Reading Time: 12 minutesMinting a Brave New (Meta)art World In January 2022, the Seattle NFT Museum (SNFTM), the first physical space for the display of digital art and NFTs opened its doors. Soon NFT metaverses will plunge us...
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Reading Time: 4 minutes« On peut discuter de tout mais pas sans chiffre » I am lucky enough (or at least I live it as such) to live in a small village bordering the Ile de France region,...
Reading Time: 10 minutesWE HAVE READ FOR YOU “ISLANDS IN THE CYBERSTREAM – Seeking Havens of Reason in a Programmed Society” by Joe WEIZENBAUM About “MECHANICAL MYSTIFICATION”, “COMPULSIVE DEVELOPERS” and “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENTSIA” ! When talking about Computer Ethics,...
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Reading Time: 8 minutesQuesto articolo è stato tradotto in maniera automatica — This article was automatically translated Questo articolo è stato tradotto in maniera automatica (original text) Questo articolo è stato tradotto in maniera completamene automatica. Virtuosismi...
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn Praise of Empathy : Practical Ethics or Ethical Practice in Business In our professional lives, who has never witnessed or been part of a complicated, conflicting, or even aggressive communication situation? Who has never...
Reading Time: 9 minutesSaint Nicholas and the AI MYTH : About the Creation of Myths. December 6, Saint Nicholas Day, is the perfect moment to ponder on the essence, the creation and the “sustainability” of myths. What makes...
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat if Ethics Does Not Exist? This provocative piece suggests that ethics has no meaning in absolute terms, but it is just a by-product of social activities. It also discusses some plausible practical consequences. What...
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe NFT Tsunami : about (N)othingness (F)renzy and (T)iepolo The recent explosion of NFTs was a catalyst to many questions around non-fongible tokens and the art world. NFTs are at the crossroad of art, technology,...
Reading Time: 7 minutesSerendipity ou Algorithme QUID SERENDIPITY ? The word Serendipity is attributed to Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797). Philosopher and writer of Gothic novels including The castle of Otranto, he was also Member of...
Reading Time: 7 minutesLiving Robots (Xenobots): A medical revolution or Ethical minefield ? What are Xenobots? “They’re neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal. They’re a new class of artefact: a living, programmable organism” said...
Reading Time: 5 minutesProbability, causality, and how they impact responsibility “Artificial intelligence” algorithms are probabilistic and lack causality. Can we still call them “intelligent”? and can we trust them to make decisions? The smoking gun England’s choice of...
Reading Time: 3 minutes The hidden Beauty… The sky with the mysteries, Making a journey among the stars. Of all the stars I see you shining bright, As you who made a content beautiful Through your light...
Reading Time: 6 minutes“The Chinese Room” by John Searle – No “mind” in a computer ! “Some years ago the philosopher John Searle badly shook the little world of artificial intelligence by claiming and proving (so he said)...
Reading Time: 12 minutesCOVID-19 Vaccine Passports – between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Vaccinations have been rolling out now in many countries. There is a real interest in how we can move out again with some...
Reading Time: 11 minutesLanguage is key. Language makes us communicate. We give meaning to words and words shape our reality. Shape us. Our reality on Artificial Intelligence is blurred. Our view is foggy. People are confused. Numerous debates...
Reading Time: 5 minutesSelf-Esteem and Ethics Be yourself, all the other personalities are already taken – Oscar Wilde How to link self-esteem to ethics? To understand how self-esteem can mesh with the notion of ethics, it is important...
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Mummy vs the Cyborgs: a (bio)epic battle ahead! Ethics came first, then history Repeat with me: Ethics came first, then history. Truth, Balance, Order, Harmony, law, morality and justice are seven magical principles dated...
Reading Time: 4 minutesCounting carbon… As a teenager, I still remember certain Sundays spent revising my physics-chemistry exams, with, if I am to believe my family, undeniable consequences on my organic mood … Long have I been cursing...
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe robots Sophia, Ai-da, Erica and other gynoids Female robots, gynoids, fembots : on a mission to soften the sharp metallic edges University of Oxford, Cambridge 2019. The artist is addressing the crowd while looking...