Data That Matters January 2021

Instead of zero, the average increase in global temperature is 0.32F (0.18C) per decade, and accelerating. Estimates for the US Continue reading →

Drone Warfare Dominates USAF

The US Air Force now need more pilots for drones than it does for any particular conventional airplane. It may Continue reading →

Bots Attacking Bots

The bot wars have begun, at least on Wikipedia. As silly as it may sound, autonomous software bots patrol places Continue reading →

AI Wins Again

Another critical milestone was reached in the development of artificial intelligence. At least in a simulation, an AI pilot has Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2016

Between April 2015 and April 2016, US beekeepers reported losing 44% of their colonies. Instead of creating 158,000 jobs in Continue reading →

Autonomous US Sub Hunter

The US Navy has launched an autonomous submarine hunter. They hope to have a fleet of them within five years. Continue reading →

US Dam Hacked

By luck and chance, one of the major dangers from hacking was averted. One hacker managed to access the sluice Continue reading →

Autonomous Weapons

‘Surely, we’ll never create weapons that can decide to kill without our control.’ The steady progression towards more automation in Continue reading →