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The real danger is not that machines will act without supervision; It’s that the human supervisor has no idea what the machine is actually “thinking.” Thankfully, science may offer a way forward. Read the full op-ed on Artificial Intelligence wars…
Sometime around 2010, a sophisticated piece of malware called Flame hijacked the mechanism Microsoft uses to distribute updates to millions of Windows computers around the world. According to reports, the malware was jointly developed by the United States and Israel…
If there is an 8 or 9 megathrust earthquake along the Pacific Northwest coast, data from ocean bottom seismometers (OBS) can change the earthquake detection time calculated by the ShakeAlert system. Source link
Our planet is inside a magnetic cocoon filled with plasma—but it’s always calm and quiet. Activity from the sun can send waves through space, and some of the interference can reach Earth, affecting our electrical system. Source link
Sam Altman’s iris scan, Humanity Verification world Announced at an event in San Francisco on Friday, Tinder users around the world can now add a digital badge to their profiles to show potential suitors that they are a real person,…
HIV: ‘Oslo patient’ in remission after rare stem cell transplant Healthline Source link
Some of us take an “eat to survive” approach to gadgets, rather than an “eat to survive” approach. They are tools to help you get the job done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money…
Meeting platform Zoom has announced a partnership with World, Sam Altman’s human ID verification company, to ensure that people attending meetings are real people and not AI-generated imposters. The threat is real and growing rapidly. The most striking example occurred…
The largest 3D map of our universe to date, with Earth at the center and each point showing a galaxy Collaboration with DESI and KPNO Proctor The universe is dead; long live the universe. Not right now, not yet. But…
