Papers I learned from (Part 4: Why AI systems may not evolve selfishness) - Reflective altruism
Maarten Boudry and Simon Friederich argue that natural selection may not produce selfish artificial systems| Reflective altruism
In this fascinating piece of historical detective work, Robert Shedinger draws on Darwin’s letters, private notebooks, and an unfinished manuscript to piece together a puzzle and reveal an embarrassing truth: Darwin never finished his sequel to The Origin of Species because in the end he could not deliver the empirical evidence he promised would validate his theory. Source| Books – Discovery Institute
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), co-discoverer of natural selection, was second only to Charles Darwin as the 19th century’s most noted English naturalist. Yet his belief in spiritualism caused him to be ridiculed and dismissed by many, leaving him a comparatively obscure and misunderstood figure. In this volume Wallace is finally allowed to speak in his own defense through his grand Read More ›Source| Books – Discovery Institute
Alfred Russel Wallace and His Evolution from Natural Selection to Natural Theology Source| Books – Discovery Institute
In 2008-2009, a friend gave me a copy of John Sanford’s book, Genetic Entropy. He told me that it thoroughly disproved evolution and proved young earth creationism. He urged me to read it, and use my scientific training to advance the … Continue reading →| Letters to Creationists
Maarten Boudry and Simon Friederich argue that natural selection may not produce selfish artificial systems| Reflective altruism
Branding — in business and in nature — isn’t going away To use the analogy of the needle in the haystack, more data does increase the … More| Zander Nethercutt
