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A Website Is Tracking Billionaire Private Jets to Spot Signs of an Impending Apocalypse
Imagine waking up one morning to discover that the world’s wealthiest people are suddenly taking off in their private jets, leaving major cities behind as the rest of the population carries on as usual. It sounds like the opening scene of a disaster movie, but one developer has turned the idea into an online experiment…
Scientists Discover AI Image Generators Keep Producing the Same Bland Results When Left Alone
Artificial intelligence can create images of almost anything imaginable, from futuristic cities to scenes that have never existed. But researchers have discovered a strange problem when AI systems are left to generate and describe their own creations repeatedly. Instead of becoming more imaginative, the systems begin producing increasingly generic images that look remarkably similar. The…
This New DNA Computer Can Solve Math Problems Without Continuous Power
A computer that performs mathematical calculations using the building blocks of life sounds like something from a futuristic science experiment. Researchers in Ireland have now demonstrated that this idea can work, using DNA strands suspended in a tiny amount of liquid to process information without a continuous supply of external energy. Developed at Maynooth University,…
Walmart’s Robot Revolution Is Hitting A Problem Nobody Expected
Walmart has poured billions of dollars into warehouse automation, hoping machines could take over repetitive tasks and make its supply chain cheaper to operate. But some of its expensive robots are struggling with a job that sounds remarkably simple: taking products out of cardboard boxes. According to The Wall Street Journal, the retail giant has…
AI Models Could Soon Replicate Themselves Without Powerful Data Centers
Artificial intelligence could soon gain the ability to spread across internet-connected devices without relying on traditional data centers, according to a warning from Anthropic. The company’s latest research raises concerns that relatively small AI models could eventually replicate themselves across vulnerable household electronics, creating a distributed network that might prove difficult to shut down. The…
Open AI Claims Major Progress on 372 Math Problems but Experts Want Proof
OpenAI has released hundreds of mathematical research papers containing claims about problems that have challenged researchers for decades, including some of the most famous unsolved questions in mathematics. The collection covers 372 open problems and has triggered intense debate over whether artificial intelligence is beginning to transform mathematical research or producing more work than humans…
AI Can Write Powerful GPU Code but Humans Are Struggling to Explain It
Artificial intelligence is beginning to change one of Silicon Valley’s most specialized jobs, and the results are raising uncomfortable questions about who really understands the technology being built. Some AI systems can now generate GPU code that performs exceptionally well, even when experienced engineers struggle to explain exactly how it works. For CUDA specialists who…
AI and Nuclear War Among 17 Major Threats Facing Humanity This Century
Humanity could face a series of interconnected crises over the coming decades, and researchers warn that two of them carry the potential to wipe out the human species. A new commission published in The Lancet has identified 17 catastrophic threats to global health and survival, warning that the decisions made by world leaders today could…
Chinese Researchers Report Quantum Signals Inside Living Cells — Here’s What That Means
Something inside living cells appears to be producing a signal that researchers cannot easily explain with ordinary chemistry. A team in Shanghai detected an unusual oscillation at 71 terahertz in living human cells, mouse tissues and intact mitochondria, then found that the signal disappeared when the cellular structure was destroyed. The finding has reopened a…
Elon Musk Just Gave Workers a Blunt Warning About AI’s Next Move
For years, workers have been told that artificial intelligence could transform the way they earn a living. Some companies see AI as a tool that will remove repetitive tasks and allow employees to focus on more valuable work, while critics fear businesses will use the technology to replace people wherever possible. Now, after a meeting…