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Sep 2, 2024
Will artificial intelligence save us or kill us? | Us & Them | DW Documentary
Posted by Mario Acosta in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, education, existential risks, life extension, robotics/AI
Will artificial intelligence save us or kill us all? In Japan, AI-driven technology promises better lives for an aging population. But researchers in Silicon Valley are warning of untamable forces being unleashed– and even human extinction.
Will artificial intelligence make life better for humans or lead to our downfall? As developers race toward implementing AI in every aspect of our lives, it is already showing promise in areas like medicine. But what if it is used for nefarious purposes?
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Sep 1, 2024
The miracle material that converts light into energy: 60 times more powerful than solar panels
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: solar power, sustainability
Experts have created a ‘miracle material’ that will be the end of conventional solar panels: 60 times more energy and unexpected performance.
Sep 1, 2024
Physics for fintech: How quantum AI can make humans better crypto traders
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: information science, quantum physics, robotics/AI
The study
The researchers monitored the brainwaves of 100 students as they performed a series of cognitive tasks. They then conducted a group comparison analysis between the performance of students with higher test scores (as recorded prior to the study) against those with lower test scores.
The brainwave analysis was then analyzed using algorithms running on a D-Wave quantum annealing computer. According to the researchers, the study resulted in new insights concerning how cognitive ability relates to testing outcomes.
Sep 1, 2024
3 supermassive black holes — each weighing more than 90 million Suns located in a single galaxy
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: cosmology, mapping, physics
In the study, an international team of astronomers identified three supermassive black holes lurking near the center of galaxy NGC 6,240, which has been visibly disturbed by the gravitational effects of a triple merger. Because NGC 6,240 is so close—just 300 million light-years away—astronomers had previously assumed that its odd shape was the product of a typical merger between two galaxies. They believed that these two galaxies collided as they increased to hundreds of miles per second, and that they are still combining. Therefore, the researchers expected to find two supermassive black holes hiding near the center of the cosmic collision.
Instead, the team discovered three supermassive black holes, each weighing more than 90 million Suns, when they used 3D mapping techniques to peer into the core of NGC 6240. (To put this into perspective, Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, is roughly 4 million solar masses in weight.) Furthermore, the three massive black holes of NGC 6,240 are confined to an area that is less than 3,000 light-years across, or less than 1% of the galaxy in which they are found.
“Up until now, such a concentration of three supermassive black holes had never been discovered in the universe,” said study co-author Peter Weilbacher of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam in a press release. This is the first time that scientists have seen a group of supermassive black holes packed into such a small area, despite the fact that they have previously discovered three distinct galaxies and the black holes that are connected to them on a collision course.
Sep 1, 2024
Elon Musk on Instagram: ‘Is Tesla The Best’
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Sep 1, 2024
AI tools like ChatGPT popular among students who struggle with concentration and attention
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: robotics/AI
Since their release, AI tools like ChatGPT have had a huge impact on content creation. In schools and universities, a debate about whether these tools should be allowed or prohibited is ongoing.
Sep 1, 2024
The Road to Singularity: Ben Goertzel on AGI and The Fate of Humanity
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: media & arts, robotics/AI, singularity
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Sep 1, 2024
Innovative Cancer Treatment Through Targeted Bacterial Vaccines
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
(Precision Vaccinations News) — Bacterial vaccines offer a promising solution by targeting specific pathogens without harming the broader microbiome. However, researchers wrote on August 30, 2024,…
Sep 1, 2024
Brain ripples play a key role in solidifying emotional memories
Posted by The Neuro-Network in category: neuroscience
A recent study published in Nature Communications sheds light on why emotional memories are often more vivid and lasting than non-emotional ones.
Neuroscientists recently found that specific brain waves, called ripples, help strengthen and replay emotional memories, making them more vivid and easier to remember. This discovery could lead to new treatments for memory-related conditions like PTSD.