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Yes, AI can generate science too! Too often, it’s junk science
Why Generative AI Will Not End Up Running the World
Business prof Gary Smith and computer engineering prof Robert J. Marks talk about what we should and shouldn't believe about claims that computers taking over
Where machine intelligence fails — ask a programmer
Erik J. Larson warned yesterday in Metro Silicon Valley that we shouldn’t overestimate what machine intelligence can do: Human intelligence emerges because we are deeply embedded in our environments—a constant feedback loop of interaction that gives us a perpetual advantage. The machine model, no matter how well-trained, doesn’t operate within this dynamic system. It not only isn’t learning in real-time, Read More ›
Why Do Insect Mini-Brains Work So Eerily Well?
The extremely small brains of microinsects do not apparently affect their behavior, even when it is complex behavior
Dramatic use of AI to unlock ancient scrolls
Just Stop Oil vandalizes Darwin’s grave at Westminster Abbey
Why do so many organic chemicals exist in the absence of life?
Science writer Elise Cutts tells us at Quanta that life’s raw materials abound in the universe: How simple chemistry led to complex living organisms stands among the great unsolved mysteries of science. The recent studies of asteroid and comet material add to the evidence that the first steps of the assembly process happen in space — and happen very readily. Read More ›
The AI Bubble: Hype, Reality, and Consequences
In this week's podcast, Pomona College economics prof Gary Smith discusses with Robert J. Marks what generative AI is and isn't good for
New preprint argues that Neanderthals may be “same species” as us
A Library Without Books Is Like a Book Without Pages
There is a disturbing new phenomenon afoot – babies and toddlers are turning up at nurseries and schools not knowing what books are, or how to use them
Common sense is still out of reach for chatbots
News censorship group, shut down, may survive
Freedom From Religion Foundation deletes entire honorary board
Is the social panic over “disinformation” starting to wane?
The official news business as a sunset industry
At Gizmodo: Deepfakes flopped in US elections
Researchers surprised to find human brains preserved 12,000 years
How much can AI help us understand animal language?
