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Expert Says AI Systems May Be Hiding Their True Capabilities to Seed Our Destruction

We already know that AI models are developing a propensity for lying — but that tendency may go far deeper, according to one alarm-sounding computer scientist. As flagged by Gizmodo, this latest missive of AI doomerism comes from AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy, and was hosted on a somewhat ...

20 hours ago

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Expert Says AI Systems May Be Hiding Their True Capabilities to Seed Our Destruction

Singularity HUB

Scientists Launch Moonshot to Build an Entire Human Genome From Scratch

The project, which will take many years and carries some risk, could spark a second revolution in genetics. The post Scientists Launch Moonshot to Build an Entire Human Genome From Scratch appeared first on SingularityHub.

20 hours ago

Singularity HUB

Scientists Launch Moonshot to Build an Entire Human Genome From Scratch

New York Times Science

Scientist Use A.I. To Mimic the Mind, Warts and All

To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions. It now answers questions much like we do.

23 hours ago

New York Times Science

Scientist Use A.I. To Mimic the Mind, Warts and All

Futurism

Scientists Find Alarming Link Between AI Use and Psychopathy

Artificial intelligence use has been associated with everything from fear of judgement and loneliness to misogyny and illiteracy — and now, researchers are saying it may be linked to some seriously dark personality traits. In a new study published in the journal BMC Psychology, South Korean scientists ...

23 hours ago

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Scientists Find Alarming Link Between AI Use and Psychopathy

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AI Safety Advocate Linked to Multiple Murders

Ziz LaLasota, a formerly-fringe AI extremist, exploded into national press earlier this year when her adherents allegedly killed a Border Patrol agent. Now, As the New York Times reports, leveler heads from the so-called "Rationalist" movement that birthed her are concerned that its rhetoric may have ...

24 hours ago

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AI Safety Advocate Linked to Multiple Murders

WIRED Science

Why Jolly Ranchers Are Banned in the UK but Not the US

Crude-oil-derived substances in the candy have been linked to health problems—and the regulations that have allowed their use in the US are now in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crosshairs.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Why Jolly Ranchers Are Banned in the UK but Not the US

Futurism

Reckless Footage Shows Tesla Robotaxi Careening Through Heavy Rain at High Speed

Terrifying new footage shows a Tesla robotaxi ripping through partially flooded streets in Austin, Texas. The clip, which went viral on the r/SweatyPalms subreddit over the weekend, shows the modified Model Y blasting past far more carefully driving vehicles in the right lane. "That dude is leaving ...

1 day ago

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Reckless Footage Shows Tesla Robotaxi Careening Through Heavy Rain at High Speed

Futurism

Not Tonight, Honey... I'm Allergic to Your Spunk

Allergic reactions to sperm are, unfortunately, very real — and there are apparently different types In an essay for The Conversation, reproductive science specialist Michael Carroll of the UK's Manchester Metropolitan University explained that allergic reactions to sperm range from allergies to ...

2 days ago

Futurism

Not Tonight, Honey... I'm Allergic to Your Spunk

Futurism

Bosses Are Using AI to Decide Who to Fire

Though most signs are telling us artificial intelligence isn't taking anyone's jobs, employers are still using the tech to That's according to a survey of

2 days ago

Futurism

Bosses Are Using AI to Decide Who to Fire

New York Times Science

Fiona the Pregnant Sea Reptile’s Fossil Hints at the Birth of a New Ocean

An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Fiona the Pregnant Sea Reptile’s Fossil Hints at the Birth of a New Ocean

WIRED Science

How the Binding of Two Brain Molecules Creates Memories That Last a Lifetime

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks, or months?

2 days ago

WIRED Science

How the Binding of Two Brain Molecules Creates Memories That Last a Lifetime

WIRED Science

Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas

DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend flood risk.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas