Blaise Agüera y Arcas: What Is Intelligence?
A review of What Is Life?: Evolution by Computation, and What Is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI about Evolution, Computing, and Minds, by Blaise Agüera y Arcas
We're excited for three new-ish programs from Artificiality in 2025.
* Watch/Listen on YouTube and Spotify * Listen on Apple Science Briefing: What AI Agents Tell Us About the Future of
An interview with Doyne Farmer about complexity economics and his new book, Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World.
The Artificiality Imagining Summit 2024 gathered an (oversold!) group of creatives and innovators to imaging a hopeful future with AI. Tickets for our 2025 Summit will be on sale soon!
This week we dive into learning in the intimacy economy as well as the future of personhood with Jamie Boyle. Plus: read about Steve Sloman's upcoming presentation at the Imagining Summit and Helen's Book of the Week.
Explore the shift from the attention economy to the intimacy economy, where AI personalizes learning experiences based on deeper human connections and trust.
A conversation with Jamie Boyle, author of The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood
This week we are leaning into multiple metaphors: AI as a mirror, UX design as a window or room, and life as information. Plus: read about Michael Levin's upcoming presentation at the Imagining Summit, Helen's Book of the Week, and our upcoming events.
It’s easy to fall prey to the design illusion that because LLMs look sleek, they must be well-designed. But aesthetics alone do not equal design. As Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”
A conversation with Shannon Vallor, professor of ethics and technology at the University of Edinburgh, and the author of The AI Mirror.
Our invite-only gathering in Bend Oregon is quickly approaching and there are only a few spots still available.
Writing and Conversations About AI (Not Written by AI)