Bad Philosophy

The Bad Philosophers share their (non-apocalyptic) predictions for 2012 and beyond over some delicious beer.

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For the last century or so, we have had a healthy little obsession with replicating the human ability to reason using machines. We here at BF are happy to announce that these efforts have finally brought us the holy grail of artificial intelligence: robot radio DJs! That’s right, now you can enjoy all your favorite […]

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AI, Artificial Heart, artificial intelligence, brain, Clear Channel, CleverBot, cognitive computing, computers, dinosaurs, Flowers for Algernon, football, fossil fuels, Ghost in the Shell, Google Wave, IBM, immortality, Japan, Jeopardy!, John Stuart Mill, Jonathan Coulton, Kant, Kevin, Kiki, Lawnmower Man, Levar Burton, Machine Girl, Machine Man, Magic School Bus, memristor, Michael Crichton, neurobiology, neurology, neuroscience, Peter F. Hamilton, Power Rangers, radio, Reddit, Richard Hatch, robots, Simon, singularity, soul, Stanford, Stephen, Stephen King, Survivor, UTSA, velociraptor, VR Troopers, Watson