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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 15 hours ago

A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. If they can do it, so can terrorists.

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A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. If they can do it, so can terrorists.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 15 hours ago

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Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 56 minutes ago

Digital driving licences to be introduced in the UK this year

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Digital driving licences to be introduced in the UK this year

Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 56 minutes ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 14 hours ago

Swiss researchers have created a 3d printed biodegradable battery made out of fungi

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Swiss researchers have created a 3d printed biodegradable battery made out of fungi

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 14 hours ago

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RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 18 hours ago

Mice injected with a microRNA molecule lived longer and had fewer markers of ageing, but it’s not yet known if the treatment would work in people.

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Mice injected with a microRNA molecule lived longer and had fewer markers of ageing, but it’s not yet known if the treatment would work in people.

RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 18 hours ago

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Ogma@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 days ago

AI will gobble up YouTube in six months [about artistic AI-generated video]

magazine.mindplex.ai

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AI will gobble up YouTube in six months [about artistic AI-generated video]

magazine.mindplex.ai

Ogma@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 days ago

RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 18 hours ago

Artificial imagination with the 'exocortex:' Researcher proposes software to aid scientific inspiration and imagination.

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Artificial imagination with the 'exocortex:' Researcher proposes software to aid scientific inspiration and imagination.

RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 18 hours ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

Researchers have demonstrated a method to make ammonia from air and water vapor, that is powered by only ambient wind energy.

spectrum.ieee.org

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Researchers have demonstrated a method to make ammonia from air and water vapor, that is powered by only ambient wind energy.

spectrum.ieee.org

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

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voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

Is the World Becoming Uninsurable?

charleshughsmith.substack.com

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Is the World Becoming Uninsurable?

charleshughsmith.substack.com

voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days ago

Randomized, controlled trial of students using GPT-4 as tutor in Nigeria. 6 weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions.

blogs.worldbank.org

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Randomized, controlled trial of students using GPT-4 as tutor in Nigeria. 6 weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions.

blogs.worldbank.org

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 3 days ago

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days ago

Sodium-ion battery vanadium breakthrough brings energy density parity with lithium as it delivers higher continuous voltage.

www.notebookcheck.net

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Sodium-ion battery vanadium breakthrough brings energy density parity with lithium as it delivers higher continuous voltage.

www.notebookcheck.net

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

The latest updates to Unitree's $16,000 humanoid robot show us how close we are to a world filled with humanoid robots.

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The latest updates to Unitree's $16,000 humanoid robot show us how close we are to a world filled with humanoid robots.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days ago

Can AI Be Trusted? The Challenge of Alignment Faking

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Can AI Be Trusted? The Challenge of Alignment Faking

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 4 days ago

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voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

The L.A. Fires Show the Need for Climate Realism

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The L.A. Fires Show the Need for Climate Realism

voidx@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

There is speculation AI may have already reached the point it has begun recursively self-improving on a path to AGI.

www.lesswrong.com

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There is speculation AI may have already reached the point it has begun recursively self-improving on a path to AGI.

www.lesswrong.com

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 2 days ago

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RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 days ago

A new conductive ink can be printed directly on the surface of a patient’s head and measure their brainwaves.

www.futurity.org

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A new conductive ink can be printed directly on the surface of a patient’s head and measure their brainwaves.

www.futurity.org

RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 days ago

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Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

Artificial Intelligence: Plan for Gov to 'unleash AI' across UK revealed

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Artificial Intelligence: Plan for Gov to 'unleash AI' across UK revealed

Espiritdescali@futurology.todayMEnglish · 6 days ago

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RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 days ago

Deepmind's FACTS Grounding: A new benchmark for evaluating the factuality of large language models

deepmind.google

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Deepmind's FACTS Grounding: A new benchmark for evaluating the factuality of large language models

deepmind.google

RewindAgain@futurology.todayEnglish · 6 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

Some thought Hollywood might use AI to replace human workers. It seems the opposite is happening, individuals using AI are about to replace much of Hollywood's output.

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Some thought Hollywood might use AI to replace human workers. It seems the opposite is happening, individuals using AI are about to replace much of Hollywood's output.

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 7 days ago

Janus@futurology.todayEnglish · 7 days ago

[Community + Discussion] Exploring the "Church of the Machine God" – Philosophy, Tech, and the Future of Humanity

churchofthemachinegod.weebly.com

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[Community + Discussion] Exploring the "Church of the Machine God" – Philosophy, Tech, and the Future of Humanity

churchofthemachinegod.weebly.com

Janus@futurology.todayEnglish · 7 days ago

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Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days ago

Multiverse simulation: Robotic AI is about to accelerate sharply

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Multiverse simulation: Robotic AI is about to accelerate sharply

Lugh@futurology.todayMEnglish · 8 days ago

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