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SCI & TECHSep 18This isn't sci-fi, AI is already killing peoplePalantir CEO Alex Karp proclaimed on a panel in 2024 that “technology should be able to reduce drastically the amount of collateral damage, civilian deaths.” Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former Deputy Director of the CIA David Cohen agreed. Proponents of artificial intelligence use in the military have long made some version of this argument — that the military’s adoption of AI will lead to a reduction in civilian harm. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) summarized the pitch during a congressional hearing about AI use in the military on Wednesday. “Our government has argued that AI could improvResponsible Statecraft
SCI & TECHSep 18Meta's personal AI agent Muse hits No. 1 on Apple's App StoreMeta's personal AI agent, Muse, has reached the top spot on Apple's App Store. This indicates a significant achievement for the company in the artificial intelligence market.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 18Alibaba open-sources medical AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditionsAlibaba Group Holding’s research arm, Damo Academy, has open-sourced an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying nearly 150 abdominal conditions – including cancers – by reading computed tomography (CT) scans, marking the latest step in the firm’s growing medical AI efforts. The vision-language model, called Damo Radar, was designed to analyse contrast-enhanced CT scans covering 18 abdominal organs and identify a broad range of diseases and other abnormalities, such as malignant...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 18The planets we can only imagineThousands of planets beyond our solar system have been discovered, offering clues about where life might thrive and whether Earth is truly unique.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 18What do we remember? The mechanism of memory, on stageA room becomes a kaleidoscope of memories. Why autobiographical memory is more than a data archive.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 18Always losing your stuff? This Apple deal is the fix you’ll wish you bought soonerAn article suggests that an Apple deal can help individuals who frequently lose their belongings. This highlights a consumer solution for a common problem.nypost · united states of america
SCI & TECHSep 18SpaceX’s Starship will orbit Earth for first time during next flightStarship's next test flight will be its first orbital mission. The craft will also release working Starlink V3 satellites for the first time, making the flight the first commercially useful Starship missionNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 18OpenAI's latest AI revelation is a 'serious situation,' Microsoft's Suleyman tells CNBCSuleyman joined "Squawk Box" to discuss OpenAI's latest incidents of "concerning model behavior" disclosed earlier this week.CNBC
SCI & TECHSep 18Anthropic and OpenAI need truly independent safety evaluators, experts say in public letterA coalition of over 100 AI experts are urging independence and transparency from Anthropic, OpenAI and other foundation model labs to conduct evaluations.CNBC
SCI & TECHSep 18Anthropic reveals new vetting process for higher-level AI bio workAnthropic has introduced a new vetting process specifically designed for its higher-level AI work related to biology. This indicates a focus on ensuring safety and ethical considerations in advanced AI applications.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 18Locked in Arctic ice, the floating lab studying climate and wildlifeA floating laboratory has begun drifting through Arctic sea ice on a mission set to last until late 2027, carrying scientists into one of the most isolated places on Earth. Built in France, the Tara Polar Station is carrying a crew of 12 to study biodiversity and the effects of climate change, as well as a dog to alert them to polar bears – and no one knows exactly where the ice will take them.RFI [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18Terminator, Ultron, ChatGPT: AI deserves clear rulesHoy en el pódcast Huevos Revueltos con Política revisamos qué es eso de la carrera por la superinteligencia IA. The post Terminator, Ultron, ChatGPT: la IA merece reglas claras appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
SCI & TECHSep 18Why TCL’s A400U Designer TV Is Treating Picture Quality as Part of the Art TV ExperienceFrame-style televisions are usually discussed in terms of what happens when nobody is watching them: how close they sit to the wall, how convincing artwork looks, and whether the hardware blends naturally into the room. The TCL A400U Designer TV shifts some of that attention back to what happens when the screen is actually on. [...] Read the full article on TechBullion.techbullion · united kingdom
SCI & TECHSep 18Physicists are scrambling to make sense of possible dark matter signalFollowing the possible recent detection of a dark matter particle, researchers have already come up with a veritable cornucopia of possible models for what sort of particle it might have beenNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 18Are AIs Still Struggling with CAPTCHAs?Anthropic’s recent security-incident document contains a bit about how CAPTCHAs are still frustrating Claude. In the transcript, the Claude model that is so powerful that Anthropic is gatekeeping access to it appeared to slam its virtual head against the wall solving a simple image identification test. In a test where the agent was asked to identify a shape that didn’t match the others displayed, it couldn’t even decide which image to select. Instead, it repeatedly went over the same images and questioned its own conclusions. “Actually hmm, wait,” it said in its cSchneier
SCI & TECHSep 18Who gets to decide how quickly AI moves?The biggest AI companies want to slow development together. The real question is what power they gain in return.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18Fishapod fossil shows early elbows came in a variety of formsThe fish that preceded the first four-legged land animals came in a wider variety of forms than we had thought, and fossils show that one had an elbow joint that moved in an oddly restrictive wayNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 18AI startup Mantic raises $25 million for superhuman forecastingSept 18 (Reuters) - Mantic, an ⁠artificial intelligence developer that beat humans in a recent contest for forecasting events, ⁠on Friday said it raised $25 million in seed funding.thestar_my · malaysia
SCI & TECHSep 18How to clean car battery terminals: the trick to remove corrosion and improve contactLa suciedad y la sulfatación pueden afectar la conexión eléctrica y dificultar el arranque del vehículo.De qué modo hacer la limpieza de forma segura y qué producto casero usar.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 18AI advances towards autonomous creation of new versions of itself, warns AnthropicAnthropic alerta sobre el riesgo de que la IA desarrolle futuras versiones de sí misma, intensificando preocupaciones en el sector.Claude, el chatbot de Anthropic, participa en gran parte de la I+D de la empresa, aunque aún no es completamente autónomo, según la compañía.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 18UNESCO can be a "moderator" in the global debate on AI, says its directorLa Unesco se posiciona como mediadora clave en el debate sobre inteligencia artificial, recibiendo al pontífice estadounidense-peruano para fortalecer alianzas.La visita del papa a París busca reforzar la cooperación multilateral en un contexto de transformaciones digitales y desafíos globales.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 18Child protection is not 'only one party's responsibility', business group saysCecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General of DigitalEurope, said protecting children from social media risks is a "joint responsibility of the public and private sectors". The association, which represents companies such as OpenAI and Meta, believes it cannot be "one party's responsibility".EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18Anthropic warns AI is getting closer to building its own successorAnthropic says its Claude chatbot now leads more than a quarter of the company's research and development, as fears grow that AI systems could soon improve themselves faster than humans can keep up.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18'Remarkable': Scientists discover new wild cat species for first time in 100 yearsThe Leopardus tilcayo is slightly smaller than a domestic cat, measuring around 45 centimetres - and was first mistaken for a pet.EuroNews [en]
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