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Mission

The mission of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Discovery Institute is to explore the benefits as well as the challenges raised by artificial intelligence (AI) in light of the enduring truth of human exceptionalism. People know at a fundamental level that they are not machines. But faulty thinking can cause people to assent to views that in their heart of hearts they know to be untrue. The Bradley Center seeks to help individuals—and our society at large—to realize that we are not machines while at the same time helping to put machines (especially computers and AI) in proper perspective. Learn More

Walter Bradley

About Walter Bradley

Walter Bradley is my hero because the impact of his life will be celebrated in perpetuity. I want a heritage like that. But ironically such a goal cannot be achieved by making it a goal. ⋮ Read More …

Articles & Podcasts

The Golden Age of the Web?—A Dissent

Analysis
October 15, 2019
Clay Shirky in 2005/James Duncan Davidson (CC BY 2.0) Blogging, certainly “citizen blogging,” is dead—haven't you noticed? So too a host of other enthusiasms and ideas that once seemed poised to transform culture. In 2006, Wired editor Chris Anderson predicted a coming new economy in …

Your Browser CAN Be Secure

Russ White
October 14, 2019
Most people who think about internet privacy and security worry about “catching” a virus, or accidentally revealing information they consider personal or dangerous, such as their bank account number. What they don’t realize is how much “digital exhaust” they leave behind when browsing …

Oxford Philosopher: Without a Soul, There Is No Self

News
October 14, 2019
Oxford philosopher of science and religion Richard Swinburne has published a book, Are We Bodies or Souls? (2019), summarizing and developing his views on the nature of the soul and its connection with the body. In response to those who think that we are merely complex machines or conscious …
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The Turing Test, Artificial Intelligence, and Intelligent Design

Robert J. Marks
October 10, 2019
Artificial intelligence and intelligent design both refer to the idea of “intelligence.” Is there a deeper understanding of intelligence that can be culled from the Turing Test? Robert J. Marks discusses the Turing test, artificial intelligence, and intelligent design with Dr. George …

Can Machines Think?

Robert J. Marks
October 3, 2019
What do computer scientists say about the ability of machines to think? Alan Turing, the father of modern computer science, tackled the question in 1950 and proposed the Turing test as an answer. Is the Turing test important today? Robert J. Marks discusses the Turing test with Dr. George …

Bingecast: Business Intelligence and AI Accounting

Robert J. Marks
September 26, 2019
Robert J. Marks and Jeremiah Marks talk about business intelligence and AI accounting. Business intelligence affects you daily from advertising and solicitation to how much you pay for tickets to watch the Dallas cowboys. How do companies use business intelligence? Technology has almost entirely …
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