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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
The Chinese room: zombie attack!
by Paul Curzon, Queen Mary University of London (From the cs4fn archive) Iain M Banks’s science fiction novels about ‘The Culture’ imagine a universe inhabitedContinue...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Ideas in Tech
Nicely done, Big Ideas in Tech for 2023: An a16z Omnibus by Andreessen AI, machine & deep learning bio + health consumer crypto & web3 ecommerce enterprise...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Netflix Password Sharing may Be illegal, says UK government: BBC
In the BBC on password sharing. Illegal vs allowed? Copyright law involved? Intellectual Property. Netflix password sharing may be illegal, says UK government...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Scientists Use Quantum Computing to Create Glass that Cuts the Need for AC by a Third
Model testing. Scientists Use Quantum Computing to Create Glass that Cuts the Need for AC by a ThirdBy Popular Science, December 1, 2022A sample of the glassMachine...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Reading Existential Physics
Just started reading ... good intro .... Understanding physics and its practical application is becoming important. Book about how quantum effects are being applied...
From Schneier on Security
LastPass Breach
Last August, LastPass reported a security breach, saying that no customer information—or passwords—were compromised. Turns out the full story is worse: While no...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
The paranoid program
by Paul Curzon, Queen Mary University of London One of the greatest characters in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, science fiction radio series,...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Science and Technology links (December 25 2022)
One of Elon Musk’s ventures, OpenAI, made public a new tool called ChatGPT. It is widely regarding as a practical breakthrough in artificial intelligence. Given...
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun)
How does Santa do it?
Fast yuletide algorithms to visit all those chimneys in time by Paul Curzon, Queen Mary University of London How does Santa do it? How does he visit all those children...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Pilotless Cargo Carrying Planes
With Drones everywhere, inevitable. Emerging MarketThe cargo hauling aircraft with no pilots on boardPublished 4 days agoA scaled-down version of the BlackBy...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Imagining the AI Cockpit
Something we also imagined for running a large enterprise, rather than just a vehicle. Show all the most useful data and forward simulations. Driving the Future...
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Injured Giant Squid and Paddleboarder
Here’s a video—I don’t know where it’s from—of an injured juvenile male giant squid grabbing on to a paddleboard. As usual, you can also use this squid post tohere...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Dr Mark van Rijmenam, Newsletter
I get the following future newsletter Newsletter Logo, The f(x) = e^x This is my weekly newsletter, with a dose of insights into the exponential future. in Linkedin...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On How Not to Win a Tech War
Thoughtful points, more at the link ... From ACM DEPARTMENTSHow Not to Win a Tech War By Moshe Y. VardiCommunications of the ACM, January 2023, Vol. 66 No...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Fast base16 encoding
Given binary data, we often need to encode it as ASCII text. Email and much of the web effectively works in this manner. A popular format for this purpose is base64...
From The Eponymous Pickle
'Jetson' Robots in Hospitals
What exactly is the Jetson Style? How will people react? ACM TECHNEWSJetsons-Style Robots Invading Chicago-Area HospitalsBy Chicago Tribune, December 21, 2022...
From insideHPC
Hyperion: Concerns about Trajectory of Classical HPC Helping to Drive Quantum R&D
In the face of tremendous complexities and uncertain progress, quantum computing continues to draw significant investments and R&D efforts from countries and companies...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Scientists Apply ML Method to Help Diagnose Deadly Respiratory Illness
Machine Learning for Healthcare analysis ...' Scientists Apply ML Method to Help Diagnose Deadly Respiratory IllnessUC San Diego Today, Emerson Dameron, December...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Process Allows 3D Printing of Microscale Metallic Parts
Aimed at very small parts.Process Allows 3D Printing of Microscale Metallic PartsCalifornia Institute of TechnologyRobert Perkins, November 30, 2022California Institute...
From Schneier on Security