Might AI turn on us in the night? This post takes a rambling view through what history has taught us about where our machines might get their goals.

How can we have such a vivid perceptual experience? Integrated Information is the degree to which different parts of a system are aware of each other.

Last month, I attended a talk as part of the excellent Federation Presents series. This one invited Sara Wachter-Boettcher, author of Technically Wrong, as a keynote speaker for a talk entitled 'Toxic Tech'.