Lifeboat News: The Blog – Safeguarding Humanity

Warren Buffett has touted AI’s potential but warned it could be disruptive and dangerous. Here are his 7 best quotes about the budding technology

Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in robotics/AI

Jul 26
2023

Warren Buffett has hailed artificial intelligence as a potential game-changer, but warned it could be disruptive, divisive, and dangerous.

AI promises to replace workers and harness new types of knowledge, generating lots of value and giving people more leisure time, the famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO has said in interviews and during shareholders meetings in recent years, according to CNBC’s Warren Buffett Archive.

However, the nascent technology could also cause massive upheaval if it causes huge numbers of job losses, and could do enormous damage to the world if it’s used for the wrong reasons, Buffett cautioned.

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Brain2Music: Reconstructing Music from Human Brain Activity

Posted by Dan Breeden in futurism

Jul 26
2023

Join the discussion on this paper page.

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ChatGPT creator says AI advocates are fooling themselves if they think the technology is only going to be good for workers: ‘Jobs are definitely going to go away’

Posted by Dan Breeden in economics, employment, robotics/AI

Jul 26
2023

Generative artificial intelligence technology such as ChatGPT could boost productivity for many workers in the years ahead. But some people are likely to lose their jobs in the process.

That’s according to Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Altman said in June that AI’s development could provide the “most tremendous leap forward” for people’s quality of life. But he also said in March it’d be “crazy not to be a little afraid of AI” and its potential to create” disinformation problems or economic shocks.”

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The James Webb Space Telescope never disproved the Big Bang. Here’s how that falsehood spread

Posted by Dan Breeden in cosmology

Jul 26
2023

In a troubling indicator of the state of science denialism, James Webb Space Telescope findings were twisted to undermine the Big Bang theory.

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Truth behind crop circles finally revealed as huge version appears in field

Posted by Dan Breeden in futurism | 1 Comment on Truth behind crop circles finally revealed as huge version appears in field

Jul 26
2023

A post on the Croppie website, for crop circle enthusiasts, described the new pictogram as a ‘reproduction, remaster, even, of the most iconic crop circle of all time’ Cover versions might never quite be as good as the original – but this remaster of a rock classic looks just like the real thing.

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Meteor which exploded over The Atlantic had force comparable to Hiroshima bomb

Posted by Dan Breeden in asteroid/comet impacts, existential risks, military

Jul 26
2023

A meteor has exploded over the Atlantic Ocean with the force of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It’s one of the ways that civilisation as we know it could end, with an asteroid impact sending the human race the way of the dinosaurs. It’s a terrifying prospect, and the film Don’t Look Up with Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio really didn’t help matter with its demonstration of the paralysis and greed which could doom humanity.

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Here’s What A Doctor Says Actually Happens When You Die

Posted by Dan Breeden in biotech/medical

Jul 26
2023

It’s surprisingly reassuring. Aside from “breathing”, “sleeping”, and “putting on Troy McClure’s accent every time you say his name”, I reckon panicking about death is one of the most universal human experiences. Obviously, part of the problem of wondering what happens when you die is that nobody with any real qualifications can answer you.

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Since COVID, more young people are dying of heart attacks. Here’s what we know

Posted by Dan Breeden in biotech/medical

Jul 26
2023

When Demi Washington, a basketball player at Vanderbilt University came down with COVID-19 in late 2020, her symptoms were mild, just a runny nose. But to ensure her safe return to the court, the school required her to undergo an MRI. The results brought Washington to tears.

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Construction Begins on European Rocket Capable of Reaching Speeds of 800,000 Kilometers per Hour

Posted by Dan Breeden in space

Jul 26
2023

This has been announced by Pulsar Fusion, the company responsible for its manufacture. The name Pulsar Fusion may not be familiar to most people, but it may soon achieve an unprecedented milestone in the world of nuclear fusion. Although there are many steps to take, Pulsar Fusion has been working since 2013 to achieve a rocket that breaks all known barriers to date.

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