Category: Insight
AI Chatbots are Intruding Into Online Communities Where People are Trying to Connect With Other Humans
Casey Fiesler in The Conversation: A parent asked a question in a private Facebook group…
Phytomining: Using Plants to Mine Valuable Metals From the Soil With Their Roots
By Edd Gent at Singularity Hub: The renewable energy transition will require a huge amount…
What We Gain by Recognising the Role of Chance
Mark R Rank at Psyche: On 18 August 1913, at a casino in Monte Carlo,…
Why the OpenAI Team In Charge of Safeguarding Humanity Imploded
Sigal Samuel at Vox: For months, OpenAI has been losing employees who care deeply about…
Why a Forefather of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fears the Future
“AI systems are going to be like a new species that might be smarter than…
Can ChatGPT Mimic Theory of Mind? Psychology Is Probing AI’s Inner Workings
By Shelly Fan at Singularity Hub: If you’ve ever vented to ChatGPT about troubles in…
CIA Buys Your Data
Matthew Petti at the Reason: For years, the U.S. government has bought information on private…
What Films and Literature Reveal About the Voice in Your Head
Shayla Love at Psyche: In a scene from the movie Adaptation (2002),Nicolas Cage, playing the…
AI May Hold a Key to the Preservation of the Amazon Rainforest
Elliott Smith at MS LatAm: As the data and results from Guacamaya and PrevisIA continue…
The Place of Revenge in Jewish Culture
Shachar Pinsker at Aeon: Since 7 October 2023, nekama (‘vengeance’ or ‘revenge’ in Hebrew) has…
Human ‘Bias’ and AI ‘Noise’
Human Differences in Judgment Lead to Problems for AI by Mayank Kejriwal at Singularity Hub:…