The document discusses common misconceptions about science and artificial intelligence. It argues that while neuroscientists view intelligence and personality as biological algorithms, humans are always more complex than any model of them. Further, artificial intelligence mimics human intelligence by creating algorithms to optimize functions, but true intelligence can only come from a higher intelligence. The document cautions that technology companies now use artificial intelligence to collect and exploit people's personal data for profit.

1. Common Mistakes about Science
G. De Marco, phD
Nagoya 2017

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Summary
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I believe in Science
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We are bio-chemical algorithms
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New frontiers: machines will defeat humans
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Control

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Conclusions: For Those Who Prefer To
Sleep
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Nowdays, power targets human being – love, fear, desires,
friendship - as an algorithm to exploit.
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Never trust (power): Use your own mind!
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If personality is an algorithm we are an illusion, and also
what I am saying is an illusion.
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Human being is alwasy more then any models of her/him.
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At end, intelligence comes from intelligence (ex nihilo nihil)
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Human life is like the music (personality) a pianist(self)
plays on the piano (matter): the pianist can exist without
the piano?

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“I believe in Science”
It’s as to say: “I believe in myself, and my power
of my brain interconnected to other brains”
Science is not an external entity: It depends on
human reasoning.
We use science as a method discuss facts and
build models.

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“I believe in Science”
Sensors
Philosphical
method
Chemical
method
Historical
method
Historical
method
Reality
knowledge
Trust method
Human
intelligence

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“I believe in Science”
One day, Science will solve everything: maybe,
The same has been said many times in history...
Solve what?

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We Are Biochemical Algorithms
So far, intelligence was assigned to organic
beings.
Nuroscientist say that intelligence (and also
personality) can be modeled.
Thath is, we are bio-algorithms.
Therefore, technologists are thinking that
intelligence can arise also from inorganic
beings.

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We Are Biochemical Algorithms
Spirit !=
intelligence + consiousness
intelligence consciousness
Since we can split and model
human brains, we can model
Mechanicist view ( theory of personality )
facts
behaviours
Experential self
Classical view (Aristotele)
Teller self

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New frontiers: AI
But what is AI?
Basically, by mimic the human intelligence (neuron, logic, instinct), produce algorithms
which can solve problems like human do, or better.
Basically, these algorithms are not programs, but interconnections of functions.
They do 1 thing: optimize some function f.
The interesting thing is that they can do optimize everything!
Optimize f: find the lowest point

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New frontiers: Deep Learning
Optimize
f
Size of
house
Price of
house
Predict price
training
Classify
signs
f
a
b
c
inputs
inputs
outputs
Optimization concerns:
- writing the function (goal)
- discovering (learns) the
weights a,b,c
inspired by human neuron

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New frontiers: Deep Learning

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New frontiers: AI
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“intelligence” is used in the wrong way.
Intelligence cannot be artificial, only shared.
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They use the word intelligence by pointing to
its “mechanical” aspect, but at the end the
algorithms are just predictions or
classifications.
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“learning” means discover the weights...
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...or create model of connections.
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intelligence comes from a previous intelligence
of higher grade!

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New frontiers: AI
Anyway, if you know how human being “works”
you can rule her/him.

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New frontiers: AI
In fact, AI is present now in real world
Facebook (FREE)
Twitter (FREE)
Google (FREE)
23AndMe (99$)
Line (FREE)
Whazup (FREE)
Stocks
Travels
WHY FREE?
WHERE IS THE PROFIT?
Medical
Microbiology
Seismic studies
Autonomous Cars
Autonomous Tracks
Autonomous Ships
Social Studies
OnLine Games
Industrial robotics
Logistics
Insurance
....

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New frontiers: AI
THE PROFIT/PRODUCT IS YOU!
We know the they track us:
- Google reads our emails
- Facebook knows our connections and our
history...
- LINE and Skype knows our discussions
Why we let them do it?
Because the benefits we receive outperforms
fears.
One of the benefits is our feeling to be
important: “other will look at me!”
Many many companies trust more AI algorithms than humans because these
algorithms are purely intelligent.

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SNS
Facebook’s AI
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Big Data
Model of “who
you are” $$

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Stocks
AI
TRADING PLATFORMS
feeds
Bombing attack in
Barcellona
Objectives,
goals
Actions: buy/sell

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Stocks
$130billion lost in few seconds

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A new Religion: Data
Everything is Data
Also humans are source of Data
Happines means having control of Data
... or trust whatever can understand our Data
AI algorithms can store your Data forever: why not trust them?
from movie, Her(2013)

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Conclusion
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Nowdays, power targets human being – love, fear, desires,
friendship - as an algorithm to exploit.
●
Never trust (power): Use your own mind!
●
If personality is an algorithm we are an illusion, and also
what I am saying is an illusion.
●
Human being is alwasy more then any models of her/him.
●
At end, intelligence comes from intelligence (ex nihilo nihil)
●
Human life is like the music (personality) a pianist(self)
plays on the piano (matter): the pianist can exist without
the piano?