LISP Comes of Age (1980)(microship.com)
65 points by so-cal-schemer | 17 comments
An unpublished 1980 article by Steven K. Roberts written for Byte about the first LISP conference and AAAI conference at Stanford, with a retrospective introduction.
#artificial-intelligence on Hacker News
23 stories tagged artificial-intelligence, newest first.
Super Intelligence(si.gov)
71 points by wiradikusuma | 125 comments
SI.gov, a US government website presenting America's efforts to lead the world in superintelligence, including the Genesis Mission.
Artificial intelligence is capitalism's final destination(equator.org)
58 points by tirumaraiselvan | 19 comments
An essay by Arundhati Roy in Equator magazine, "Apocalypse Now and Then," arguing that artificial intelligence is capitalism's final destination.
I know why the mathematicians weep(derekthompson.org)
342 points by RickJWagner | 561 comments
Derek Thompson essay on his Substack about technological grief, using mathematicians' reactions to AI advances as a lens.
Artificial Insanity(richwhitehouse.com)
44 points by leglock | 33 comments
A blog post on Rich Whitehouse's personal site titled "Artificial Insanity," apparently commenting on artificial intelligence.
No Man Is an Island(borretti.me)
260 points by zetalyrae | 162 comments
Blog essay arguing that individual intellectual activity depends on human intellectual communities, which AI is dissolving.
Questions for Believers in AI Consciousness(endsdontjustifythemeans.com)
22 points by cobbzilla | 29 comments
A Substack essay by Rebecca Lowe posing six philosophical questions, in a choose-your-own-adventure format, for people who believe AI systems are conscious.
AI Makes Me Sad(mondobe.com)
121 points by mondobe | 120 comments
A personal blog essay in which the author describes feeling sadness and hopelessness about new developments in AI, despite being positioned to benefit from it.
OpenAI (2015)(openai.com)
25 points by andsoitis | 12 comments
OpenAI's December 2015 blog post announcing its founding as a non-profit artificial intelligence research company.
The Post-AGI Era(avidfayaz.com)
10 points by Avid_F | 3 comments
A personal blog essay on Fayaz Notes arguing that AGI has arrived and exploring what the post-AGI era means.
'That's so AI ' What gen Alpha's biggest insult tells us(theguardian.com)
65 points by YeGoblynQueenne | 59 comments
A Guardian Pass notes article on how gen Alpha's slang insult "That's so AI!" reveals young people's negative views of artificial intelligence.
Pope Leo XIV says AI must serve humanity, not the powerful few(religionnews.com)
320 points by benwerd | 141 comments
Religion News Service article on Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' an 83-page document on the social, economic and political challenges of AI.
Magnifica Humanitas(vatican.va)
1526 points by theletterf | 857 comments
Vatican page hosting Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV's encyclical letter on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.
Steve Wozniak cheered after telling students they have AI – actual intelligence(businessinsider.com)
529 points by signa11 | 451 comments
Business Insider article on Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak being cheered at a graduation speech for telling students they all have 'actual intelligence'.
If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes?(english.elpais.com)
509 points by PaulHoule | 844 comments
El País English article on whether AI and automation should be taxed as tech giants announce layoffs tied to the AI race.
AI is a front for consolidation of resources and power(chrbutler.com)
443 points by delaugust | 338 comments
Christopher Butler's blog essay "What AI is Really For," arguing that AI serves as a front for consolidating resources and power.
America is getting an AI gold rush instead of a factory boom(washingtonpost.com)
441 points by voxleone | 607 comments
Washington Post business article on how US investment is flowing into an AI boom rather than a manufacturing revival.
Human(quarter--mile.com)
640 points by surprisetalk | 249 comments
A short satirical fiction essay imagining a machine world where a group called OpenHuman tries to build 'Organic General Intelligence'—humans.
Life is more than an engineering problem(lareviewofbooks.org)
369 points by biomene | 225 comments
Los Angeles Review of Books interview in which Julien Crockett talks with Ted Chiang about the search for a perfect language, the state of AI, and technology's future.
Antiqua et Nova: Note on the relationship between AI and human intelligence(vatican.va)
546 points by max_ | 434 comments
Vatican document 'Antiqua et Nova' from the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith and for Culture and Education on the relationship between AI and human intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)
453 points by bx376 | 663 comments
An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.
OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO(theverge.com)
1171 points by medler | 1519 comments
The Verge breaking news report that OpenAI's board is in discussions with Sam Altman about returning as CEO after firing him on Friday.
Stanford A.I. Courses(ai.stanford.edu)
415 points by ecks4ndr0s | 62 comments
Stanford AI Lab's course listing page, filterable by quarter, with links to video introductions for some courses such as Fall 2019 CS229.