This address will focus on a number of these non-technical issues per se; yet they are highly dependent on technical advances in AI and the application of those advances. This dependency also will be considered as we look into the near-term future of AI. The notion of an ‘AI race’ and its possible future scenarios […]
Proposal for the development of an LENR reactor
Introduction: Canadian researcher, Dr. Dimiter Alexandrov, Lakehead University, in his semiconductor research laboratory, performed successful replicable LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reaction) experiments considering interactions of both deuterium and hydrogen gases with certain metals in a vacuum chamber. The products of these LENR experiments were helium (both stable isotopes He-3 and He-4) and heat. No radiation above the […]
Getting it right
Truth is neither absolute nor timeless. But the pursuit of truth remains at the heart of the scientific endeavour But philosophers of science, over the past half-century, have turned against the representation of science as a ceaseless forward march toward truth. It is just not how science works, how it moves through history. It flies […]
Tesla vs. Self-Driving Competition
Autonomous driving technology promises to unleash sweeping changes on our society. However (perhaps fortunately), it’s likely to be some time before self-driving cars become frequent sights on the roads. Boosters tend to see autonomy as an unmitigated boon, but some of their assumptions are yet to be proven — the technology has the potential to […]
Climate Change in a Nutshell: The Gathering Storm
Young people today confront an imminent gathering storm. They have at their command considerable determination, a dog-eared copy of our beleaguered Constitution, and rigorously developed science. The Court must decide if that is enough. SECTION 1: Climate has always been changing, but humans are now the principal drive for climate change, overwhelming natural climate variability. a. Rising atmospheric CO2 […]