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Microsoft AI Researchers Just Discovered Something That’s Going to Make Their Bosses Extremely Mad

Relying on AI in the workplace? You may be about to discover a drastic problem. The post Microsoft AI Researchers Just Discovered Something That's Going to Make Their Bosses Extremely Mad appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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Microsoft AI Researchers Just Discovered Something That’s Going to Make Their Bosses Extremely Mad

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National Science Foundation

NSF announces $1.5B NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science efforts

Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced $1.5 billion over the next decade toward the NSF X-Labs initiative to tackle pressing scientific challenges through novel and innovative...

2 hours ago

National Science Foundation

NSF announces $1.5B NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science efforts

Futurism

OpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google

AI companies are tech companies — and they're vacuuming up your most personal secrets. The post OpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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OpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google

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Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People

"It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity." The post Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

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Last Time an El Niño Was This Bad, It Killed 50 Million People

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Waymo Admits Its Robotaxis Have a Small Issue With Driving Into Floodwaters

Flood-worthy vessels, they are not. The post Waymo Admits Its Robotaxis Have a Small Issue With Driving Into Floodwaters appeared first on Futurism.

23 hours ago

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Waymo Admits Its Robotaxis Have a Small Issue With Driving Into Floodwaters

WIRED Science

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

Researcher Sasha Luccioni argues we need better emissions data and a better sense of how people are using AI in the first place.

24 hours ago

WIRED Science

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

Futurism

A Deranged New Wikipedia Clone Is Made Entirely of Surreal AI Hallucinations

An entire "universe" of nonsensical information that somehow all still fits together. The post A Deranged New Wikipedia Clone Is Made Entirely of Surreal AI Hallucinations appeared first on Futurism.

24 hours ago

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A Deranged New Wikipedia Clone Is Made Entirely of Surreal AI Hallucinations

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Four Financial Journalists Accused of Being Fake AI-Generated Puppets That Shill Crypto in Forbes, HuffPost, and More

Oops! The post Four Financial Journalists Accused of Being Fake AI-Generated Puppets That Shill Crypto in Forbes, HuffPost, and More appeared first on Futurism.

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Four Financial Journalists Accused of Being Fake AI-Generated Puppets That Shill Crypto in Forbes, HuffPost, and More

New York Times Science

A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life

The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully.

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New York Times Science

A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life

New York Times Science

A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge

In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots.

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New York Times Science

A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge

WIRED Science

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to start testing those returning to the US after a cruise outbreak.

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WIRED Science

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

WIRED Science

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

This is the first time NASA has encountered a situation like this, and it took nearly a week to resolve.

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WIRED Science

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

WIRED Science

All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert

Here’s what you need to know, from why the cruise ship outbreak won’t spark the next pandemic to how hantavirus spreads.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert

New York Times Science

How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough

The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here’s how scientists discovered it.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough

New York Times Science

Building Nests Is Hard. That’s Why Some Birds Steal.

When researchers used GPS devices to monitor the nests of Hawaiian honeycreepers, they found dozens of cases of brazen avian burglary.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Building Nests Is Hard. That’s Why Some Birds Steal.