech Trends The Java Developer's Journal has published the results of it's end-of-year poll of various Internet technology players which makes for some good reading. Here are a couple I found interesting: Jason Bell, Editorial Board Member, Java Developer's Journal: Incremental mainstream adoption of Ruby on
design Photoshop 6 Although I sometimes want to claim to be a designer, I have a long ways to go before I reach a level where I am comfortable calling myself one. Photoshop 6 (due out later this month) won’t get me any closer to my
the web This is getting old Amazon.com has worn out it's welcome as far as I am concerned. Everyone speaks of Microsoft being this big, bad company but the legal maneuverings of Amazon are making me furious. In another case of pulling one over on a very technically naive
technology Damn Cobol programmers! Damn terrorists! This may seem sorta cruel, or selfish, or whatever, but I was pretty disappointed with “Y2K”. The switch over from 1999 to 2000 was a big non-event. Not even a power outage or mail bomb to speak of. I was really hoping that something
