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Swarm intelligence is the process used by groups of organisms or systems or agents to self organize into collective behavior that exhibits some level of intelligent activity. Swarms of insects often seem to act as an intelligent whole, even though the actual intelligence level of each bug is observed to be quite low. Most versions [...]

The day is coming soon when we will use software agents that do integrity checking just as readily as we now use spell checkers. For an individual or group to be considered in a state of high integrity, we require behavior (actions taken) that is consistent with a framework of principles or ethic values. In [...]

Prediction involves collecting sensory input, processing it with abstraction to produce usable data, analyzing the data to find similarities and differences, correlating the analysis with past data and analysis, then attempting to extrapolate trends and synthesize conclusions, and finally, to put all of this into a format that makes sense and can be output and [...]

Artificial Intelligence will eventually cross the threshold of becoming “strong AI” or “general AI” which meets or exceeds the level of human intelligence. When a “general” or “strong” Artificial Intelligence is widely recognized as such, we will have to consider allowing the AI to be accorded the same rights as a human being. In order [...]

We already have the ability to have sex with a variety of machines and to have sex in virtual environments (from telephone and text based sex to full blown virtual worlds with avatars). The real goal of most sexual interaction is not just orgasmic release, but a sense of an intimate connection with another being. [...]

It will take time for humans to learn to trust AIs Trusting an AI (Artificial Intelligence) is not any different than trusting a human. It is normal to be wary of the unknown and wary of trusting something that you don’t understand. But, as understanding and familiarity grow, so can trust. Trust is generally developed [...]

AI agents that can act as ethical advisors to humans will be possible soon. Once we have successfully coded ethics into a logic scheme that can be translated into programming code and the agents go through a sufficient learning curve, they will be capable of offering advice on ethical decisions. EA (Ethical Advisor) agents will [...]

Martine Rothblatt explores the question of what qualifies as artificial intelligence and along the way, suggests a new name for it – Vitology. Then, in another article, she describes how fast it is arriving. Will Uploaded Minds in Machines be Alive? – [ieet.org] The differences between organic and cybernetic life are less important that their [...]

Effective argument can be considered as communication to persuade others through reasoned judgement. A discussion of the pros and cons of various options and an attempt to negotiate consensus as an outcome can be part of the process. Critical evaluation of the underlying logic and of the level of relevance of each component to the [...]

“I think, therefore I am” (cogito ergo sum) – Rene Descartes Consciousness or awareness of self existence, seems to be a combination of a sense of limitation of self, of distinguishing between self and “other than self”, of past history relevant to self and perhaps most importantly of current reasoning and analytical processes being used [...]