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A simple plate of vegetables has found the gaping blindspots in generative AI, and points the way to fixing them.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Mike Bechtel, chief futurist with Deloitte Consulting LLP, joins Big Think for a wide-ranging look at what’s next — and why.
Why the road to self-driving vehicles is paved with smarter “dumb” cars.
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Eric Siegel, Co-Founder & CEO, Gooder AI, argues machine learning (ML) projects go astray because their stakeholders focus too often on the technological fireworks — the “rocket science” of predictive models.
When AI eats its own product, it gets sick.
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How can ancient philosophical wisdom guide us in ensuring that artificial intelligence enhances human flourishing rather than diminishing it?
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With the right prompts, large language models can produce quality writing — and make us question the limits of human creativity.
Just eight of Etched’s Sohu chips could replace 160 Nvidia GPUs.
Why human attempts to mechanize logic keep breaking down.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
In "Life As No One Knows It," Sara Imari Walker explains why the key distinction between life and other kinds of "things" is how life uses information.
Life arose on Earth early on, eventually giving rise to us: intelligent and technologically advanced. "First contact" still remains elusive.
Evidence shows that “centaurs” — human–AI teaming — produce better performance than either people or software can achieve alone.
We need more data centers for AI. Developers are getting creative about where to build them.
His $1 million ARC Prize competition is designed to put us on the right path.
More accurate uncertainty estimates could help users decide about how and when to use machine-learning models in the real world.
Hindsight can cloud our predictive abilities but big data can de-mist forecasting — now AI is sharpening that focus.
Can AI-powered “answer engines” replace the 10 blue links model?
Alan Turing and Christopher Strachey created a ground-breaking computer program that allowed them to express affection vicariously when so doing publicly, as gay men, was criminal.
It's knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it's not magic that powers AI though; it's just math and data.
Our relationship with chatbots is undergoing a sea change — here’s how the transformation will most affect you and your team.
The military is courting tech startups to help it win the AI arms race.
A golden new era of business is within our reach — provided that we harness AI's potential while mitigating the risks.
Smart glasses have flopped before. AI could finally make them mainstream.
Kurzweil predicts that AI will combine with biotechnology to defeat degenerative diseases this decade. Then things will get really interesting.
"We should be informed and educated about the risks of AI, but we can’t be afraid,” Khan Academy founder Sal Khan told Big Think.
Nestor Maslej, research manager at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), talks us through key findings in the 2024 AI Index Report.
Our “embodied minds” suggest an eventual escape from mortality via computer is unlikely.
Hunger rates are rising. These technologies could turn the tide.