cognitive science

A speculative work of non-fiction that explores the idea that as the Internet increases in complexity that it may soon become a self-aware consciousness being. When this happens, what sort of consequences might there be? What kind of relationship could we have with such a being? Will we be at odds with it, or will we be able to establish a sort of symbiotic relationship with this synthetic being?

In my local writer's group recently, we had a writing exercise. We were challenged to write a piece from the point of view of a person trapped in a coma. The following is my result.

Mentioned on Digg.com and blogged about extensively, after its mention on Boston.com. Wonder if we're looking at a placebo effect, because I have difficulty believing that the tape over one's eyes wouldn't produce an extremely noticable sensation, and the alleged effect is supposedly a product of sensory deprivation.

Is it categorically unethical to force ethics upon the unwilling? Can the same answer be given for artificial intelligence? Is it finally even possible to program ethics into an artificially intelligent computer system?