Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere: the face-recognition algorithms in our phones, sex robots, Google, Japan. Ray Kurzweil, prominent futurologist and director of engineering at Google, believes from the basis of Moore’s Law that by the last third of the 21st century, computers will have the power to calculate 10^16 cycles per second, or more importantly, the same calculating capacity as one human brain. But can any number of simulations a robot may be capable of running be able to make it indistinguishable from a human? And do they find the term “robot” to be inappropriate, considering the term comes from a Czech play where it describes nonhuman, mindless, slaves?
Online communication is steadily replacing face-to-face communication and will continue to do so as technological innovation keeps changing the way personal and business transactions are done. However, this type of interaction lacks any information provided by body cues and complete micro-expressions, and as such, you may not really know the person who you’re talking to. Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice recently rescinded an offer made to a potential visiting professor on the basis of behavior and disciplinary action conducted at his former institution following an inappropriate relationship with a student. The revocation made by the University was made a day after the Tallahassee Democrat inquired about the professor’s past allegations and why he was still given the position. |
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