Technologists warn about the dangers of the so-called singularity. But can anything actually be done to prevent it?
Can We Stop Runaway A.I.?
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OpenAI is reportedly preparing a new open-source language model, a critical move reflecting the mounting pressure from burgeoning rival AI models.
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The laser-based communications system doubled its transmission pace from last year, delivering data at a speedy rate of 200 gigabits per second.
Scammers are now cloning peopleâs voices and using it to scam people.
So just hearing them over the phone may not be enough to their identity.
Former FBI special agent Tracy Walder joined âNewsNation Primeâ to discuss how to protect yourself from AI phone scams after an Arizona mother received a fake ransom call that used a simulation of her daughterâs voice.
Amazon researchers draw inspiration from finite-volume methods and adapt neural operators to enforce conservation laws and boundary conditions in deep-learning models of physical systems.
Lions mane the mushroom can actually stop alzheimers and dementia by boosting nerve growth đđ
Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory.
Professor Frederic Meunier from the Queensland Brain Institute said the team had identified new active compounds from the mushroom, Hericium erinaceus.
âExtracts from these so-called âlionâs maneâ mushrooms have been used in traditional medicine in Asian countries for centuries, but we wanted to scientifically determine their potential effect on brain cells,â Professor Meunier said.
This article gives a clear and chilling assessment of the impact of the Ukraine conflict on the future of collaborative space exploration; in doing so it highlights how humankindâs habitual tendency towards wars severally slow, if not completely halt, our urgent reach for the stars. As that old warrior Churchill once saidâ âJaw, jaw is always better than War, war!â
Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions homeless and displaced and billions of dollars of damage in infrastructure. The conflict has also had less immediate but significant impacts on other areas, including on the space industries of Ukraine and Russia, but also globally in terms of the launch market, spaceflight activity and international cooperation.
In the wake of the start of the conflict on Feb. 24, 2022, and resulting international backlash against Russia, the then-head of the Russian space agency Dmitry Rogozin threatened to end its cooperation with the West on the International Space Station (ISS) program over sanctions imposed on Russia. He also issued a threat to SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk for the companyâs role in providing connectivity through its Starlink satellites.
Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to help patients keep track of their medicines, glasses, and even their keys.
It is estimated that the number of people with dementia will significantly increase in the coming years, with some estimates projecting numbers to double in the United States by 2050.
One of the ramifications of dementia, amongst many, is the loss of memories, especially episodic memories. These are of a long-term nature and allow us to recall instances ranging from âHow was my first day at schoolâ to sensory information such as âWhat did I seeâ and âHow did it smell.â
Human DNA is easy to find in the environment, with samples of such good quality it can identify individual people. Thatâs both a boon and a burden for researchers.
A new study out of the University of Florida has found that human DNA samples, some of extremely high quality, are easily found in the environment wherever researchers looked, offering both a bounty for scientific research but also an ethical dillema not easily solved.
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In a paper published this week in Nature Ecology and Evolution, the researchers from the University of Floridaâs (UF) Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Sea Turtle Hospital took environmental DNA (eDNA) samples from water, soil, and air collections in its ongoing study of viral cancers among sea turtles, and looked for human DNA among the turtle DNA the team had already been collecting.
Procrastination is a common problem, but there are ways to overcome it. Here we explore the science behind procrastination, what causes it, and the science-backed methods to overcome it.
Have you ever been in a situation where youâve wanted to get something done but ended up putting it off until the last possible minute? Do you find yourself constantly delaying tasks until the last minute? Donât worry; youâre not alone!
The practice of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing duties or actions is known as procrastination. This often leads to missed deadlines, reduced quality of work, and increased stress and anxiety. Despite these downsides, many people struggle with procrastination on a regular basis.