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Futurism

Woman Calls Police on Herself After Google’s AI Overviews Led Her to Poach Small Adorable Birds Out of Season

"I feel terrible, and I have a lot of shame with it." The post Woman Calls Police on Herself After Google's AI Overviews Led Her to Poach Small Adorable Birds Out of Season appeared first on Futurism.

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Woman Calls Police on Herself After Google’s AI Overviews Led Her to Poach Small Adorable Birds Out of Season

New York Times Science

V.A. Institutes New Consent Requirements for Some Psychiatric Drugs

Veterans under 30 will have to sign forms before being given antidepressants. Medical groups fear the moves may stigmatize mental health treatment.

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V.A. Institutes New Consent Requirements for Some Psychiatric Drugs

Futurism

Creative Industries Have Been Eviscerated by AI, Data Shows

"One of the worst stretches for media employment in modern US history." The post Creative Industries Have Been Eviscerated by AI, Data Shows appeared first on Futurism.

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Creative Industries Have Been Eviscerated by AI, Data Shows

WIRED Science

Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

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Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals

New York Times Science

What If A.D.H.D. Isn’t About Attention at All?

Evidence suggests that it really affects what psychiatrists like me call sustained engagement — an important difference in understanding how to think about the condition.

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New York Times Science

What If A.D.H.D. Isn’t About Attention at All?

New York Times Science

Despite Setbacks, NASA Gives Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft a Boost

A previous mission left two astronauts stuck in space for months. Still, the space agency is investing $359 million to keep the craft flying.

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New York Times Science

Despite Setbacks, NASA Gives Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft a Boost

Singularity HUB

US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028

A government-funded competition would award prizes for quantum computers that do useful work no supercomputer can touch. The post US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028 appeared first on SingularityHub.

15 hours ago

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US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028

Futurism

Microsoft Shrivels When Asked If Its “Good Neighbor” Data Center Policy Will Involve Actually Supporting Community Groups

So much for "community-first AI." The post Microsoft Shrivels When Asked If Its "Good Neighbor" Data Center Policy Will Involve Actually Supporting Community Groups appeared first on Futurism.

17 hours ago

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Microsoft Shrivels When Asked If Its “Good Neighbor” Data Center Policy Will Involve Actually Supporting Community Groups

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Human Contractors Are Seeing All Your Horny — and Creepy — AI Prompts

Depraved AI image prompts, and the human contractors that sift through them. The post Human Contractors Are Seeing All Your Horny — and Creepy — AI Prompts appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

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Human Contractors Are Seeing All Your Horny — and Creepy — AI Prompts

New York Times Science

Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?

An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.

19 hours ago

New York Times Science

Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?

Futurism

Tesla Reportedly Can’t Get the Hands to Work on Its Optimus Robot

Yet another harsh reality check. The post Tesla Reportedly Can't Get the Hands to Work on Its Optimus Robot appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

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Tesla Reportedly Can’t Get the Hands to Work on Its Optimus Robot

New York Times Science

Dogs Will Fight Bears. But Not Because of the Reason You Might Think.

Scientists analyzed hundreds of encounters between bears and canines. The results raise the suggestion that dogs may not always protect people in the wild.

21 hours ago

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Dogs Will Fight Bears. But Not Because of the Reason You Might Think.

Futurism

Man Says Meta’s Muse AI Gave His Home Address Out to Strangers

"A guy just showed up at my door, ready to buy, because as far as he knew, we had a deal." The post Man Says Meta's Muse AI Gave His Home Address Out to Strangers appeared first on Futurism.

21 hours ago

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Man Says Meta’s Muse AI Gave His Home Address Out to Strangers

New York Times Science

This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It

Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.

22 hours ago

New York Times Science

This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It

WIRED Science

Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy

Startup Star Catcher is launching a system that, if successful, would be the first time energy has been beamed between two separate spacecraft.

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Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy

WIRED Science

Solving Math’s Greatest Problems Was an Art Form. Then Came AI

Mathematics has been one of humanity’s most creative endeavors, akin to painting and poetry. Now, mathematicians are trying to save it from the brute force of AI.

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Solving Math’s Greatest Problems Was an Art Form. Then Came AI

WIRED Science

The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet

Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet

WIRED Science

Nicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement

Improving mood and increasing longevity are just some of the unfounded claims about this substance circling around the “natural” medicine corners of the internet.

2 days ago

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Nicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement

WIRED Science

Some Pancreatic Cells Are Just One Genetic Tweak Away From Treating Diabetes

By deactivating a gene, researchers were able to cause cells in the pancreatic ducts to produce insulin to regulate blood sugar.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Some Pancreatic Cells Are Just One Genetic Tweak Away From Treating Diabetes