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ScienceArtificial IntelligenceHow an Artificial Superintelligence Might Actually Destroy Humanity
I’m confident that machine intelligence will be our final undoing. Its potential to wipe out humanity is something I’ve been thinking and writing about for the better part of 20 years. I take a lot of flak for this, but the prospect of human civilization getting extinguished by its own tools is not to be … Continued
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ScienceArtificial IntelligenceHow AI Could Upgrade Brain Stimulation Therapies
The human brain, just like whatever you’re reading this on, uses electricity to function. Neurons are constantly sending and receiving electrical signals. Everyone’s brain works a bit differently, and scientists are now getting closer to establishing how electrical activity is functioning in individual patients’ brains and how to stimulate it to treat neurological and psychiatric … Continued
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ScienceArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Human Genomes Could Help Overcome Research Privacy Concerns
It can be difficult to distinguish a flesh-and-blood human’s face from one generated by artificial intelligence. (Telltale signs are misshapen eyes under spectacles, non-dermatological blemishes on the skin, and hair that looks as if it’s been thatched atop the head, though your experience may differ). But what about when those impostors are more than skin … Continued
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ScienceArtificial IntelligenceDeveloping Algorithms That Might One Day Be Used Against You
Machine learning algorithms serve us the news we read, the ads we see, and in some cases even drive our cars. But there’s an insidious layer to these algorithms: They rely on data collected by and about humans, and they spit our worst biases right back out at us. For example, job candidate screening algorithms … Continued
