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Dr. Ben Goertzel, a self-described Cosmist and Singularitarian, is one of the worldâs leading researchers in artificial general intelligence (AGI), natural language processing, cognitive science, data mining, machine learning, computational finance, bioinformatics, and virtual worlds and gaming He has published a dozen scientific books, 100+ technical papers, and numerous journalistic articles.
As reported by The Register, pro-Putin newspaper Kommersant writes that the percentage of defective imported chips into Russia before the war was just 2%, which isnât very good considering how many components are found in todayâs electronic items. Now, almost eight months after the country invaded Ukraine, it stands at 40%.