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Nov 25, 2023

Gödel’s incompleteness theorems don’t rule out artificial intelligence

Posted by in categories: information science, quantum physics, robotics/AI

I’ve posted a number of times about artificial intelligence, mind uploading, and various related topics. There are a number of things that can come up in the resulting discussions, one of them being Kurt Gödel’s incompleteness theorems.

The typical line of arguments goes something like this: Gödel implies that there are solutions that no algorithmic system can accomplish but that humans can accomplish, therefore the computational theory of mind is wrong, artificial general intelligence is impossible, and animal, or at least human minds require some as of yet unknown physics, most likely having something to do with the quantum wave function collapse (since that remains an intractable mystery in physics).

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Nov 25, 2023

A Brief 200-Year History of Synesthesia

Posted by in category: evolution

Richard Cytowic, a pioneering researcher who returned synesthesia to mainstream science, traces the historical evolution of our understanding of the phenomenon.

Nov 25, 2023

A new approach to create fast-charging lithium-ion batteries with a graphite-based anode

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability, transportation

In recent years, engineers and material scientists have been trying to create increasingly advanced battery technologies that are charged faster, last longer, and can store more energy. These batteries will ultimately play a crucial role in the advancement of the electronics and energy sector, powering the wide range of portable devices on the market, as well as electric vehicles.

Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are currently the most widespread batteries worldwide, powering most electronics we use every day. Identifying scalable methods to increase the speed at which these batteries charge is thus one of the primary goals in the energy field, as it would not require switching to entirely new battery compositions.

Researchers at Huazhong University of Technology in China recently introduced a new strategy to develop fast-charging LiBs containing a graphite-based material. Their proposed battery design, outlined in a paper published in Nature Energy, was found to successfully speed up the charging time of LiBs, while also allowing them to retain much of their capacity even after they are charged thousands of times.

Nov 25, 2023

World’s first all-AMD Linux gaming laptop debuts — Tuxedo Sirius 16 has octa-core Ryzen 7 7840HS Zen 4 and RX 7600M XT Navi 33 GPU

Posted by in categories: computing, entertainment

The Sirius 16 is perhaps the first gaming laptop to ship with Linux, equipped with impressive hardware from AMD’s latest mobile Ryzen CPU and Radeon GPU.

Nov 25, 2023

Can We Build an Artificial Hippocampus?

Posted by in categories: computing, space

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My name is Artem, I’m a computational neuroscience student and researcher. In this video we discuss the Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine – a computational model of a hippocampal formation, which unifies memory and spatial navigation under a common framework.

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Nov 25, 2023

How one company uses AI to catch cybersecurity threats in real time

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, robotics/AI

Since I like AI and I’m possibly going into Cyber Security. This is a great use for AI. Catching cyber threats in real time. It’s ML of course.


Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, Palo Alto Networks Zero Trust approach unifies network security for companies so they can focus on what they do best.

For IT leaders, building a safe and secure network used to be much easier. Before companies had multiple locations due to hybrid work, data was stored on-site, and employees only accessed it from those locations. Nowadays, with workers logging in remotely, and from a variety of devices, securing data has become significantly more complex. Additionally, many organizations have taken their networks and applications to the cloud, further complicating their security architectures and putting them at risk of cyberattacks.

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Nov 25, 2023

Wyoming Rancher Discovers Rare Cache Of 50 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Fish

Posted by in category: futurism

A rancher in Converse County discovered at least seven fossilized gar fish believed to be between 50 — 55 million years old. After hundreds of hours of work, the specimens are on display at the Tate Museum in Casper.

Nov 25, 2023

Dynamic bio-interface between mussel tissue and byssus plays important role in quick release

Posted by in category: futurism

A team of chemists at McGill University, working with a colleague from Charité-Universitätsmedizin, in Germany, has uncovered part of the process used by mussels to bind to rocks and to quickly release from them when conditions warrant.

In their project, reported in the journal Science, the group studied the interface between mussel and the bundle of filaments that use to anchor themselves to rocks and other objects. Guoqing Pan and Bin Li, with Jiangsu University and Soochow University, both in China, have published a Perspective article in the same journal issue outlining the work done by the team on this new effort.

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Nov 25, 2023

‘What the heck is going on?’ Extremely high-energy particle detected falling to Earth

Posted by in categories: particle physics, space

Astronomers have detected a rare and extremely high-energy particle falling to Earth that is causing bafflement because it is coming from an apparently empty region of space.

The particle, named Amaterasu after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology, is one of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever detected.

Nov 25, 2023

We exist inside the story that the brain tells itself (Joscha Bach) | AI Podcast Clips

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Full episode with Joscha Bach (Jun 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-2P3MSZrBM
Clips channel (Lex Clips): https://www.youtube.com/lexclips.
Main channel (Lex Fridman): https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman.
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