Category Archives: Algorithms

Freedom on the Net 2022 Ratings by Country

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Freedom on the Internet and in social media in 2021-22 shows that only 18% of global internet users are assessed as Free, 34% as Partly Free, and 37% as Not Free.  11% are in countries that were not assessed.  The … Continue reading →

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The Self Aware Computer has been replaced by the Algorithm

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Self Aware Computer has been replaced by the Algorithm  Science fiction writers have been projecting The Singularity, where finally a supercomputer or network becomes “self aware” or an “indepependent” intelligence.  Then, it either obeys its constraints of doing no … Continue reading →

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