Data That Matters June 2019

By 2050, geothermal energy in America could produce 23% of national residential demand. Despite advances in renewable energy and efficiency, Continue reading →

Quantum Supremacy

The Digital Singularity may arrive earlier than expected. As if technology hadn’t been changing fast enough, quantum computing has accelerated Continue reading →

AI Judges

Feeling like you don’t trust government and authority figures as much as before? Familiar with slow bureaucracies that rely on Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2018

Welcome to the new year, which is a good time to look back at the old year. PretendingNotToPanic.com is explicitly Continue reading →

Computers Invent Their Own Language

Artificial intelligence programs have developed their own language for talking with each other. Facebook wanted to see if their chatbots Continue reading →

Autonomous Hacking

As if hacking wasn’t powerful enough, there is now a competition to create a program that will autonomously attack and Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2015

US GDP was down from 1Q15 at 3.9% to 1.5% in 2Q15. The average American worker is paid 1/354th their Continue reading →

A Robot Wakes

The Digital Singularity that we could witness could happen within only a few minutes. It may take more. It may Continue reading →