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Murder Trial Struggles to Keep Composure as Lawyers Play Horrendous Love Songs Caleb Flynn AI-Generated for His Mistress

"Know that you still own every piece of my soul," wailed a plaintive AI voice. The post Murder Trial Struggles to Keep Composure as Lawyers Play Horrendous Love Songs Caleb Flynn AI-Generated for His Mistress appeared first on Futurism.

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Murder Trial Struggles to Keep Composure as Lawyers Play Horrendous Love Songs Caleb Flynn AI-Generated for His Mistress

Futurism

Judges Warn That AI-Generated Lawslop Is Getting So Bad It’s Threatening Courts’ Ability to Function

"An AI supercomputer would struggle to find meaning in some of the prose used in this case." The post Judges Warn That AI-Generated Lawslop Is Getting So Bad It’s Threatening Courts' Ability to Function appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Judges Warn That AI-Generated Lawslop Is Getting So Bad It’s Threatening Courts’ Ability to Function

New York Times Science

In a New Anthropic Lab, A.I. Turns to Biology

Scientists at the company announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown.

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In a New Anthropic Lab, A.I. Turns to Biology

Futurism

Nvidia CEO Says AI Companies Will Be Sued to Death If Their Frontier Models Keep Doing Horrible Things

"The liability's incredible." The post Nvidia CEO Says AI Companies Will Be Sued to Death If Their Frontier Models Keep Doing Horrible Things appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

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Nvidia CEO Says AI Companies Will Be Sued to Death If Their Frontier Models Keep Doing Horrible Things

Singularity HUB

How Would AI Actually Kill All Humans? Here Are the Top 5 Scenarios

There’s no shortage of fantastical possibilities, most involving the speculative concept of superintelligent AI. The post How Would AI Actually Kill All Humans? Here Are the Top 5 Scenarios appeared first on SingularityHub.

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How Would AI Actually Kill All Humans? Here Are the Top 5 Scenarios

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says That Sacrificing Our Children’s Minds to AI Is a Price He’s Willing to Pay

"Does it matter?" The post Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says That Sacrificing Our Children's Minds to AI Is a Price He's Willing to Pay appeared first on Futurism.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says That Sacrificing Our Children’s Minds to AI Is a Price He’s Willing to Pay

New York Times Science

On This Mexican Island, Raccoons Make and Play With Toys (and Also Sip Margaritas)

Scientists observed a family of pygmy raccoons near a Cozumel beach club learning from one another how to craft balls from paper, an indication that the animals have a culture.

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New York Times Science

On This Mexican Island, Raccoons Make and Play With Toys (and Also Sip Margaritas)

New York Times Science

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

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New York Times Science

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

Futurism

People Are Already Lusting After Meta’s New AI Assistant Muse

"some of y'all way too thirsty for muse," wrote Alexandr Wang, head of Meta's Superintelligence Labs, after posting a picture of its rear end. The post People Are Already Lusting After Meta's New AI Assistant Muse appeared first on Futurism.

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People Are Already Lusting After Meta’s New AI Assistant Muse

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Kalshi Admits That It Took a Random Guy’s Video and Used AI to Make Him the Host of an Ad, Changing His Race in the Process

This is so gross. The post Kalshi Admits That It Took a Random Guy's Video and Used AI to Make Him the Host of an Ad, Changing His Race in the Process appeared first on Futurism.

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Kalshi Admits That It Took a Random Guy’s Video and Used AI to Make Him the Host of an Ad, Changing His Race in the Process

Singularity HUB

A Digital Cell Predicts Which Drugs Will Be Most Effective in Deadly Breast Cancer

The AI-powered virtual cell tailors treatments for breast cancer based on samples of each patient's tumor. The post A Digital Cell Predicts Which Drugs Will Be Most Effective in Deadly Breast Cancer appeared first on SingularityHub.

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A Digital Cell Predicts Which Drugs Will Be Most Effective in Deadly Breast Cancer

New York Times Science

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

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New York Times Science

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

WIRED Science

The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why

A growing body of research is putting the ovary in a new light, not as an egg factory with an expiration date, but as an organ that shapes women’s health long after the fertile years have passed.

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The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why

WIRED Science

Why This Weekend’s Nor’easter Is Like a Hurricane

Nor’easters are usually a winter phenomenon. But this week’s storm is arriving earlier than usual, and it could take on some characteristics more typical of tropical systems.

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Why This Weekend’s Nor’easter Is Like a Hurricane

WIRED Science

Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon

One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.

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Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon

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Scientists Detect Radio Signals From an Exoplanet for the First Time in History

No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.

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Scientists Detect Radio Signals From an Exoplanet for the First Time in History

New York Times Science

New Study Illuminates Bats’ Murky Origins

The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

New Study Illuminates Bats’ Murky Origins

WIRED Science

A Startup Wants to Power Data Centers With ‘Supercritical’ Carbon Dioxide

The technology could strap onto existing gas turbines and make them more efficient—but it wouldn’t do away with their emissions entirely.

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WIRED Science

A Startup Wants to Power Data Centers With ‘Supercritical’ Carbon Dioxide

WIRED Science

The Organization Fighting Ebola Has Never Been More Worried

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever.

2 days ago

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The Organization Fighting Ebola Has Never Been More Worried