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New York Times Science

Anthropic’s Quest for Humanlike A.I.

Elizabeth Dias, our national religion correspondent, and Cade Metz, one of our technology reporters, discuss Anthropic’s approach for instilling morality into Claude — which has involved consultations with religious leaders, including ones at the Vatican — and why it’s raising questions.

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New York Times Science

Anthropic’s Quest for Humanlike A.I.

Futurism

New Jersey So Flooded That a Shark Was Spotted Swimming Through a Suburban Neighborhood

"It's coming this way!" The post New Jersey So Flooded That a Shark Was Spotted Swimming Through a Suburban Neighborhood appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

Futurism

New Jersey So Flooded That a Shark Was Spotted Swimming Through a Suburban Neighborhood

WIRED Science

There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI

In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn’t even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events.

2 hours ago

WIRED Science

There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI

New York Times Science

Clues to Why a Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Drug Eventually Stops Working

Researchers are asking why patients, like former Senator Ben Sasse, inevitably develop resistance to the drug daraxonrasib.

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New York Times Science

Clues to Why a Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Drug Eventually Stops Working

Futurism

People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It’s a Miraculous Cure-All

The power of AI. The post People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It's a Miraculous Cure-All appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

Futurism

People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It’s a Miraculous Cure-All

Futurism

New OpenAI Product Fails Spectacularly During Live On-Stage Demo

The AI was "having a slow morning." The post New OpenAI Product Fails Spectacularly During Live On-Stage Demo appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

Futurism

New OpenAI Product Fails Spectacularly During Live On-Stage Demo

National Science Foundation

Podcast: New quantum-enabled materials

NSF-supported researcher Morteza Kayyalha discusses his work developing quantum-enabled materials and devices...

5 hours ago

National Science Foundation

Podcast: New quantum-enabled materials

Futurism

The FTC Is Now Investigating Frontier AI Labs Following Countless Hacks by Out-of-Control Agents

It's forcing AI executives to testify in Washington, DC. The post The FTC Is Now Investigating Frontier AI Labs Following Countless Hacks by Out-of-Control Agents appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

Futurism

The FTC Is Now Investigating Frontier AI Labs Following Countless Hacks by Out-of-Control Agents

WIRED Science

A Biotech Founder Makes the Moral Case for Gene-Editing Human Embryos

The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases.

6 hours ago

WIRED Science

A Biotech Founder Makes the Moral Case for Gene-Editing Human Embryos

New York Times Science

New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?

Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access.

7 hours ago

New York Times Science

New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?

Futurism

That Company That Buys Struggling News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills Has Halted Publishing After a Futurism ...

Brown Brothers Media has ceased publication — for now. The post That Company That Buys Struggling News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills Has Halted Publishing After a Futurism Investigation appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

Futurism

That Company That Buys Struggling News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills Has Halted Publishing After a Futurism ...

Futurism

Protesters Crash Pro-Data Center Party, Escorted Out by Security

"We weren’t totally surprised by it." The post Protesters Crash Pro-Data Center Party, Escorted Out by Security appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

Futurism

Protesters Crash Pro-Data Center Party, Escorted Out by Security

Singularity HUB

This Robot Dog Crushed a Marathon Without Stopping to Recharge

The robot could potentially travel over 40 miles on a single charge, roughly three times further than other designs. The post This Robot Dog Crushed a Marathon Without Stopping to Recharge appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

Singularity HUB

This Robot Dog Crushed a Marathon Without Stopping to Recharge

WIRED Science

Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What?

“The experiments are still in the queue. The PR is already live,” says one expert.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What?

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.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

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

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.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

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.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

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

New York Times Science

Radio Waves Coming From an Alien Planet May Be a Cosmic First

Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field known outside our solar system.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Radio Waves Coming From an Alien Planet May Be a Cosmic First

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.

1 day ago

Singularity HUB

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

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.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

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.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

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