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Dead Man “Returns” via Deepfake to Testify Against Killer
An eerie deepfake video was allowed to impersonate a manslaughter victim talking about his thoughts and feelings in the courtroom
A Potential Chink in Google’s Armor: Loss of Legal Immunity
Part 3: Currently, Google is legally protected from the consequences of frequent copyright violation
Monday Micro Softy 26: Arguing with Pythagoras
Will the diagonal of a triangle with sides of 3 and 4 feet be 5 feet or, as a visiting mathematician suggests, 7 feet?
Bioethics: Just Another Social-Justice Political Movement Now?
A new survey shows how the movement has swung toward pushing woke “social justice” initiatives as its primary purpose
Philosopher: There Is No Mystery of Consciousness
Galen Strawson points out at even young children a completely general conception of what consciousness is
A Challenge to Pale Blue Dot-ology: Earth Is Significant
The “pale blue dot lost in space” view of Earth seems to brand science as an intellectual property of materialist atheism. And evidence isn’t what keeps it going
Terminator Dark Fate: Not As Bad As Genisys But Close
Here in Part 1, we also look at rumors of a new Terminator project in the works. Could some of the mistakes that plagued earlier films be avoided?
AI Large Language Models: Real Intelligence or Creative Thievery?
AI lacks originality because it cannot originate. It can only borrow. This is as true of impressive chatbots (large language models or LLMS) as of all other types
The Utter Dependence of Online Businesses on Google
Part 2: An SEO business needs to please Google or else it is dead in the water
Yes, Large Language Models May Soon be Smarter than Humans…
But not for the reason you think
Estonia’s Supreme Court Declares a Right to Suicide
At least these rulings candidly cut through the toxic smoke so often generated by assisted-suicide advocates
The Evilization of Google—And What to Do About It
Part 1: Understanding Google's dominance over the internet
Has Physics Pounded a New Nail in the Coffin of Materialism?
Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says that matter is now known not to be fundamental but that fact is taking a while to catch on
Dean Koontz on Writing and the Mystery of Life
Koontz believes every writer must have a metaphysic
Artificial Intelligence Is Nothing Like a Brain — or a Mind
Neurons share basic mechanisms, but almost all other features vary both between types of neurons and individual ones
Human Kidney Suppliers Should Be Donors, Not Vendors
The government would be, essentially, paying people to harm themselves. People who are already disadvantaged would be most likely to volunteer
Here’s Neurosurgeon Mike Egnor on Sean McDowell’s Show
With a couple of revealing excerpts from the transcript
Defense: EMP Cannons Could Down Drone Swarms like Bug Spray
Recently, the British military has developed an EMP cannon to do just that
Brain vs. Mind: A Very Revealing Fact About Epileptic Seizures
I have treated thousands of patients with epilepsy. Seizures can result in a variety of unexpected behaviors and emotions. But let me tell you what they DON’T do…
The Wrong Tool to Fix Woke Science Journals
The government has no business pressuring medical journals about their content — even if their bias is ruining historic reputations
Briefs
Study: Another crow first — crows can detect geometric shapes
Why chatbots commonly make so many false statements
Study: Neanderthals invented their own tech, didn’t copy others
Hero rat finds 109 landmines, breaking record
Insights into why chatbots hallucinate, spewing false information
AI “friends” promote disturbing delusions in vulnerable users
AI researchers: Chatbot companions are a no-no for kids
A new interpretation for the alive-and-dead quantum cat
Old-fashioned journalists aren’t dead; they’re on Substack
Indian teen can multiply five-digit numbers in his head
Videos
Science Uprising 10: Asking the Impolite Questions About AI
Is It Really the End for Silicon Valley or Just a Reboot?
COSM 2021: Kai-Fu Lee Tries His Hand at Future Casting
