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AI as artificial ignorance
AI as artificial ignorance
First, we present a number of simple tests of AI, which document a profound gap between the hype and the reality of AI. Second, we explain the gap in …
·sciencedirect.com·
AI as artificial ignorance
Energetic cost of locomotion in animals
Energetic cost of locomotion in animals
1.1. The minimum cost of transport (the minimum ratio of metabolic rate to the product of speed and body weight) for various walking, running and flyi…
·sciencedirect.com·
Energetic cost of locomotion in animals
Imaging-guided deep tissue in vivo sound printing
Imaging-guided deep tissue in vivo sound printing
Three-dimensional printing offers promise for patient-specific implants and therapies but is often limited by the need for invasive surgical procedures. To address this, we developed an imaging-guided deep tissue in vivo sound printing (DISP) platform. ...
·science.org·
Imaging-guided deep tissue in vivo sound printing
ScienceAdviser: Cats confuse AI
ScienceAdviser: Cats confuse AI
Today in Science and science: Peacock feathers can be lasers, making proteins less mysterious, and more
·science.org·
ScienceAdviser: Cats confuse AI
Satcat | Spaceflight Intelligence Exchange
Satcat | Spaceflight Intelligence Exchange
Explore real-time data on satellites, space debris, and space weather in Satcat, the Spaceflight Intelligence Exchange by Kayhan Space
·satcat.com·
Satcat | Spaceflight Intelligence Exchange
Fast Crimes at Lambda School
Fast Crimes at Lambda School
Two days after his company's downfall, Austen Allred wrote: I wish people could see how ugly it is to be envious, and how obvious it is to those around you when that's what's happening. There's not much uglier than trying to tear someone down because they achieved what you wish you had. Austen co-founded Lambda School, one of the largest educational startups of all time. It promised to teach you to code in a matter of months, a common claim in 2017, a time when code bootcamps were commodities
·sandofsky.com·
Fast Crimes at Lambda School
Don’t believe the hype: AGI is far from inevitable | Radboud University
Don’t believe the hype: AGI is far from inevitable | Radboud University
Will AI soon surpass the human brain? If you ask employees at OpenAI, Google DeepMind and other large tech companies, it is inevitable. However, researchers at Radboud University and other institutes show new proof that those claims are overblown.
·ru.nl·
Don’t believe the hype: AGI is far from inevitable | Radboud University
Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey causes islandwide outage
Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey causes islandwide outage
Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupted supply to the island's 22 million people.
·reuters.com·
Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey causes islandwide outage
Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout
Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout
Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives and academic experts gathered at Britain’s Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI Safety Summit, hoping to reach consensus on the regulation of a technology some warned posed a threat to humanity.
·reuters.com·
Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout
Microsoft, OpenAI plan $100 billion data-center project, media report says
Microsoft, OpenAI plan $100 billion data-center project, media report says
Microsoft and OpenAI are working on plans for a data center project that could cost as much as $100 billion and include an artificial intelligence supercomputer called "Stargate" set to launch in 2028, The Information reported on Friday.
·reuters.com·
Microsoft, OpenAI plan $100 billion data-center project, media report says
Google DeepMind unveils next generation of drug discovery AI model
Google DeepMind unveils next generation of drug discovery AI model
Google Deepmind has unveiled the third major version of its "AlphaFold" artificial intelligence model, designed to help scientists design drugs and target disease more effectively.
·reuters.com·
Google DeepMind unveils next generation of drug discovery AI model
Exclusive: Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation
Exclusive: Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation
France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated, according to a joint paper seen by Reuters, which is expected to accelerate negotiations at the European level.
·reuters.com·
Exclusive: Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation
Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for children under 16
Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for children under 16
The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, in what it calls a world-leading package of measures that could become law late next year.
·reuters.com·
Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for children under 16
China's humanoid robots will not replace human workers, Beijing official says
China's humanoid robots will not replace human workers, Beijing official says
China's humanoid robots will not replace human workers and cause mass unemployment, according to a Chinese official who oversees a tech hub in Beijing, amid a rapid expansion of the sector and state funding for it.
·reuters.com·
China's humanoid robots will not replace human workers, Beijing official says
OpenAI and others seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations
OpenAI and others seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations
Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-bigger large language models by developing training techniques that use more human-like ways for algorithms to "think".
·reuters.com·
OpenAI and others seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations
AI cannot be patent 'inventor', UK Supreme Court rules in landmark case
AI cannot be patent 'inventor', UK Supreme Court rules in landmark case
A U.S. computer scientist on Wednesday lost his bid to register patents over inventions created by his artificial intelligence system in a landmark case in Britain about whether AI can own patent rights.
·reuters.com·
AI cannot be patent 'inventor', UK Supreme Court rules in landmark case
Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric
Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric
Almost all new cars registered in Norway last year were fully electric, official data showed on Friday, headed by booming Tesla sales as the Nordic country cements its global lead in phasing out petrol and diesel-powered vehicles.
·reuters.com·
Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric
Nine Volkswagen plants on strike as worker rift with management deepens
Nine Volkswagen plants on strike as worker rift with management deepens
Workers at nine Volkswagen car and component plants across Germany started two-hour strikes on Monday, bringing assembly lines to a halt as labour and management clash over the future of Europe's biggest carmaker.
·reuters.com·
Nine Volkswagen plants on strike as worker rift with management deepens