New Books on Conscious AI
I’ve been busy. Over the last 20 years, I have blogged many times about how to push towards a conscious AI. I finally managed to bring all of those blogs…
Scientists Unearth 3-Billion-Year-Old Beach Near a Primordial Ocean on Mars
A study suggests Martian seas may have survived longer than expected. In the 1970s, images from the NASA Mariner 9 orbiter revealed water-sculpted surfaces on Mars. This settled the once-controversial…
This Robot Swarm Can Flow Like Liquid and Support a Human’s Weight
Inspired by living cells, the robots flow around objects and solidify into tools and other objects. With their bright blue bases, yellow gears, and exposed circuit tops, the 3D-printed robots…
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 22)
Artificial Intelligence Google’s New AI Generates Hypotheses for ResearchersRyan Whitwam | Ars Technica “Over the past few years, Google has embarked on a quest to jam generative AI into every…
This Microsoft AI Studied 7 Years of Video-Game Play. Now It Dreams Up Whole New Game Scenarios.
The AI generates gaming “fan fiction” to expand a game’s virtual world. I admit, since middle school, I’ve spent most of my downtime immersed in video games. There are the…
Microsoft Claims Quantum Computing Breakthrough With Its Exotic New Chip
The company believes devices with a million topological qubits are possible. Many years ago, Microsoft committed itself to an exotic, high-risk approach to quantum computing. Now, as the company unveils…
Evolving Intelligent Life May Not Have Been as Unlikely as Many Scientists Predicted
If true, then we’re more likely to find evidence for extraterrestrial intelligence in the future. A popular model of evolution concludes that it was incredibly unlikely for humanity to evolve…
What Does Every Human Gene Do? This Massive Project Is About to Find Out
Going beyond genetic letters, the results could transform medicine. Thanks to increasingly efficient and affordable gene sequencing technologies, we can now chart our genetic blueprint in unprecedented detail. But what…
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 15)
Artificial Intelligence Sam Altman Lays Out Roadmap for OpenAI’s Long-Awaited GPT-5 ModelBenj Edwards | Ars Technica “On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a roadmap for how the company plans to release…
Miniaturized CRISPR Packs a Mighty Gene Editing Punch
The new tool, NanoCas, could extend gene therapies throughout the body. When the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 rocketed to fame more than a decade ago, it transformed biotechnology. Faster, cheaper,…