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Anthropic Says Chatbots Have What May Be a Key Feature of Consciousness. Are They Right?

The AI company says a new finding about how Claude works echoes an influential theory of consciousness. That doesn't prove the AI is itself conscious. The post Anthropic Says Chatbots Have What May Be a Key Feature of Consciousness. Are They Right? appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Anthropic Says Chatbots Have What May Be a Key Feature of Consciousness. Are They Right?

WIRED Science

What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke

The US is home to some of the most polluted air on the planet as smoke from 120 out-of-control Canadian wildfires drifts across the border.

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WIRED Science

What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke

Futurism

Hackers Expose How AI Music App Suno Stole Decades Worth of Copyrighted Music

The evidence is damning. The post Hackers Expose How AI Music App Suno Stole Decades Worth of Copyrighted Music appeared first on Futurism.

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Hackers Expose How AI Music App Suno Stole Decades Worth of Copyrighted Music

Futurism

AI Bubble Fears Are Starting to Spill Over

Investors are freaking out. The post AI Bubble Fears Are Starting to Spill Over appeared first on Futurism.

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Futurism

AI Bubble Fears Are Starting to Spill Over

Futurism

A Chinese AI Model Just Shot to Number One on the Charts, Sending Shockwaves Through the American Tech Industry

US tech execs are shaking in their boots. The post A Chinese AI Model Just Shot to Number One on the Charts, Sending Shockwaves Through the American Tech Industry appeared first on Futurism.

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A Chinese AI Model Just Shot to Number One on the Charts, Sending Shockwaves Through the American Tech Industry

WIRED Science

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.

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WIRED Science

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

New York Times Science

A Mathematical Tribute to the Soccer Ball

As the World Cup final approaches, take a moment to appreciate the beautiful symmetries of humanity’s favorite truncated icosahedron.

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New York Times Science

A Mathematical Tribute to the Soccer Ball

New York Times Science

Rare Pair of Improbably Light ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Is Discovered

They’re less dense than cotton candy, and they will help astrophysicists better understand the most unusual ways giant planets can form.

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New York Times Science

Rare Pair of Improbably Light ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Is Discovered

WIRED Science

Do Face Masks Help With Wildfire Smoke? Yes, But More Is Needed

As wildfire smoke threatens air quality and safety for millions, here’s your playbook to keep your family safe from the damaging effects of smoke.

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WIRED Science

Do Face Masks Help With Wildfire Smoke? Yes, But More Is Needed

New York Times Science

Why Does Wildfire Smoke Turn the Sky Orange?

It’s about how light scatters in our atmosphere.

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New York Times Science

Why Does Wildfire Smoke Turn the Sky Orange?

New York Times Science

Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.)

It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years.

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New York Times Science

Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.)

New York Times Science

Astronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike Planet

It’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life beyond our solar system.

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New York Times Science

Astronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike Planet

Futurism

Terrified Tech Execs Are Traveling With Armed Bodyguards as AI Backlash Grows

"It really feels like the people in power want to be kings. Historically, that doesn't work out for kings..." The post Terrified Tech Execs Are Traveling With Armed Bodyguards as AI Backlash Grows appeared first on Futurism.

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Terrified Tech Execs Are Traveling With Armed Bodyguards as AI Backlash Grows

WIRED Science

Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

Cyclosporiasis isn’t the only thing spreading across the US. So is anxiety about getting hit with it.

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WIRED Science

Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

Futurism

SoftBank CEO Says You’re Too Stupid to Understand What’s Going on If You Believe the AI Bubble Is Real

"I don't think people who ask that ‌question know ⁠what AI is about." The post SoftBank CEO Says You're Too Stupid to Understand What's Going on If You Believe the AI Bubble Is Real appeared first on Futurism.

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SoftBank CEO Says You’re Too Stupid to Understand What’s Going on If You Believe the AI Bubble Is Real

Futurism

Robotaxis Are Turning Passengers Into Horrible and Entitled Menaces to Society

First responders are taking notice. The post Robotaxis Are Turning Passengers Into Horrible and Entitled Menaces to Society appeared first on Futurism.

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Robotaxis Are Turning Passengers Into Horrible and Entitled Menaces to Society

WIRED Science

Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever

Researchers identified traces of erythrulose, a monosaccharide, thousands of light-years away.

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WIRED Science

Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever

WIRED Science

How to Protect Your Health as Skies Fill With Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires

Roughly 100 fires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming 1,000 miles to the south and east.

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WIRED Science

How to Protect Your Health as Skies Fill With Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires

New York Times Science

Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus

The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.

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New York Times Science

Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus

National Science Foundation

Podcast: New security and communications materials

Nicholas Kotov discusses complex materials and the development of new fused-silk materials with applications in security and communications...

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National Science Foundation

Podcast: New security and communications materials