Will AI achieve general intelligence? Is there any limit to what AI can achieve?
We will see that considerations from the fields of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and technology each impose some provable limits to the capabilities of AI and how close these capabilities can come to true intelligence.
We will also find that, paradoxically, this increases rather than decreases the probability of humans ending up in servitude to AI.
We have all heard about China’s ghost towns: massive real-estate developments that remain empty, funded by over-eager municipalities. A classic case of wasted resources.
Binhai New Area is one of them. But something strange is happening in Binhai: recently, real-estate prices have been booming, much more than those in more desirable areas […]
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The prevailing wisdom tells us that China would not be able to grow as fast without high levels of pollution. Is this truly the case? The reality is nuanced and full of surprises […]
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Certain sectors of China’s economy are experiencing massive capacity gluts. Yet in order to stimulate the economy, the government still seeks to encourage capacity. The economic impact is expected to be […]
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