The First Sentient AI? August 5, 2022 Google engineer Blake Lemoine generated quite a stir in June 2022 when he announced his belief that LaMDA, an AI project he worked on,... Artificial Intelligence by Jeff Zweerink Read
AI Predicts Political Ideology July 22, 2022 According to popular wisdom, if you want to avoid conflicts with people, don't bring up politics or religion. This saying seems even truer today... Artificial Intelligence by Jeff Zweerink Read
New Boson Measurements Shed Light on Physics of the Universe July 8, 2022 I remember sitting in a crowded room of scientists back in February 2003. The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) had launched a couple of... Physics & Mathematics by Jeff Zweerink Read
Do Natural Explanations Rule Out the Universe’s Fine-Tuning? June 27, 2022 For many years, mowing my yard required a high degree of fine-tuning. My mower required gasoline and the gas can usually sloshed the fuel... Fine Tuning by Jeff Zweerink Read
Does Human Reasoning Demonstrate Exceptionalism? June 10, 2022 Imagine you are at a sporting goods store, shopping for baseball equipment. You approach the cashier and place a ball and a bat on... Artificial Intelligence by Jeff Zweerink Read
Who’s Afraid of the Metaverse? May 27, 2022 When discussing movies and TV programs, people often ask me whether some scientifically inaccurate plot feature bothers me. Usually, I answer no because I... Artificial Intelligence by Jeff Zweerink Read
Should We Expect Efficiency Inside the Cell? May 13, 2022 One of my favorite planes is the SR-71 Blackbird—largely because of its extraordinary performance abilities. Even with a weight of around 100,000 pounds, the... Design by Fazale Rana Read
Things to Know about Artificial Intelligence April 30, 2021 Do thoughts about artificial intelligence (AI) bring excitement or fear? Anticipation or dread? And how should we think about this as Christians? If these... Artificial Intelligence by Jeff Zweerink Read
Standing against the Tide November 6, 2020 Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, Victor J. Stenger. What do all these people have in common? They are all convinced that... Worldviews by Jeff Zweerink Read
Ethical Concerns with AI: Deepfakes July 3, 2020 How would you respond to video footage of Richard Dawkins professing faith in Christ? Or one about Hugh Ross advocating for young-Earth creationism? Either... Philosophy & Ethics by Jeff Zweerink Read
Can Artificial Intelligence Think Like a Human? May 29, 2020 How close are we to developing machines that can understand and learn anything that humans can? Could such inventions eventually become self-conscious? Human Origins & Anthropology by Jeff Zweerink Read
Is the Universe Closed? April 24, 2020 Can our universe come from nothing? At least one prominent physicist, Lawrence Krauss, answers with a resounding “yes.” In fact, he wrote a book... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read