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Particularly Weak-Minded Americans Are Asking ChatGPT Which Candidate to Vote For, Which Sounds a Bit Like AI Is Just Voting ...

"Whatever you lean towards, it will speak positively about it." The post Particularly Weak-Minded Americans Are Asking ChatGPT Which Candidate to Vote For, Which Sounds a Bit Like AI Is Just Voting Now Via Meat Proxies appeared first on Futurism.

42 minutes ago

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Particularly Weak-Minded Americans Are Asking ChatGPT Which Candidate to Vote For, Which Sounds a Bit Like AI Is Just Voting ...

WIRED Science

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever

Under 1 million years old, “Elias 2-24b” is now the youngest exoplanet ever observed, and it may force researchers to reevaluate theories about how planets are formed.

43 minutes ago

WIRED Science

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever

New York Times Science

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses pulses of light to activate neurons in the brain.

1 hour ago

New York Times Science

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience

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Sam Altman Says the World Is Going to Have to Suffer for the Glories of AI

The "world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology." The post Sam Altman Says the World Is Going to Have to Suffer for the Glories of AI appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Sam Altman Says the World Is Going to Have to Suffer for the Glories of AI

New York Times Science

What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In.

We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.

3 hours ago

New York Times Science

What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In.

New York Times Science

Are Babies Conscious?

By pinpointing when it begins in young humans, scientists hope to better understand what consciousness is, and how it arises, in all of us.

3 hours ago

New York Times Science

Are Babies Conscious?

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Amazon Warns Local Communities to Stop Defying Its Massive AI Data Centers

The tech industry has fully lost the plot. The post Amazon Warns Local Communities to Stop Defying Its Massive AI Data Centers appeared first on Futurism.

18 hours ago

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Amazon Warns Local Communities to Stop Defying Its Massive AI Data Centers

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Chinese Hackers Impersonate Anthropic Employee to Extract AI Secrets

Not great! The post Chinese Hackers Impersonate Anthropic Employee to Extract AI Secrets appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

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Chinese Hackers Impersonate Anthropic Employee to Extract AI Secrets

Futurism

McDonalds Has Secretly Deployed AI Models to Determine Exactly What to Charge You for Its Mid Fast Food Burgers

Get yourself an AI Price-Hiked Big Mac with cheese. The post McDonalds Has Secretly Deployed AI Models to Determine Exactly What to Charge You for Its Mid Fast Food Burgers appeared first on Futurism.

23 hours ago

Futurism

McDonalds Has Secretly Deployed AI Models to Determine Exactly What to Charge You for Its Mid Fast Food Burgers

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You’ll Never Guess Which Political Ideology People With Low Cognitive Ability Are Drawn Toward, According to New Research

Painful. The post You'll Never Guess Which Political Ideology People With Low Cognitive Ability Are Drawn Toward, According to New Research appeared first on Futurism.

24 hours ago

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You’ll Never Guess Which Political Ideology People With Low Cognitive Ability Are Drawn Toward, According to New Research

WIRED Science

Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break

New York Times Science

Who Owns the Moon?

A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Who Owns the Moon?

New York Times Science

Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

New York Times Science

Scientists Warn of Another Unseen Risk From Fire: Ozone

Small particulates sent up by wildfires are a well-documented health hazard. But recent research finds that ground-level ozone is now on the rise, too.

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New York Times Science

Scientists Warn of Another Unseen Risk From Fire: Ozone

WIRED Science

Elusive ‘Geoneutrinos’ Are Building a New Map of Earth’s Volatile Interior

A global network of detectors are reporting some of the most substantial measurements yet of neutrinos created deep underground by the radioactive elements that power our planet’s tectonic activity.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Elusive ‘Geoneutrinos’ Are Building a New Map of Earth’s Volatile Interior

Singularity HUB

The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What It Takes to Keep AI Under Control

The AI hacking events involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google underscore lessons that draw on years of computer science research. The post The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What It Takes to Keep AI Under Control appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

Singularity HUB

The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What It Takes to Keep AI Under Control