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.·12 min read·Mar 11, 2024----
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.·8 min read·Jul 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…·11 min read·Apr 16, 2023--1--1
PinnedColin RobinsoninLessons from History1920s Italy and the question of fascism in UkraineA response to Alexander Motyl’s article “Is Ukraine fascist?”·6 min read·Sep 18, 2022--1--1
PinnedColin RobinsoninPredictHow Earth was able to produce life step by stepAnd which other worlds could have done the same. Looks like answers are emerging.·6 min read·Jul 2, 2020--1--1
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…2 min read·Feb 10, 2024--2--2
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?1 min read·Jan 22, 2024----
Colin RobinsoninPredict“Sycophancy”: a human-like weakness in AIWhen learning systems give skewed answers to biased questions, what does it mean?·5 min read·Sep 15, 2023----
Colin RobinsonThe path to a civilisation moving out through the galaxy can be broken down into 4 steps: emergence…1 min read·Aug 24, 2023----
Colin RobinsonWe’re born to hunt and fish, and to garden.Does hunting make us human? My answer is yes. Seeking edible animals, including fish, can help us understand what we are.·4 min read·Aug 20, 2023----
