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Oct 8, 2023

The Question Is That If Men Are Daily Thinking About The Roman Empire Is Generative AI Doing Likewise

Posted by in categories: internet, robotics/AI

Have you recently been thinking about the Roman Empire? According to a viral social media trend, the answer is decidedly yes, assuming that you are a man. The backstory is that an online video postulated that men daily tend to think about the Roman Empire and a follow-up by women asking their male friends, partners, or relatives began to flood the Internet. Seemingly, most men insisted that they did indeed have frequent thoughts about the Roman Empire. A hashtag associated with the Roman Empire has ballooned to incurring over a billion hits.

Before I get into some further details on the contentious hubbub, a question that immediately struck me and has now been rattling around in the AI… More.


A viral trend online is that men are supposedly thinking daily about the Roman Empire. If so, this begs the question of whether generative AI might be doing likewise.

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Oct 8, 2023

Why free will is required for true artificial intelligence

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Understanding causality can’t come from passive observation, because the relevant counterfactuals often do not arise. If X is followed by Y, no matter how regularly, the only way to really know that is a causal relation is to intervene in the system: to prevent X and see if Y still happens. The hypothesis has to be tested. Causal knowledge thus comes from causal intervention in the world. What we see as intelligent behavior is the payoff for that hard work.

The implication is that artificial general intelligence will not arise in systems that only passively receive data. They need to be able to act back on the world and see how those data change in response. Such systems may thus have to be embodied in some way: either in physical robotics or in software entities that can act in simulated environments.

Artificial general intelligence may have to be earned through the exercise of agency.

Oct 8, 2023

Tomaso Poggio: Brains, Minds, and Machines

Posted by in category: neuroscience

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Oct 8, 2023

Max Tegmark: Life 3.0

Posted by in category: futurism

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Oct 8, 2023

Hamas gunmen open fire on hundreds at music festival in southern Israel

Posted by in categories: media & arts, weapons

During the surprise assault on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas Saturday, gunmen opened fire on hundreds of young people during a dance music festival in the southern Israeli kibbutz of Re’im near the Gaza Strip, according to the Associated Press and multiple Israeli media outlets.

Witnesses told the Times of Israel that rocket fire was followed by gunshots fired into the crowd, as hundreds tried to flee.

“The music stopped and there was a rocket siren,” a young woman called Ortal told Israel’s Channel 12, according to Reuters. “Suddenly out of nowhere, they started shooting.”

Oct 8, 2023

Dive into anything

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

We are a community of machine learning enthusiasts/researchers/journalists/writers who share interesting news and articles about the applications of AI. You will never miss any updates on ML/AI/CV/NLP fields because we post them daily. We hope that you subscribe to us so that you’ll be up-to-date with the latest developments around the world in terms of machine learning and related areas.

Oct 8, 2023

Weird dark matter waves seem to warp the light from distant galaxies

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

Ultralight dark matter particles that behave like waves, called axions, seem to be a better match for gravitational lensing measurements than more traditional explanations for dark matter.

By Leah Crane

Oct 8, 2023

A Scanner Darkly

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, government, security

America in the near future has lost the war against drugs. Paranoia reigns as 2 out of every 10 Americans have been hired by the government to spy on the other 8 in the name of national security and drug enforcement. Enter Fred, a reluctant undercover cop recruited by the government. To maintain his cover, Fred regularly ingests the popular Substance D. The drug has caused Fred to develop a split personality, of which he is unaware; his alter ego is Bob Arctor, a drug dealer. Fred’s superiors set up a hidden holographic camera in his home as part of a sting operation to snare Bob. A “scramble suit” that changes his appearance allows Fred to appear on camera as Bob and prevents his colleagues from knowing his true identity. The camera in Fred/Bob’s apartment reveals that Bob’s friends regularly betray one another for the chance to score more drugs.

Oct 8, 2023

2010: The Year We Make Contact

Posted by in categories: computing, space travel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nNiUBVwF-o

In the year 2001, the spaceship Discovery is betrayed by its on-board computer, HAL, while on a mission to Jupiter. Nine years later, with the United States and Russia on the brink of war, the superpowers launch a joint mission to return to the Discovery in 2010: The Year We Make Contact. During the three-year voyage to Jupiter, world war breaks out on Earth, threatening to extend to the spaceship. But the ghostly presence of Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) of the Discovery crew intervenes, warning that something grand, dangerous and wonderful is about to occur…

Oct 8, 2023

Maria Entraigues Abramson’s abbreviated presentation @RAADfest 2023

Posted by in category: life extension

Here’s a quick look at Maria Entraigues Abramson’s presentation at RAADfest 2023 in California. Our Director of Develpoment gives an overview of SRF’s work and misison. You can watch the full presentation by renting the video program for the full event from the Coalition for Radical Life Extension here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/raadfest2023/

In her full presentation, she highlights that adopting a better lifestyle to enhance our health is always a good idea and we should all do this. She personally advocates for everyone to utilize all scientifically supported resources to achieve optimized health. However, she reminds the audience that the mission of SRF is not about lifestyle changes but to transform the aging process completely, aiming to significantly extend our healthspan by repairing our bodies at a cellular level. SRF’s damage-repair approach will lead to a much longer and healthier lifespan—a feat not yet accomplished, regardless of the excellent care we may take of ourselves through lifestyle changes, supplement intake, etc.

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