Posts about The Theme

Posts exploring the art theme for the event in Black Rock City.

“Artificial Intelligence” Was Never About Intelligence – Conclusion to the I, Robot Series

August 13, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Several times in this series, leading minds in their fields called for AI development to stop so that humanity can ...Read More

August 7, 2018 By Misa Rygrova

“People create Gods when they wonder why things happen. Do you know why things happen? Because Gods make them happen. ...Read More

August 1, 2018 By Caveat Magister

It's often said that Burning Man and the internet grew up together: both started emerging at around the same time ...Read More

July 24, 2018 By Caveat Magister

In principle, the debate we’re having is how to make Artificial Intelligence more human, more ethical, and how to treat ...Read More

July 11, 2018 By Caveat Magister

(WASHINGTON DC) (JULY 11) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Military authorities revealed today that the AI systems which connect armed forces, ...Read More

June 25, 2018 By Caveat Magister

PALO ALTO, CA, JUNE 25 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A nationwide study out of the Stanford Monetizable Innovation Lab shows ...Read More

June 19, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Technology changes fast, so let’s take a moment to stop and review. Better Off a Bot Shortly before ...Read More

June 13, 2018 By John Marx

Cogito Ergo Sum In 1637, before we, as a human race, knew what a robot was (although there was the ...Read More

May 22, 2018 By Caveat Magister

Vanderbilt Professor of History Michael Bess is the author of Our Grandchildren Redesigned: Life in the Bioengineered Society of the ...Read More