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Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in “Doom”

Step aside, Doomguy. The post Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in "Doom" appeared first on Futurism.

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Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in “Doom”

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YouTube Now Shutting Down Channels Posting AI Slop

"The monster was defeated." The post YouTube Now Shutting Down Channels Posting AI Slop appeared first on Futurism.

1 hour ago

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YouTube Now Shutting Down Channels Posting AI Slop

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Professor Warns That the Wealthy Are Trying to Use AI to Seize Control of Everything

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." The post Professor Warns That the Wealthy Are Trying to Use AI to Seize Control of Everything appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Professor Warns That the Wealthy Are Trying to Use AI to Seize Control of Everything

WIRED Science

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better.

2 hours ago

WIRED Science

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

Futurism

Doctors Warn That AI Companions Are Dangerous

"If we fail to act, we risk letting market forces, rather than public health, define how relational AI influences mental health and well-being at scale." The post Doctors Warn That AI Companions Are Dangerous appeared first on Futurism.

2 hours ago

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Doctors Warn That AI Companions Are Dangerous

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New York Times Science

How to Watch the Ursids Winter Solstice Meteor Shower

The Ursids this weekend are a winter solstice light show.

18 hours ago

New York Times Science

How to Watch the Ursids Winter Solstice Meteor Shower

Futurism

Rivers Turn Bright Orange in Alaska

The explanation behind the orange rivers is far more insidious and far reaching than simple localized pollution. The post Rivers Turn Bright Orange in Alaska appeared first on Futurism.

20 hours ago

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Rivers Turn Bright Orange in Alaska

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Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones

Would you look at that. The post Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones appeared first on Futurism.

21 hours ago

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Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones

New York Times Science

Museum of the Earth and Its Fossil Collection Fight Their Own Extinction

A funding crisis at the Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, N.Y., could scatter priceless specimens and end nearly a century of pioneering research.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Museum of the Earth and Its Fossil Collection Fight Their Own Extinction

WIRED Science

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

New York Times Science

The Meek Really Did Inherit the Earth, at Least Among Ants

How did ants take over the world? The answer may be skin deep.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

The Meek Really Did Inherit the Earth, at Least Among Ants

New York Times Science

NASA Webb Telescope Discovers Lemon-Shaped Planet, the ‘Stretchiest’ Ever Seen

An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new phenomenon in the universe.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

NASA Webb Telescope Discovers Lemon-Shaped Planet, the ‘Stretchiest’ Ever Seen

WIRED Science

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren't sure has dropped by two-thirds. The reasons why, experts say, are complicated.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

New York Times Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Run NASA as Space Program Is in Peril

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA leader in the 1990s.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Run NASA as Space Program Is in Peril