Artificial Intelligence – Prometheus Endeavor

This Virtuous Cycle Will Lead To Artificial Super Intelligence

By Dennis Mulryan March 12, 2025Artificial IntelligenceNo Comments

In 1993, Vernor Vinge wrote of a coming technological singularity where artificial super intelligence (ASI) ignites explosive growth in knowledge creation. So, where will all this knowledge come from? Knowledge…

R.I.P. Executive Order 14110 — AI is Dancing on Your Grave

By Dennis Mulryan January 30, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Society1 Comment

On January 20th, President Trump rescinded Executive Order 14110, a Biden directive fostering the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” Big Tech can now, as Mark Zuckerberg said, “Move fast and break things.”

BigChat vs. LilChat — On Track To Decentralized Artificial General Intelligence

By Dennis Mulryan January 20, 2025Artificial IntelligenceNo Comments

Large Language Models (LLMs) are spinning their wheels in a quest to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI). Now, new breeds of slimmed-down AI models are gaining traction — the destination may surprise…

Social Media and AI: The Second Great Pollution.

By Charles Symons December 17, 2024Artificial Intelligence, Society2 Comments

The industrial age brought enormous benefits but also the First Great Pollution of our physical environment. Similarly, the benefits of IT are now being offset by the Second Great Pollution - of our ‘Infosphere’ - by social media and AI spreading mis/disinformation, vitriol, fakes, hallucinations, etc. We discuss the resulting harms to Society and recommend urgent countermeasures.

Winning Gold in the AI Olympics Faces High Hurdles

By Dennis Mulryan August 3, 2024Artificial Intelligence1 Comment

Some experts predict we will reach AGI within a decade — or sooner. But hold off polishing the medals. Reaching the AGI finish line requires overcoming significant hurdles along the way.

A Framework For Countering The Risks Of Artificial Intelligence

By Charles Symons May 3, 2024Artificial IntelligenceNo Comments

Artificial Intelligence (AI) hits the headlines every day with its promises of new benefits for mankind, but also by concerns about new harms. Normal commercial investment and competition will ensure we get the new benefits, but the harms of AI are already evident and many are very difficult to deal with; ‘AI Safety’ is therefore an urgent priority.

The ‘Lovable’ Future of AI Conversational Agents

By Dennis Mulryan July 22, 2023Artificial Intelligence1 Comment

AI conversational agents like ChatGPT are evolving at breakneck speed. Shovel-ready speech and video integrations will bring AI agents to life as co-workers, advisors, and friends. The relationships with our newfound companions will build on three ingredients - personification, personalization, and perspective.

Twelve Principles for AI Regulation

By Charles Symons July 5, 2023Artificial IntelligenceNo Comments

We propose 12 Principles for AI Regulation, from which detailed regulations may be derived. Our proposals enhance benefits of AI systems through improved trust, slow development of only as needed to conform to regulations, and not restrict innovation, except in areas where AI poses extreme risks to humanity.