PinnedColin RobinsoninPredictSocial Robots and the Human ConditionThe recipe is simple: human-like body plus advancing AI. The result is a robot that emulates humans like nothing else can.Mar 11Mar 11
PinnedColin RobinsoninPredictE-Fuels: Part of the Climate Tool KitEven their promoters see they won’t match efficiency of EVs for road transport. Even their critics see they’re needed for planes and ships.Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023
PinnedColin RobinsonMelbourne neo-Nazis were paraders and provokers, not protectorsWhat they were doing around Posie Parker’s women’s rally on March 18…Apr 16, 20231Apr 16, 20231
PinnedColin RobinsoninLessons from History1920s Italy and the question of fascism in UkraineA response to Alexander Motyl’s article “Is Ukraine fascist?”Sep 18, 20221Sep 18, 20221
PinnedColin RobinsoninPredictHow Earth was able to produce life step by stepAnd which other worlds could have done the same. Looks like answers are emerging.Jul 2, 20201Jul 2, 20201
Colin RobinsonA couple of points…1. Unless your domestic water system is different to mine, every change in water flow is the direct result of a human hand turning a tap…Jun 30Jun 30
Colin RobinsonYou mentioned that Christopher Hitchens is one of your favourite speakers.Did you know that Christopher Hitchens spoke very favourably about the Jewish historian Israel Shahak (1933 - 2001)?Jun 171Jun 171
Colin RobinsonYou've presented some interesting historical information, but I don't think it justifies your…1. You acknowledge that modern Palestinians have more genetic commonality with the ancient peoples of the Levant than Ashkenazi Jews have…Feb 102Feb 102
Colin Robinson"Seriously, if you weren’t conscious, you couldn’t even be here to debate, question, or make any…Seriously, if an AI system can do any of those things — debate, question, or make any claims — does that mean it must be conscious?Jan 22Jan 22
Colin RobinsoninPredict“Sycophancy”: a human-like weakness in AIWhen learning systems give skewed answers to biased questions, what does it mean?Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 2023
