Tuesday - July 18 2023, 22:10 UTC - 1 year ago

The debate over machine consciousness and AI sentience has taken on new urgency amid the rise of AI technology, posing a dilemma of whether human-AI interactions should be included in social ethical considerations. A solution might be found by better understanding the sentience of animals, a field of research which the European Union is currently funding.

Tuesday - July 18 2023, 17:13 UTC - 1 year ago

AI Revolution is brewing due to Hollywood’s union for actors going on strike, joining a writers’ strike already in progress; companies have been exploiting and launching harmful products. The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation as well as litigation brought up against several companies. This may result in licensing and royalties for the use of work as training data for AI models, and deciding how powerful private companies are able to be. Bill Gates weighs in on the question of risk due to AI and determines it is not too worrisome.

Tuesday - July 18 2023, 12:44 UTC - 1 year ago

No U.S. jurisdiction requires a will to be typewritten or professionally drafted by an attorney, and in some states like Michigan the absence of witnesses is permissible in the case of a handwritten document. Disputes regarding wills turn on their own unique facts, and those wills disputes average about US$17,000 in attorneys fees when taken to court. It can happen occasionally that someone as rich and famous as Franklin dies without a will, as evidenced by other famous people like Martin Luther King Jr., Pablo Picasso and Howard Hughes.

Tuesday - July 18 2023, 08:28 UTC - 1 year ago

A study by two MIT economics students suggests that using ChatGPT could help reduce gaps in writing ability between employees. The research showed that those who used ChatGPT produced higher-quality work in less time, while those who did not use the chatbot faced possible serious implications. AI could be helpful in the workplace by acting as a sort of virtual assistant.

Tuesday - July 18 2023, 03:50 UTC - 1 year ago

Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering's C2SMART Center have developed an algorithm to plan the most efficient routes for modular vehicle fleets, removing a significant obstacle in making such transportation a reality. MVs offer a flexible and efficient alternative, providing faster, more sustainable transportation compared to conventional systems, with potential applications in urban, regional and rural transportation.

Monday - July 17 2023, 23:22 UTC - 1 year ago

Tesla FSD and Autopilot are now enabled with general AI that can use videos from Youtube. This is allowing for different cars with different cameras and camera positions to be used which will increase the rate of AI improvement with Teslabot training. Tesla is aiming to mass produce Teslabots soon with the first use cases being security guard bots, warehouse bots for moving boxes and parts, factory bots, delivery bots, and a voice controlled bot as a walking super-iPhone.

Monday - July 17 2023, 18:35 UTC - 1 year ago

Professor Silke Weinfurtner's "Black Hole Laboratory" at the University of Nottingham has been replicating conditions for a black hole in a "high-tech bathtub" to better comprehend its mysterious nature. This lab experiment is simulating a black hole using a tiny vortex produced in a bell jar of superfluid helium cooled to -271 degrees Celsius. Its purpose is to explore and understand the phenomenon of superradiance where light is amplified into high amounts of energy around a black hole, and to gain insight into Hawking radiation and gravitational wave signals created by merging of black holes.

Monday - July 17 2023, 14:00 UTC - 1 year ago

NC State researchers have successfully applied CRISPR gene-editing technology to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of lignin, promising greener, cheaper and more efficient fiber production. The remarkable research could reduce greenhouse gases associated with pulp production by up to 20% if reduced lignin and increased C/L and S/G ratios are achieved in trees at widespread levels.

Monday - July 17 2023, 09:37 UTC - 1 year ago

Small suburban municipalities within the US are often preventing the addition of multifamily housing, an effective measure to reduce costs. Though it might seem like a minor impact, the resultant lack of extra housing in these areas can be felt locally. Studies have found similar results to those seen in the San Francisco Bay Area in metros nationwide.

Monday - July 17 2023, 05:03 UTC - 1 year ago

The Checkup has had a successful 10 months of coverage on important developments in medicine and biotechnology. Topics include attempts to pull minimally conscious people back into full consciousness, stories of personal challenges, and the ethical implications of implants in the brain. The article takes a look at the stories that have made an impact on the reporter.

Monday - July 17 2023, 00:50 UTC - 1 year ago

A team of researchers from MIT and Inkbit has presented a new computational methodology, called "dense, interlocking-free and Scalable Spectral Packing", for guiding the optimal placement of 3D objects in confined spaces. The technique uses the voxelization process to create 3D grids representing the container and object to calculate a collision metric for each voxel, and then sorts through these to determine the best position for the object.

Sunday - July 16 2023, 20:01 UTC - 1 year ago

AI technology can bring both positive and negative changes to the workplace and society. In the near and medium term, AI systems are primarily a threat to manufacturing and professional jobs as they can replace humans in many positions; it also has the potential to revolutionize learning in educational settings. The risks posed by AI must be balanced against the potential gains be made from its implementation.

Sunday - July 16 2023, 15:47 UTC - 1 year ago

Our study found that 23% of political image posts on Facebook contained misinformation and that it was distributed unequally based on political spectrums, with 5% on left-leaning posts and 39% on right-leaning posts. Images have been used as a tool for manipulation and distortion of information, particularly by state-sponsored disinformation campaigns.

Sunday - July 16 2023, 11:06 UTC - 1 year ago

Tesla is making an physical world “everything bagel” that helps them build a true AI FSD empire. This will be a base understanding of our physical work for driving, walking and interacting.

Sunday - July 16 2023, 06:54 UTC - 1 year ago

Bill Gates has weighed in on the debate concerning risk around artificial intelligence. He's chosen to focus on the risks that are present or soon will be, rather than on the possibility of a super AI rising in the future. Gates argues that AI is already a threat in many areas of society, and although it is understandable to have fears, steps can be taken to protect ourselves.

Sunday - July 16 2023, 02:18 UTC - 1 year ago

Scientists at MIT have claimed that they can control the probability distributions linked to quantum randomness in a vacuum. This could have applications in various domains such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, data analysis, optimization and simulation. The team injected a low-intensity laser beam into an optical parametric oscillator to manipulate the probabilities linked to the output states of the OPO.

Saturday - July 15 2023, 21:51 UTC - 1 year ago

A Swedish study recently found little evidence that covid-19 vaccination causes menstrual disturbances or bleeding disorders. After assessing health registry data for close to 3 million women aged 12-74, there was no indication of increased risk after vaccine administration. Although, with some vaccines, there was a weak link to postmenopausal bleeding after the third dose, this effect was not seen when taking other factors into account.

Saturday - July 15 2023, 17:20 UTC - 1 year ago

The tragic destruction of the Titan submersible has highlighted the expensive, dangerous and thrilling world of adventure tourism, which represents a multi-billion dollar industry that seeks to offer travellers unique and authentic experiences. Technology can make these activities safer, but the environment is so extreme that failure can have catastrophic consequences.

Saturday - July 15 2023, 13:10 UTC - 1 year ago

Tesla and X.AI are collaborating to further research and development of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Tesla has unique insights from their extensive AI work and is simplifying and scaling up their systems, while X.AI will provide machine learning and automation software to leverage the hardware advancements being made by Tesla. This collaboration offers exciting possibilities for the progress of AI overall.