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# tech

rage against the chatbot: why anger alone can't slow down the a.i. hype train

Generative AI is being sold with utopian fantasies. Making its adoption more ethical, reasonable, and less harmful requires cold, unflinching logic.
rage against the chatbot: why anger alone can't slow down the a.i. hype train

# tech

is your chatbot secretly planning to kill you?

Chatbots are suddenly threatening to turn on the humans in charge of them. The most likely reason why is also pretty unsettling...
is your chatbot secretly planning to kill you?

# space

musk's fear of "woke a.i." might have killed his martian dreams

Musk's partner in accelerationist chaos, Peter Thiel, says that SpaceX's Mars city was smothered after meeting both reality and his paranoia.
musk's fear of "woke a.i." might have killed his martian dreams

# tech

why and how a.i. became the programmer's worst best friend

AI is making programmers more productive, while helping them learn more than ever. Too bad their bosses decided they're now obsolete...
why and how a.i. became the programmer's worst best friend

# tech

so, about that study on chatbots and using our brains...

No, AI isn't making people dumber. It's just a symptom of a much larger problem.
so, about that study on chatbots and using our brains...

# tech

move fast, break everything forever?

Computer scientists are worried that thanks to ChatGPT, the next generation of large AI models may be in danger of never achieving liftoff.
move fast, break everything forever?

# tech

the coming incompetent surveillance state

The Trump administration wants defense contractor Palantir to create a Big Brother with DOGE and AI. It's going to be a disaster.
the coming incompetent surveillance state

# tech

why google is plotting galactic conquest with a digital con man

In a field already known for wild hyperbole, a Google executive aims for the stars.
why google is plotting galactic conquest with a digital con man

# tech

how killer robots are already preparing to fight the wars of tomorrow

With a new age of empires seemingly on the immediate horizon, militaries across the world are scrambling for a new great equalizer on the battlefield: AI.
how killer robots are already preparing to fight the wars of tomorrow

# tech

when a chatbot becomes a chatgod

Thanks to out of control industry hype, papers which question the capabilities of LLMs are provoking visceral responses. They shouldn't.
when a chatbot becomes a chatgod

# tech

how a.i. can help us predict the weather

Traditional weather forecasting is slow and expensive. AI can offer a more efficient and accurate alternative.
how a.i. can help us predict the weather

# tech

why the pentagon is learning how to start a war with a.i.

Foreign policy professionals are turning to AI for advice. That's not the scary part. The scary part is how they'll get that advice.
why the pentagon is learning how to start a war with a.i.

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why social media can't stop hyping a.i.

Social media's aversion to expertise, hype from AI companies, and fear of automation, turned useful new tools into objects of dutiful worship.
why social media can't stop hyping a.i.

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why you almost certainly don't need to be a part of the a.i. revolution

Not everyone needs a "pivot to AI." Far more often than not, off the shelf models are all your company needs, and even that might be overkill.
why you almost certainly don't need to be a part of the a.i. revolution

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does a.i. really have a theory of mind?

A group of researchers claims chat bots have as good of a grasp of others' moods and reasoning as we do. But there's an oversight that could render these findings moot...
does a.i. really have a theory of mind?

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