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Artificial Intelligence
An elaborate device called the Mechanical Turk defeated Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte at chess. Edgar Allan Poe revealed the hoax.
According to author and entrepreneur Steven Kotler, at some point this century, we will confront the prospect of immortality.
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What if intelligence can thrive without consciousness?
Do the laws of physics place a hard limit on how far technology can advance, or can we re-write those laws?
Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned "Frankenstein." But we still grapple with the same questions.
From machines to animals, there are many kinds of possible minds.
Two types of nanotechnology, metalenses and metamaterials, could soon make Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a reality.
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your descendants—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.
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The metaverse may leave us perpetually unsure whether the people we encounter are authentic or high-quality fakes.
“We didn’t build anything face-ish into our network [but] managed to segregate themselves without being given a face-specific nudge.”
AI-generated photos, also known as synthetic media, are being used to create fake experts and journalists to spread disinformation.
Can electrical stimulation meaningfully substitute for natural touch during a complex task in the real world? We think so.
We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Creatures that resemble octopuses or birds or even robots are legitimate possibilities.
Will all robots think like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?
Not only that, but AI learns what type of faces we like.
One research group's AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.
As the skills gap grows, learning and development can help ensure the viability of an organization’s talent well into the future.
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
Javelin missiles have been an effective force multiplier, the latter-day equivalent of the sling that David used against Goliath.
Spotty connectivity isn’t going to jeopardize Ukraine’s drone attacks.
We imagine and debate the inner lives of literary characters, knowing there can be no truth about their real motives or beliefs. Could our own inner lives also be works of fiction?
Aerial drone footage was sent to an AI trained to track down space rocks.
Discussions of human evolution are usually backward looking, as if the greatest triumphs and challenges were in the distant past.
The A.I. system could improve the lives of commercially raised pigs.
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Historically, periods of mass flourishing are underpinned by technological revolutions. Currently, we are undergoing a technological revolution unlike anything the world has ever seen.
Researchers have created a method to help workers collaborate with artificial intelligence systems.