The Allegory of the Cave: An Interstellar Interpretation
In this installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood," Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb takes a look at an ancient philosophical dialogue in the context of interstellar artificial intelligence.
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Rise of the Organoids: “Brains in a Dish” Could Power a New Wave of Non-Human Intelligence Through Biocomputing
Artificially grown masses of cells or tissue known as “organoids” could represent the next wave of innovation in modern computing, new research says.
AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Takes Flight, Marking an Unprecedented Breakthrough in Autonomous Aviation
In a historic first, an AI-controlled fighter jet racked up more than 17 hours of flight time while autonomously executing advanced fighter maneuvers, including simulated aerial dogfights.
ChatGPT: Does This Clever Chatbot Mark the Dawn of a New Era in AI?
This week, we look at OpenAI’s impressive chatbot ChatGPT, and what it told The Debrief in a series of candid responses to our questions.
DeepMind Researchers Say Their AI Can Learn Physics With Help From Optical Illusions
Researchers with DeepMind have succeeded in teaching an AI system fundamental ideas in physics using videos of optical illusions.
Could UAP Have Kinship to Our AI Systems?
If some UAPs represent extraterrestrial AI systems, perhaps their appearance in recent government data was triggered by us being on the verge of developing sentient AI systems.
The Artificial Intelligence Arms Race: Where Are We Now?
This week, we look at how current efforts at the Pentagon figure into concerns about an “artificial intelligence arms race”.
Apple is Using Artificial Intelligence and Music to Win the Music App Arms Race
Apple Inc. has recently acquired AI Music, a company using artificial intelligence and music to boost listener numbers.
AI: Intelligent Adaptation, or Barbarian Duplication?
Once we begin sending our assets to other planets, what should be our goal? There are two basic choices: AI, or the way of the barbarian.
Deepfake Audio Detection Method Spots Fake Voices
Engineers have developed a deepfake audio detection method designed to sniff out increasingly realistic audio deepfakes. Unlike the...
Researchers Merge AI with Brain Stimulation to Dramatically Boost Mental Function
Novel Process May Lead to Treatments for Severe Mental Illness
Novel Process May Lead to Treatments for Severe Mental Illness
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School working with specialists from Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated that...
Aerial Threats: Foreign, Domestic, and Exotic
This week, we examine Russia's aspirations for the country’s new state armament program, and how this relates to unidentifed aerial threats.
Inspector General Launches Assessment of NSA’s Integration of AI Technologies
The Department of Defense’s Inspector General has announced the launch of a joint evaluation with the National Security Agency’s (NSA)IG...
Can Google Teach Me French? Tech Giant Takes Aim at Language Learning with Tivoli
Learning Languages Using Google's AI Could Kill Other Language Learning Apps.
Learning Languages Using Google's AI Could Kill Other Language Learning Apps.
Users will soon be able to turn to Google Search to learn foreign languages using a robust AI system called 'Tivoli.' Goodbye Duolingo?
GPT-3 May Become The AI Disinformation Machine We’ve Always Feared, Study Finds
A new study shows how GPT-3 was able to generate "human-like" text producing very persuasive disinformation able to sway opinions.
The Growing Threat of “Deepfake Geography”
This use of artificial intelligence to create compelling false images or videos depicting people doing or saying something...
Who Wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls? Artificial Intelligence Is Solving That Mystery
Researchers have used AI to dive into who authored the Dead Sea Scrolls, including whether a single person wrote some of these ancient texts.
Is Our Universe a Neural Network? This Scientist Thinks So.
University of Minnesota Duluth scientist Vitaly Vanchurin thinks the universe may be a neural network, and suggests a "theory of everything."
U.S. Unprepared For Coming AI Threat, National Security Commission Finds
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) says the U.S. is unprepared to compete with China in the coming AI era.
New Study Shows Robots May Be Able to Have ‘Empathy’
Researchers develop a robot that can predict the actions of another based purely on visual cues.
Researchers develop a robot that can predict the actions of another based purely on visual cues.
A new study from Columbia University has proven that a robot can anticipate another robot's actions based solely upon visual cues. Empathy may be next.
DARPA’s Dream of a Tiny Robot Army Is Close To Becoming a Reality
DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.
DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.
DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.
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