Samuel Arbesman

Complexity Scientist and Writer, Silicon Flatirons

Samuel Arbesman is a Senior Adjunct Fellow of the Silicon Flatirons Center at the University of Colorado. His work has appeared in The New York Times and others. He is the author of The Half-Life of Facts (2012).

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Written by Samuel Arbesman

X-ray image of a computer’s internal hardware showing various components including circuits, fans, and hard drives.

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Computing and artificial intelligence

Get under the hood

Our laptops are sleek and polished. Our operating systems are fluid and intuitive. Computing is easy and that’s a problem

Samuel Arbesman

An industrial refinery structure with numerous pipes, metal platforms, and lighting, creating a complex, intricate network.

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Computing and artificial intelligence

It’s complicated

Human ingenuity has created a world that the mind cannot master. Have we finally reached our limits?

Samuel Arbesman