#computer science


# tech

when machines won't need us anymore

What if Silicon Valley's high priests of AGI get their wish, but end up with a digital god that wants nothing to do with them?
when machines won't need us anymore

# tech

how do you build the everything machine?

Our tech oligarchs want an "AGI." No one really knows what that actually means.
how do you build the everything machine?

# science

constant time memory: another attempt to explain our minds with code

A new study tries to compare our memories with a common data structure.
constant time memory: another attempt to explain our minds with code

# 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?

# 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

programming at the end of the world

A small group of engineers are thinking about software in a world where code seems like the least important thing to consider.
programming at the end of the world

# oddities    

no, no one found proof that we're all living in a computer simulation

Unlike pop sci headlines keep telling you, scientists have not found any evidence that we're all just products of an alien computer.
no, no one found proof that we're all living in a computer simulation

# tech    

why the next big leap in a.i. isn't new math, but energy savings

We keep seeing artificial intelligence do more and more impressive things. But the most impressive thing it can do next is to fit in our hands.
why the next big leap in a.i. isn't new math, but energy savings

# tech    

why computers will rule nations. and why they'll fail miserably.

To combat humanity's flaws, some pundits are urging us to give AI the power to govern. These ideas are guaranteed to backfire.
why computers will rule nations. and why they'll fail miserably.

# tech    

how artificial intelligence can help fix economies

Current economic models and priorities set almost a century ago are obviously failing us today. Can machines help us get back on the right track?
how artificial intelligence can help fix economies

# tech    

why tech bros criticizing covid models don't know what they're talking about

Pay no attention to the tech personalities double guessing COVID-19 models. They're not the experts they think they are, or pretend to be.
why tech bros criticizing covid models don't know what they're talking about

# tech    

do we need github to save our code forever? or should we rethink how we code?

Code storage and sharing platform GitHub wants to archive open source software for up to 10,000 years. But is that a good idea, and could we use its momentum to rethink how and why we code?
do we need github to save our code forever? or should we rethink how we code?

# tech    

wowt explains: what is a quantum computer?

Quantum computers are coming. But what exactly are they and what can they do for us?
wowt explains: what is a quantum computer?

# tech    

the simmering battle to define a.i. and how smart it can be

Despite constantly using algorithms defined as artificial intelligence and losing millions of jobs to it, we're still not sure where this technology can go and if it's really intelligent.
the simmering battle to define a.i. and how smart it can be

# tech    

why regulating a.i. should have nothing to do with a.i. itself

When we talk about regulating artificial intelligence, we need to step back and ask ourselves a very important question. What are we regulating and why?
why regulating a.i. should have nothing to do with a.i. itself

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