One can see the emergence of ever more efficient forms of intelligence as networked self-similar patterns that are embedded in the universe at its core, driven as they are by the sustained maximization of entropy as a causal force. As a maximizer of future freedom of action, the very existence of gravity can be viewed as a form of embedded, purposeful, goal-directed form of intelligence.
Author: Jeff Robbins
If Technology Is a Parasite Masquerading as a Symbiont — Are We the Host?
By Jeff Robbins on October 29th, 2019 in Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Parents have no idea that lurking behind their kids’ screens and phones are a multitude of psychologists, neuroscientists, and social science experts, who use their knowledge of psychological vulnerabilities to devise products that capture kids’ attention for the sake of industry profit.
We Are Becoming Enslaved by Our Technology – Ruminations on the IQ2 Debate
By Jeff Robbins on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts
At the IQ2 Debate, asking, are we becoming enslaved by technology? [1], the negative side (the side that was cheerleading… Read More