Biden's new executive order on regulating AI: here's what it all means
11-1-2023 |
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Prof Toby Walsh examines US President Joe Biden's surprisingly ambitious step toward regulating artificial intelligence.
NASA to test its secretive X-59 supersonic plane in 2024
10-31-2023 | 24
This cutting-edge experimental aircraft will be capable of breaking the sound barrier without creating loud sonic booms.
Boston Dynamics robot can now have a conversation with you
VIDEO 10-30-2023 | 6
The firm's robotic dog 'Spot' has taken one step closer to world domination - and it sounds like a British butler.
How long would it take for a zombie plague to spread across a city ?
10-29-2023 | 14
A new study has determined the amount of time it would take for a zombie apocalypse to overwhelm a single city.
Long-lost continent 'Argoland' located 155 million years later
VIDEO 10-24-2023 | 1
Scientists have determined the whereabouts of a large chunk of Australia that broke off in the distant past.
What happens when an AI inevitably passes the Turing test ?
10-19-2023 | 5
With AI systems such as ChatGPT becoming increasingly capable, it's only a matter of time before an AI can fool a human.
The result of a coin toss might not be random, new study suggests
10-15-2023 | 2
New research has called into question the notion that tossing a coin yields a 50/50 chance of heads or trails.
What exactly is intelligence and could it really be an ethical liability ?
10-14-2023 | 7
Richard van Oort takes a look at intelligence and its role in the existential threats that our civilization currently faces.
New law of physics supports the idea that we live in a simulated universe
10-12-2023 | 13
The second law of infodynamics seems to add credence to the idea that the world we live in isn't actually real.
Is there really a 1 in 6 chance of human extinction this century?
10-7-2023 | 3
Toby Ord's 2020 book painted a grim picture of humanity's chances this century, but just how accurate is his prediction ?
Pregnant women could help to solve the mysteries of pareidolia
10-1-2023 | 1
Pareidolia is the brain's tendency to perceive meaningful shapes in abstract patterns, such as seeing faces in the clouds.
Scientists are battling it out over rival theories of consciousness
9-29-2023 | 1
Consciousness remains a fascinating enigma and the scientific community is unable to agree upon any one theory.
Does antimatter fall up ? Scientists now have the answer
9-28-2023 | 24
Physicists at CERN have conducted a major new experiment to find out whether antimatter falls up or down.
Philosophy meets physics in the quest to understand consciousness
9-27-2023 | 31
The nature of consciousness and whether or not it pervades the entire universe has long remained a topic of debate.
Deepest virus ever found discovered in Mariana Trench
9-27-2023 | 5
Scientists have identified a virus that lives in the sediment some 8,900 meters beneath the surface of the ocean.
Scientists build artificial intelligence that can detect alien life
9-26-2023 | 4
The new AI can determine the likelihood that a sample is biological by 90% - but nobody is quite sure exactly how it works.
Scientists recover RNA from an extinct species for the first time
9-20-2023 | 2
In a world first, scientists have succeeded in recovering RNA molecules from a preserved Tasmanian tiger specimen.
Jamais vu: the science behind the eerie opposite of deja vu
9-16-2023 | 12
Psychologists Akira O'Connor and Christopher Moulin explain their research into the mysterious feeling of jamais vu.
World's largest lithium deposit found in extinct supervolcano
9-11-2023 | 6
The discovery - the largest of its kind ever made - could provide the world with enough lithium to build batteries for decades.
Nanoparticles: are they the key to a better world or a path to disaster ?
9-9-2023 | 3
Scientist Kristin Omberg takes a look at nanoparticles and how they could shape our future... for better or worse.
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