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Aragon AI CEO Wesley Tian tells Big Think Business how he took his company from initial conception, through acceleration, to the scaling phase.
AIs can imitate but not innovate — for now, at least.
It could prevent sun damage and help chemical burns heal faster.
Once students master the basics of math, they are allowed to use calculators. The same should be true of writing and ChatGPT.
In December 2022, a company called BioAge Labs published findings on a drug that worked to prevent muscular atrophy, or the loss of muscle strength and mass, in older people.
We need a hypothesis that accounts for both the fine-tuning of physics for life but also the arbitrariness and gratuitous suffering we find in the world.
Artificial intelligence can forecast the behavior of viruses and quickly make vaccines to thwart them.
The reported supremacy of generative AI over human brain-power in business ideation depends on how you define “better.”
AI was key to making Moderna's COVID mRNA vaccine. Its role in mRNA therapeutics will rapidly grow in the coming years.
Sophisticated rovers have found the conditions for Martian life, as well as the building blocks of life, but never life itself. AI can help.
To thrive in a rapidly changing future, we will need adaptable and diverse skill sets. Here’s where to look.
To reap the benefits of AI technologies, businesses must keep humans in the driving seat.
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Can AI and animals coexist? Philosopher Peter Singer gives us a nuanced take on the issue.
Artificial general intelligence will not arise in systems that only passively receive data. They need to be able to act back on the world.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
We used to think, "That email isn’t going to write itself." But now it can, thanks to AI. And there's so much more, from coding to marketing.
Generative AI — driven by large language models — has the potential to destroy or supercharge most businesses. Now is the time to pivot.
Subtle clues emerge ahead of the attack via changes in scent.
Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.
Can quantum computers do things that standard, classical computers can't? No. But if they can calculate faster, that's quantum supremacy.
Wherever automation rises, religiosity falls.
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Theoretical physics professor Michio Kaku outlines the evolution of computers from analog to digital and introduces quantum computers as the next frontier.
Your heart rate reveals your brain activity, which in turn can predict hit songs — and maybe stock performance, as well.
AI programs like ChatGPT can create "thanabots" based on deceased loved ones' digital communications, allowing us to talk with the departed.
Engineer James Clarke liberated John, Paul, George, and Ringo from their mono and stereo straitjackets using algorithms at Abbey Road.
Unless you're drinking a dozen diet sodas per day, you have nothing to worry about — and maybe not even then.
Philosophy is often seen as little more than armchair speculation. This is a shame, as philosophy often has helped science reach new heights.
The separation of pleasure from procreation may occur throughout the cosmos, providing an explanation for the Fermi Paradox.
Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
Sophia, the humanoid robot, is not just mirroring emotions; she's leading a revolution in emotional intelligence.
John Templeton Foundation