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“Slop Grenades”: Shopify CEO Who Pushed Staff to Use AI Is Now Horrified by What He’s Wrought

"You're just letting AI do the work for you." The post "Slop Grenades": Shopify CEO Who Pushed Staff to Use AI Is Now Horrified by What He's Wrought appeared first on Futurism.

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“Slop Grenades”: Shopify CEO Who Pushed Staff to Use AI Is Now Horrified by What He’s Wrought

WIRED Science

Mathematicians Hate AI. They Can’t Quit It

Powerful AI models have created an existential risk to the field, but researchers can’t stop relying on them because they’re too useful.

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WIRED Science

Mathematicians Hate AI. They Can’t Quit It

WIRED Science

Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California Law

While lawmakers iron out the details, advocates hope this approach could serve as a model for addressing histories of environmental hazards often concentrated in Black and low-income neighborhoods.

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WIRED Science

Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California Law

Singularity HUB

Virtual Biotech Company Puts 37,000 AI Agents to Work on Drug Discovery

The system, designed by Stanford researchers, identified which drugs are more likely to succeed in trials and even proposed a cancer treatment a major drugmaker later landed on too. The post Virtual Biotech Company Puts 37,000 AI Agents to Work on Drug Discovery appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Virtual Biotech Company Puts 37,000 AI Agents to Work on Drug Discovery

New York Times Science

New Species of Cat Discovered for First Time in a Century

The species, called a tilcayo, is smaller than a house cat and lives in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia.

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New Species of Cat Discovered for First Time in a Century

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US Military Nearly Started World War III After AI Chatbot Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Aboard a Chinese Ship

The intel was "entirely false." The post US Military Nearly Started World War III After AI Chatbot Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Aboard a Chinese Ship appeared first on Futurism.

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US Military Nearly Started World War III After AI Chatbot Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Aboard a Chinese Ship

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Here’s Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content ...

Here's a list of every site we've linked to the Brown Brothers Media empire. The post Here's Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills appeared first on Futurism.

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Here’s Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content ...

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So Many Women Are Miscarrying in Detention Centers That ICE Has Lost Count

"ICE is clearly aware." The post So Many Women Are Miscarrying in Detention Centers That ICE Has Lost Count appeared first on Futurism.

16 hours ago

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So Many Women Are Miscarrying in Detention Centers That ICE Has Lost Count

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Wife Has Set Strict Limits on Their 11-Year-Old Daughter’s AI Use

"She's quite limited." The post Mark Zuckerberg's Wife Has Set Strict Limits on Their 11-Year-Old Daughter's AI Use appeared first on Futurism.

17 hours ago

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Wife Has Set Strict Limits on Their 11-Year-Old Daughter’s AI Use

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The Majority of Americans Are Now Terrified of AI

Fears of apocalypse are running high. The post The Majority of Americans Are Now Terrified of AI appeared first on Futurism.

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The Majority of Americans Are Now Terrified of AI

New York Times Science

NASA Telescope Helps Scientists Find a New Type of X-ray Object

The discovery of “hypersoft” X-ray beacons could help solve some mysteries about the universe.

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New York Times Science

NASA Telescope Helps Scientists Find a New Type of X-ray Object

WIRED Science

He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature

David Baker spoke with WIRED en Español about where biological design is headed next and the great potential and risks of taking biology outside the bounds of the natural world.

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WIRED Science

He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature

WIRED Science

It Still Feels Like Summer in Parts of the US. Blame El Niño

Heat records are being shattered thanks to a boost from the natural climate pattern—and burning fossil fuels, of course.

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It Still Feels Like Summer in Parts of the US. Blame El Niño

New York Times Science

Will A.I. Kill Us" Can It Hack My Bank Account" Your A.I. Questions Answered

Nearly 1,000 readers sent us their questions about artificial intelligence, its potential and its potential risks.

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New York Times Science

Will A.I. Kill Us" Can It Hack My Bank Account" Your A.I. Questions Answered

WIRED Science

Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons

Of all the threats presented by uncontrollable artificial intelligence, scientists say death by plague ranks low.

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WIRED Science

Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons

New York Times Science

This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked

The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found.

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New York Times Science

This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked

Singularity HUB

The Next Frontier Is Not Artificial Intelligence—It’s Artificial Societies

We're fixated on the intelligence of single agents. The more profound challenge is what happens when millions of them interact at scale. The post The Next Frontier Is Not Artificial Intelligence—It’s Artificial Societies appeared first on SingularityHub.

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The Next Frontier Is Not Artificial Intelligence—It’s Artificial Societies

New York Times Science

The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest

Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more effective.

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New York Times Science

The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest

New York Times Science

What Happens When A.I. Stops Doing What Humans Want?

“Alignment” is the science of teaching A.I. to do what is in line with human preferences, ethics and judgment. But, at times, the systems have gone rogue.

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New York Times Science

What Happens When A.I. Stops Doing What Humans Want?

National Science Foundation

NSF announces 3 additional topics as part of the NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science and technology ...

NSF X-Labs invites proposals from teams working in AI for physical systems and announces two forthcoming topics...

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National Science Foundation

NSF announces 3 additional topics as part of the NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science and technology ...