HUMANS
What is Human Intelligence and Why Would Machines Need It?
What is human intelligence? A formal definition is ‘the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills’. It turns out an all encompassing definition for
We are Discovering Attention is Vital to Human Intelligence – Do Machines Need it Too?
Why do we say ‘pay’ attention? There is an implication that it costs something to do it. Using that word is closer to the truth
The future of social media should be more useful and less addictive
You might notice an anxiety when you use social media or anywhere with user generated content. Or rather I should say, you might notice anxiety
Reality, Consciousness and a theory called Biocentrism
First a caveat. I don’t know how established ‘Biocentrism’ is as a theory. My interest in quantum physics led me to theories on reality and
What is Psychophysics and what does it tell us? A quick intro
I came across the term in a new book by Frank Wilczek called ‘The Ten Keys of Reality’. which was just released this month. I’ve
Why create a new platform just for help?
Most humans like to help each other out. There is a psychology and philosophy to how we do it already (online or in person) but
One thing Artificial Intelligence can’t give you
In the battle between AI vs human, one vital thing AI can’t give you is first hand experience. When it comes to advice or recommendations
Chatbots should pay more Attention to what you don’t Say
Chatbots can benefit from paying attention to what is not said. In any conversation there is a skill to reading between the lines. The way
Instead of Assistance, how about an Artificial Intelligent ‘Agent’ to do your Bidding?
There are assistants and then there are agents. The way they behave is different. Even among agents themselves there are differences. Some agents simply ‘act
Starter Questions – Humans vs Machine Search for Knowledge
These starter questions are on the theme of humans and searching for knowledge. We’re getting used to replying on machines to help find information for