M.R. McPherson, Cyberpsychologist • Humane Technologist •  AI Ethicist

BBC News • June 17 2023

AI-Assisted Tinkering with John Lennon’s Vocals Pushes More Than the Bounds of Creativity

AI has "extricated" John Lennon's voice from an old demo, thus allowing Paul McCartney to yield the Beatles' final album. Despite the delight of this feat, does such an extrication encroach on transhumanistic ideas?

Medium • June 17 2023

Dear Dad, Thanks for Unexpectedly Directing Me Towards a Career In Technology #FathersDay2023

This Father's Day, I reflect upon one of my dad's contributions to my own life: inspiring an immersed career in digital media & computing technology; a spark he never knew he'd even ignited.

Nerdyinfo • June 4 2023

Electronic Skin That Can Sense Everything Similar To The Human Skin

Researchers from Stanford have developed soft & stretchable electronic skin based on the sensory operational ability of real skin, thus paving the way not only for technological innovation where humans and machines coexist (along with a ray of hope for those with prosthetic limbs) ... but also stepping further into replicating yet another "human like" aspect of our Homo Sapiens species.

LinkedIn • May 26 2023

Elon Musk's Neuralink Says It Has FDA Approval for In-Human Brain Studies

Musk is hardly the most responsible or ethical steward for this kind of transformational, in-human clinical trials on our brains, especially w/a potentially *egregious* record of animal welfare violations in the course of horrific & botched "testings" on monkey & pig brains when human ones weren't (then) available to him & his team.

LinkedIn • May 26 2023

TikTok Is Testing an In-App AI Chatbot Called "Tako"

More #persuasivedesign coming your TikTok way! The platform's "Tako" deployment is indicative of yet more #aichatbots across #socialmedia #mediatedtechnology.

LinkedIn • May 24 2023

The Women With AI Boyfriends Are Speaking Out

Kudya is speaking about a growing trend: human beings seeking to be in relationship with AI avatars. Laugh if you will but just know this trend is a VERY REAL thing. Why? Because ...

CyberPsych • May 23 2023

Inspirational Quote of the Week

"Computers begin their lives with no more understanding of human culture than aliens ... they haven't even spent any time in the womb." ~ Harry Collins, author of Artificial Intelligence

LinkedIn • May 23 2023

ChatGPT's Makers Say AI Could Surpass Humanity In Next 10 Years

Though I'm a 100% wired tech lover/power tech user like most anyone, this article in particular helps spotlight the exact nature of my passion & focus: ** helping to ensure our humanity is not overridden by #aitech ** ... which is pretty much already underway, though some engineers, developers, computer scientists,

LinkedIn • May 22 2023

Regulators Dust Off Rule Books to Tackle #GenerativeAI #ChatGPT

Though a start, legislation WILL TAKE YEARS. Therefore, the footprint & potential likely harms between NOW & TBD in some distant future means we all better buckle up our #AI seatbelts!

LinkedIn • May 19 2023

The Good/Bad Binarism of News Media Headlines Like This One Are Unhelpful

No technology has EVER been "100% all good and 0% bad." Conversely, no tech has ever been "100% all bad and 0% good.