artificial intelligence

Toward Computational Play

Last fall, I presented a summary of my thesis work at the ACADIA 2017: Disciplines and Disruptions conference held at MIT. It was an exciting entry into the publishing/conference world, and the condensed format of the paper supplies me with a nice, concise version of my thesis. I’ve converted it into a blog post, sansContinue reading “Toward Computational Play”

Computational Neuroscience: Brains vs. Binary

Brains and computers share many similarities in the basic, core structure of their processing methods: Computers utilize the binary system of 1’s and 0’s to encode and organize information, relying on the incredibly rapid method of electrical communication to process data. Patterns of these two digits are compiled in incredibly long strings, providing the varietyContinue reading “Computational Neuroscience: Brains vs. Binary”

Humans and Machines: Competing Arguments

Ray Kurzweil, main proponent of the Singularity theory, writes about the “Man-Machine Merger,” while Andrea Kuszewski, behavioral therapist and “robopsychologist”, poses an alternate viewpoint. Kurzweil: http://spark.qualcomm.com/salon/ray-kurzweil-man-machine-merger “Writing novels, painting pictures – these are the ultimate in human intelligence. AI will be able to do these things by 2045.” Kuszewski: http://spark.qualcomm.com/salon/technology-making-us-less-human “…error makes us human. AndContinue reading “Humans and Machines: Competing Arguments”