With animal-free dairy products and convincing vegetarian meat substitutes already on the market, it’s easy to see how biotechnology can...
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Is AI an Existential Risk? Q&A with RAND Experts
What are the potential risks associated with artificial intelligence? Might any of these be catastrophic or even existential? And as momentum builds...
Guessing Game: Response May Bias Understanding of Future Scenarios
Does previous experience bias a person in future estimations? Yes, Osaka Metropolitan University researchers in Japan report, but only if...
Faster and more accurate than some alternatives, this approach could be useful for robots that interact with humans or work in tight spaces.
Faster and more accurate than some alternatives, this approach could be useful for robots that interact with humans or work...
High Persuasiveness of Propaganda Written by AI
Research participants who read propaganda generated by the AI large language model GPT-3 davinci were nearly as persuaded as those...
UW-Developed Smart Earrings Can Monitor a Person’s Temperature
Smart accessories are increasingly common. Rings and watches track vitals, while Ray-Bans now come with cameras and microphones. Wearable tech has...
Regulation Makes Crypto Markets More Efficient
First-of-its-kind research on cryptocurrency finds that the most regulated coins create the most efficient markets. That crypto regulation, often provided...
A Sleeker Facial Recognition Technology Tested on Michelangelo’s David
Many people are familiar with facial recognition systems that unlock smartphones and game systems or allow access to our bank...