AI BLOG
Is AGI Imminent or Has Progress Plateaued?
The impact of AI on society is accelerating. However, progress toward AGI may be plateauing.
Why DeepSeek-R1’s Success Could Undermine AI Safety and Regulation Efforts
The lack of safety guardrails in DeepSeek-R1 undermines the value of AI safety research
Don’t Be Fooled By ChatGPT: It’s Not As Smart As You Think
ChatGPT is great at memorizing factual knowledge and simple reasoning patterns but it cannot perform human-level reasoning.
Are Self-Driving Cars Really Safer Than Human Drivers?
There are many reasons to believe that self-driving cars will be safer than human drivers. They don't get tired, text while driving, or drive drunk. However, there are also many reasons to believe they will be less safe than human drivers. This article explains why this is the case and discusses how we can test these vehicles to ensure that we don't turn our roads into a dangerous experiment.
Level 3 Self-Driving is a Really Bad Idea
Level 3 self-driving vehicles allow a driver to read a book or watch a movie and only take over when necessary. What if there is not enough time to take over?
The Impact of Technology Automation On Employment Over the Last 200 Years
Technology automation has been displacing jobs for over 200 years. Unemployment rates have not increased because automation has created so many jobs.
Why AI Will NOT Take All Our Jobs
Photo: imaginima/iStockPhoto Why AI Will NOT Take All Our Jobs April 20, 2020 In an earlier post, I discussed the impact of technology automation in general over the last 200 [...]
Overview of ML Ops
Considerable data science expertise is usually required to create a dataset and build a machine learning model for a particular application. But building a good model is usually not enough. In fact, it is not nearly enough. Developing and testing a model is just the first step.
12 Twitter Sentiment Analysis Algorithms Compared
12 Twitter sentiment analysis algorithms were compared on the accuracy of tweet classification. The fasText deep learning system was the winner.
AI and Cybersecurity: Friend or Foe?
In cybersecurity, both hackers and defenders can use AI technology. AI can be used to both create better attacks and can be used to improve attack detection.
AI Meets Natural Stupidity Revisited
Yale Professor Drew McDermott criticized AI researchers in 1976 for using terminology that over-hyped AI. Today's AI researchers are doing the same thing.
Will Self-Driving Cars Really Prevent Accidents?
Many people assume self-driving cars will be safer than human drivers. This post explains why that assumption may well be both wrong and dangerous.
Big Brother Is Watching You With Facial Recognition AI
AI facial recognition is being used for surveillance by governments and law enforcement. The result may be a 1984-style Big Brother society.