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A new scientific discovery is challenging long-held assumptions in modern physics, suggesting that the universe may not behave strictly according to established rules

Researchers believe the findings could reshape our understanding of fundamental forces, space, and time.

#universe #cosmos #wion.

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The Hammer of AI: When Every Problem Looks Like a Nail

There is no dataset for grief.

No metric for justice.

No optimizer for legitimacy.

And yet we keep bringing the Hammer of AI to every problem we face. Climate change. Pandemics. Cancer. Energy. War. Political corruption. There is no problem that the omnipresent, all-knowing, all-mighty artificial superintelligence will not eventually crack.

This is a religion. Technology is its faith. Silicon Valley is its Promised Land. Entrepreneurs are its prophets. And we are all believers.

I should know. I used to be one.

In my latest piece on Singularity Weblog, I argue that some problems do bend to computation: fusion, protein folding, the genome. But others do not. They are not computable, only livable. And when we hammer them anyway, things break. Sometimes the thing that breaks is the problem. Sometimes it is us.

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AI Will Replace Most Jobs

AI is moving faster than most people realize.

In this video, Geoffrey Hinton (the “Godfather of AI”) explains why we may not be able to slow it down, what happens to jobs, and why the future could be very different from what we expect.

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From job displacement to loss of control and growing inequality, this is a clear look at where AI is heading.

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Inference is the True Point of Sale for Our Forthcoming Token Economy

In our last conversation, we opened up the hood of the artificial intelligence engine to look closely at tokens. We talked about them as the raw materials of this new digital world—the invisible gears and cogs constantly churning in the dark to process language, calculate probabilities, and synthesi

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Researchers develop a biodegradable wash that can remove pesticides and keep fruit fresh longer

Many grocery shoppers know the routine: bring fruit and vegetables home, rinse them, dry them and hope they stay fresh long enough to be eaten. But fresh produce is delicate. Grapes shrivel, apple slices brown and berries can spoil quickly.

At the same time, many people worry about what may remain on the surface of fruit they buy, including pesticide residues.

Cleaning and freshness are usually treated as separate problems that require different treatments. Washing feels like a simple act of control. But it’s not quite that simple.

Scientists successfully transfer longevity gene and extend lifespan

Researchers at the University of Rochester showed that one of those biological advantages can be moved into another mammal. By transferring a gene linked to the naked mole rat’s unusually high levels of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HMW-HA), the team improved health and modestly extended lifespan in mice.

The work, published in Nature in 2023, suggested that at least some longevity traits that evolved in long-lived animals may be adaptable beyond the species that developed them. The genetically modified mice lived healthier lives and had an approximate 4.4 percent increase in median lifespan compared with ordinary mice.

“Our study provides a proof of principle that unique longevity mechanisms that evolved in long-lived mammalian species can be exported to improve the lifespans of other mammals,” says Vera Gorbunova, the Doris Johns Cherry Professor of biology and medicine at Rochester.

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