Marcelo Gleiser 6/14/16 Marcelo Gleiser 6/14/16

As Science Advances, a Fear of the Future

Fearing science is not the same as fearing what we are capable of: In the end, it's all really about us, what we can create and what we do with what we create.
June 14, 2016

Marcelo Gleiser 3/29/16 Marcelo Gleiser 3/29/16

Is the Fear of Intelligent Machines Justified?

Even with the amazing steps of DeepMind in the game of Go, we can still sleep in peace for now while we find safeguards that will protect us from our own inventions.
March 29, 2016

Marcelo Gleiser 5/19/15 Marcelo Gleiser 5/19/15

Are We to Become Gods, the Destroyers of Our World?

Sci-fi thriller Ex Machina explores a variable of artificial intelligence we don't see in most considerations — the potential use of emotions as control.
May 20, 2015

Marcelo Gleiser 10/22/14 Marcelo Gleiser 10/22/14

Superintelligence: Triumph or Threat?

If we are able to create intelligent machines, how can we guarantee they will keep us alive and well, as opposed to wiping us out? Marcelo reviews Nick Bostrom's Superintelligence.
October 22, 2014

Marcelo Gleiser 3/11/14 Marcelo Gleiser 3/11/14

Is Freedom Just An Illusion? Maybe We Don't Want To Know

As we learn more about the brain, we should ask whether learning too much might, ultimately, compromise our freedom. Simulating reality could be a threat to reality.

March 12, 2014