ChatGPT’s Moral Compass
We hear much talk of “aligning AI with human values” but relatively little delineation of what these values are.
Sean Welsh
· 15 min read
Science / Tech
A collection of 311 posts
From Caregivers to Social Reformers
Directing physicians to treat their patients as racial statistics rather than an individuals is a grievous misdirection of their skills.
Ronald A. Lindsay
· 12 min read
The End of the World as We Know It
Far from enhancing American national security, or the security of the world, nuclear weapons will lead us to the edge of destruction.
Lawrence M. Krauss
· 7 min read
One Year Since the AI Pause Petition
Just because we can imagine something terrible happening, that does not mean it will happen.
Mathias Sundin
· 10 min read
Vaccine Hesitancy and the Covid Pandemic
Overselling Covid vaccines during the pandemic has backfired and played into the hands of the anti-vaccine movement.
Roger Bate
· 10 min read
Identity Satiation
Some rarely discussed phenomena can shed light on why the focus on identity and introspection has coincided with a rise of mental health issues, including identity disorders.
Brandon McMurtrie
· 6 min read
On Biology and Politics
Why the Left must take human evolution seriously.
Patrick Whittle
· 22 min read
Getting Better All the Time
Hannah Ritchie’s new book offers reasons to be cheerful about the present and the future.
Sean Welsh
· 12 min read
Is the CRISPR Revolution Finally Coming to Europe?
The European Parliament has at last voted to make it easier to grow and consume genetically engineered food. But the road ahead remains bumpy.
Steven E. Cerier, Jon Entine
· 13 min read
Is Life Coaching Just Modern Sophistry?
The popularity of a trend does not necessarily make it ethical.
Andrew White
· 13 min read
Sex Differences in the Brain and the Mind
Men’s and women’s brains are biased to notice and process different aspects of the social and physical world.
David C. Geary
· 12 min read
Intelligence and Health Outcomes
The importance of cognitive ability to disparities in human health is being overlooked.
Robert J. Morris
· 9 min read
Robert Kemp Adair (1924–2020)—Notes on a Friendship
Reflections on the life and work of a superb scientist, for whom integrity and rigor were paramount.
Geoffrey C. Kabat
· 19 min read
Stupidity as Moral Negligence
Those guilty of political stupidity do not necessarily suffer from a lack of reasoning skills.
J.P. de Ruiter
· 9 min read
Mortuary Archaeology
Death, DNA, and the culture wars.
Jon Entine, Patrick Whittle
· 14 min read