Artificial Intelligence - should we be worried?
By Maggie Hall, former Chair of Brighton Humanists Maggie Hall looks at a few pros and cons regarding AI and wonders to what extent we...
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- Feb 28
- 5 min
Ethical Androids: Can we teach robots to be moral?
Will androids eventually become moral agents, capable of acting both ethically and unethically?
Aaron the Humanist
- Feb 28
- 6 min
The Final Frontier: Talking machines and evil cyborgs
By Aaron the Humanist Aaron has been a Star Trek and Sci-Fi fan since he was in single digits and he has often referenced Star Trek as...
David Warden
- Feb 28
- 5 min
What next for humans in an age of machines?
Report by David Warden, based on talks by Kate Devlin to Dorset Humanists and Humanists UK Dr Kate Devlin is Reader in Artificial...
Lynda Tilley
- Feb 28
- 4 min
Death by Drone in Africa: A dystopian future awaits us if we're not vigilant
Drones in the hands of Terrorists threaten yet more death and destruction across Africa, are we already too late to prevent this ?
Mike Flood
- Feb 28
- 4 min
Humanistic AI? You'll be lucky!
By Mike Flood Chair of Milton Keynes Humanists and the Future of Humanism Group In this article, Mike explores the worrying appropriation...
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- Feb 28
- 15 min
Conversations with a Computer
By Daniel Dancey, treasurer of Dorset Humanists and a software engineer In this article, Daniel teams up with ChatGPT to explore some of...
Anthony Lewis
- Feb 28
- 14 min
Don’t pAnIc - AI will save us all
AI is already all around us and could help us solve the mystery of consciousness. It might even save us from ourselves.
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- Feb 28
- 8 min
Alan Turing (Part I - his life and achievements)
By John Coss, Vice Chair of Stockport Humanists Continuing our series of profiles of humanists who are not as widely known as they should...
Mike Flood
- Feb 28
- 5 min
It's time for humanism to make its voice heard on AI
By Mike Flood Chair of Milton Keynes Humanists and the Future of Humanism Group In this article, Mike asks what impact AI might have on...
John Barron
- Feb 28
- 4 min
How to create a book for children using AI
By John Barron, a retired computer scientist who has had a life long interest in AI I recently used ChatGPT to write the text and create...
Anthony Lewis
- Jan 31
- 5 min
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - An Overview
The UN Declaration was a landmark document that set out the fundamental universal rights for all humans to a life, liberty, and privacy.
David Warden
- Jan 31
- 6 min
What’s wrong with human rights?
By David Warden David is Chairman of Dorset Humanists and Humanist Adviser to Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth...
Stephen Evans
- Jan 31
- 4 min
Defending the universality of human rights against its detractors
By Stephen Evans Stephen is Chief Executive of the National Secular Society, which was founded in 1866 by Charles Bradlaugh MP 2023 will...
Laura Newlyn
- Jan 31
- 6 min
Why we must save the Human Rights Act
By Laura Newlyn Policy and Campaigns Officer at Humanists UK In this specially-commissioned article for Humanistically Speaking, Laura...
Aaron the Humanist
- Jan 31
- 5 min
Star Trek Humanism: Is it our place to tell other countries how to live?
In this article, Aaron looks through the lens of Star Trek to ask whether we have the right to interfere in the internal affairs of other...
Simon Whipple
- Jan 31
- 5 min
Why do we have a Human Rights Act?
The Human Rights Act, is a legal instrument that makes the United Kingdom subservient to the decisions of judges in Europe.
Brian Vickery
- Jan 31
- 4 min
Holding governments to account for their crimes: the case of Julian Assange
By Brian Vickery Brian is a former treasurer of the Libertarian Party (UK). He helped create LibertyForAssange, a libertarian focus group...
David Warden
- Jan 31
- 8 min
Trans rights v. women’s rights: an unwinnable war
By David Warden David is Chairman of Dorset Humanists, a member of LGBT Humanists, and the founding Chairman of the Dorset County Council...
Karl Singarvelan Raha
- Jan 31
- 8 min
Dalit Lives Matter: Where is the global outrage over caste discrimination?
By Karl Singarvelan Raha Karl is a new member of our writing team. He is interested in speaking out against the caste system in India,...
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