The Intelligence Report

The evolving relationship between technology and intelligence.

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The Emotional Machine and You

Richard Yonck on March 7, 2014

Computers are becoming increasingly capable of interpreting and manipulating human emotion. How will this alter our relationship with our technology?

Computers are becoming increasingly capable of interpreting and manipulating human emotion. How will this alter our relationship with our technology?

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How to Build a Brain

Richard Yonck on May 31, 2012

How would you go about building a brain? Researchers around the world are working to answer that question, using approaches that are as varied as they are ingenious.

How would you go about building a brain? Researchers around the world are working to answer that question, using approaches that are as varied as they are ingenious.

Intelligence
Rise of the Intelligent Machines (Part 1)

Richard Yonck on July 29, 2011

Most of us find it exceedingly easy to dismiss any attempt to equate the behaviors of machines with intelligence. Perhaps if we looked a little closer, we'd think differently.

Most of us find it exceedingly easy to dismiss any attempt to equate the behaviors of machines with intelligence. Perhaps if we looked a little closer, we'd think differently.

Intelligence
The Path to Future Intelligence

Richard Yonck on May 13, 2011

Often when people think about intelligence and the future, they have visions of monolithic supercomputers, Terminator scenarios and Skynet. But there’s an entirely different path to future intelligence. Intelligence augmentation will allow us to change the way our brains function and it may be considerably closer than you think.

Often when people think about intelligence and the future, they have visions of monolithic supercomputers, Terminator scenarios and Skynet. But there’s an entirely different path to future intelligence. Intelligence augmentation will allow us to change the way our brains function and it may be considerably closer than you think.

Autism
Vaccinations: The Intelligent Choice?

Richard Yonck on March 25, 2011

Legislation being considered in Washington State would require parents who do not vaccinate their children to submit proof they've been informed of the risks and benefits of immunization. This raises the question: In a society that has all but eradicated many devastating and potentially lethal diseases, why are some individuals willing to risk their return?

Legislation being considered in Washington State would require parents who do not vaccinate their children to submit proof they've been informed of the risks and benefits of immunization. This raises the question: In a society that has all but eradicated many devastating and potentially lethal diseases, why are some individuals willing to risk their return?

Intelligence
Can Machines Be Intelligent?

Richard Yonck on March 3, 2011

With the development of artificial intelligence, we'll have to start thinking differently about the nature of intelligence and whether this rapidly evolving technology may one day challenge our intellectual supremacy.

With the development of artificial intelligence, we'll have to start thinking differently about the nature of intelligence and whether this rapidly evolving technology may one day challenge our intellectual supremacy.

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