AI Sentience
Here’s how it could happen. Speculation about an artificial intelligence becoming sentient, effectively alive, has been common for decades. Some Continue reading
Here’s how it could happen. Speculation about an artificial intelligence becoming sentient, effectively alive, has been common for decades. Some Continue reading
The mid-depths of the oceans are most likely to lose significant levels of oxygen leaving 70% of the world’s oceans Continue reading
A new kind of computer chip may be able to change itself, even after installed. Almost all computer chips are Continue reading
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By 2050, geothermal energy in America could produce 23% of national residential demand. Despite advances in renewable energy and efficiency, Continue reading
The Digital Singularity may arrive earlier than expected. As if technology hadn’t been changing fast enough, quantum computing has accelerated Continue reading
Feeling like you don’t trust government and authority figures as much as before? Familiar with slow bureaucracies that rely on Continue reading
Welcome to the new year, which is a good time to look back at the old year. PretendingNotToPanic.com is explicitly Continue reading