As far as I can tell, Janelle Shane wanted to put a cute and cuddly face on Artificial Intelligence, and this is exactly what the field needs.
A decent vision polluted by very poor execution.
read more Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future – Marshal Brian
You could take a bunch of classes to find out the philosophy behind AI. This is a much cheaper shortcut
read more What to think about Machines that think – John Brockman
Bright future ahead? I mean, maybe. It could also be rather bleak. Max Tegmark thinks that it all depends on what we prepare for.
Failures in Polymathy 