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Are AI chatbots Self-Aware and do they act with Intention?
Many cognitive scientists and philosophers think intelligence requires self-awareness and intention. Consciousness seems inextricably linked to intention. When we are conscious, we are intentionally directing our thinking toward something. It could be an object or person in our immediate field of perception, a difficult problem that needs solving, or it could be a memory that …
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Governments should do more to regulate the use of AI in public discourse such as social media and political campaigns.
China is acting aggressively setting restrictions and guidelines on how young people can use the internet and AI. The Cyberspace Administration of China set these national guidelines that social media and AI providers must adhere to. Should the US federal government impose similar restrictions or continue to let these platforms set their own safety standards?
Future-Proofing Democracy in the Age of AI
Imagine this scenario: In the wake of coordinated barrage of AI-powered cyberattacks by an authoritarian regime, a democratic country, ‘inoculated’ against such threats through public education and a set previously implemented system upgrades, calmly ignores the attempts to destabilize it. Undeterred, the authoritarian regime redoubles its efforts during a subsequent election cycle whose outcome will …
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