The Turing Test is a method of inquiry in artificial intelligence (AI) for determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a human being. The test is named after Alan Turing, the founder of the Turing Test … Continue reading →

To get started, just say, “Alexa, introduce me to Melissa.” If you purchased on the web, say “Alexa, enable ‘Hey Melissa’” to turn on Melissa for your compatible Echo device. You will still be able to use Alexa’s voice just … Continue reading →

Dubbed as Amazon’s most popular invention thus far, Alexa is an intelligent voice assistant much like Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant.According to Amazon Alexa statistics, their digital assistant is getting smarter by the day, making it a worthwhile addition to … Continue reading →

Since our present choices and acts, under determinism, are the necessary consequences of the past and the laws of nature, then we have no control over them and, hence, no free will. Do plants have free will? The evolution of … Continue reading →

This site is for everyone interested in two of today’s big topics, consciousness and artificial intelligence. It explores whether consciousness can be instantiated in a robot or artificial intelligence entity. It considers if robots could have emotions or even feelings. … Continue reading →

While both require large advances in recursive optimisation process design, friendly AI also requires the ability to make goal structures invariant under self-improvement (or the AI could transform itself into something unfriendly) and a goal structure that aligns with human … Continue reading →

It would be some time before the Skynet mainframe was connected to the worldwide military communications network that it would control. During this time, Skynet was connected to the worldwide civilian sector network, and began learning geometrically, quickly becoming self-aware. … Continue reading →

The so-called Turing test is a three-person game in which a computer uses written communication to try to fool a human interrogator into thinking that it’s another person. Despite major advances in artificial intelligence, no computer has ever passed the … Continue reading →

Robots will need to consider their own choices in a manner similar to that in which a human contemplates his own free will.Robots will need to consider their own choices in a manner similar to that in which a human … Continue reading →

Chickens are sentient beings, meaning they experience a wide range of emotions and can feel pain. Each chicken on a factory farm has a distinct personality and desires, but factory farms deny everything that comes naturally to these intelligent and … Continue reading →

AI has been widely used in each aspect of human life, even surpassing human intelligence in some areas. AI can, to some extent, replace humans to complete the tasks of recognition, decision-making, and control. In terms of recognition, AI can … Continue reading →

So what happens when you mow your lawn? You guessed it – the near-holocaustic trimming of its blades prompts your grass to explode with a hundred-fold emission of GLVs. That smell of fresh-cut grass is really a shriek of despair … Continue reading →

Standard quality radio consumes about 72mb of data per hour.High-quality streaming consumers around 115.2mb to 144mb of data per hour. Here’s what you can expect to pay in data per hour for each streaming option: 64kbps: 30 mb per hour. … Continue reading →

Amazon Pay is a service that lets you use the payment methods already associated with your Amazon account to make payments for goods, services, and donations on third-party websites, in apps, and using Alexa. To make a payment, you can … Continue reading →

You can also stream music from your mobile device to your Echo via Bluetooth. With your phone or tablet nearby, say “Alexa, pair,” and your Echo goes into pairing mode. Open the Bluetooth settings screen on your device and wait … Continue reading →