In his book "One Hand Clapping," Nikolay Kukushkin explores explanations for how consciousness evolved, and ultimately, what ...

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

This is where the paradox emerges: the very cognitive abilities that allow humans to innovate, plan, and manipulate the ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of thinkers have applied themselves to questions like this, considering how AI will alter ...

As I pointed out in a previous Spectator article, "What is the Scientific Theory of Intelligent Design?" it takes a lot of faith to not believe there was intelligent design (ID) involved in the origin ...

Ten years ago, I would have turned my nose up at the idea that we already understood how to get machines to think. In the 2010s, my team at Google Research was working on a wide variety of ...

As preparation for my upcoming series of interviews for Newsweek with the protagonists and practitioners of AI, I have been consuming a plethora of sources that examine the nature and origin of human ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. As a child, I was captivated by the promise of personal computers, mesmerized by the glow of ...

There’s plenty of debate on when humanity will create AGI, but those looking for AI that mimics human intelligence might be just ...