Tristan Greene

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• Why the smartest AI is still dumber than a toddler -- and how we can fix that

  Artificial intelligence is, undeniably, one of the most important inventions in the history of humankind. It belongs on a ...

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• SpaceX to launch 60 more Starlink internet satellites on Tuesday

  Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch 60 satellites this Tuesday as part of its ambitious Starlink program to provide world-wide ...

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• Scientist says aliens in UFOs might be Earthlings from the future

  We've been chasing ET for millennia with nothing concrete to show for it. Aside from conspiracy theory claims that the US ...

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• A beginner's guide to the AI apocalypse: Wall-E syndrome

  This is the second article in TNW's "A beginner's guide to the AI apocalypse" series highlighting the potential existential ...

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• 100 seconds to midnight: Why we're closer to Doomsday than ever

  The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, a non-profit group dedicated to monitoring the potential for global catastrophe, last ...

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• Scientists figured out why stress turns your hair gray

  It might not come as a shock to learn that stress can turn your hair gray, but a team of Harvard scientists recently discovered ...

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• Scientists working with Google just published the most detailed brain scans ever created

  Google and its partners at the Janelia Research Campus today released the largest, most detailed set of brain scans ever ...

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• Report: Whichever country claims AI supremacy this decade will rule the Earth

  The Brookings Institution last week published a report from global economy expert Indermit Gill prophesying that the AI ...

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• Modern Warfare Season One's been extended, should I purchase the Battle Pass now?

  Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward recently announced it was extending Modern Warfare's Season One until 11 February. This ...

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• Scientists invent robot that climbs surfaces like Spider-Man

  A pair of researchers from Zhejiang University in China have developed a device that allows humans or robots to scale walls ...

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• Sundar Pichai offers a cryptic warning against over-regulating AI

  Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, wants the world's governments to regulate artificial intelligence. ...

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• Why using AI to screen job applicants is almost always a bunch of crap

  Millions of potential employees are subjected to artificial intelligence screenings during the hiring process every month. ...

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