AI is evolving for its own benefit, not ours
Our creation of artificial intelligence has unleashed a third evolutionary process that we don’t understand and can’t control, warns Susan Blackmore, author of The Meme Machine Source link
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How scientists are cracking historical codes to reveal lost secrets
The Vatican’s archives contain thousands of manuscripts that are encrypted Vatican Apostolic Archive BEATA MEGYESI strode past the Pontifical Swiss Guards, in their Renaissance-era uniforms. She was headed not for the Sistine Chapel or St Peter’s Basilica, but the Vatican’s archives. Precious few people are allowed into this legendary collection of documents and letters spanning 12 centuries. … Read more
Our priorities are all wrong when it comes to new technologies
We can’t get life-saving drugs, but we can get dubious self-driving taxis, says Annalee Newitz Source link
It is more vital now than ever that we reclaim our digital privacy
Ignore the use of your digital data at your peril: today’s personal data businesses are profiling you in ways that could have a profound impact on your life Source link
Extremely thin lightweight lenses take amazing images of the universe
An image of the North America Nebula taken with the metalens Courtesy of Joon-Suh Park To take high-quality images of the stars, astronomers usually need thick, curved lenses to bend the light precisely. But researchers have designed a flat lens that can take sharp images of the night sky thanks to billions of nanostructures in … Read more
Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature
A bee with the sensor attached B. GLEICH, I. SCHMALE, T. NIELSEN, AND J. RAHMER, PHILIPS RESEARCH HAMBURG, GERMANY A tiny sensor can work like a high-tech backpack for bees, tracking their position and temperature as they fly about. The sensor is so small that it could also be injected into a person’s body for … Read more