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Yuk Hui, philosopher: "Tech companies want to exploit us and control us every second
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (284+ words) The Hong Kong thinker argues that today's business model may not wipe out humanity, but it can impoverish our lives Hong Kong-born philosopher Yuk Hui was on track to become a computer engineer, but artificial intelligence led him to question…...
False memories: Why our mind reconstructs the past
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (323+ words) Emotions, the passage of time, and mental associations directly shape how we recall moments that are not entirely faithful to reality. When there are gaps, the brain fills them in with information that fits our identity "Human memory is not…...
Why are there more top grades at university? Chat GPT is to blame
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (546+ words) New research reveals that at least one in 10 assignments is produced with AI assistance. The majors where students cheat the most are economics and journalism The number of top grades at universities has been rising for a long time. But…...
Generational rejection of AI? Why are university students booing big tech at graduation ceremonies?
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (293+ words) With your agreement, we and our partners use cookies or similar technologies to store, access, and process personal data like your visit on this website. You can withdraw your consent or set your preferences at any time by clicking on…...
Steven Soderbergh brings us John Lennon's Last Interview
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (382+ words) EL PA'S English On December 8, 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono sat down to talk to a small crew from San Francisco's KFRC radio station in their Dakota Building apartment in New York. It was the only radio interview they gave…...
AI-generated videos flood Colombia's presidential campaign with electoral fantasies | International
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (780+ words) The surge of clips created by artificial intelligence is being driven largely by the two campaigns battling for right'wing voters, with the left hesitating to use this strategy Colombia is experiencing its first presidential campaign in which every candidate has…...
Vinton Cerf: "I refuse to take responsibility for those who abuse my beautiful internet
1+ week, 2+ day ago (675+ words) The computer scientist is optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. EL PA'S spoke with him in Washington, D. C. , on the 50th anniversary of the pioneering TCP/IP protocols that he co-invented He receives EL PA'S in his office at Google's facilities…...
Vinton Cerf: "I refuse to take responsibility for those who abuse my beautiful internet" | Technology
1+ week, 2+ day ago (675+ words) The computer scientist is optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. EL PA'S spoke with him in Washington, D. C. , on the 50th anniversary of the pioneering TCP/IP protocols that he co-invented He receives EL PA'S in his office at Google's facilities…...
Takeshi Yoro, anatomist: "In Japan, we don't see a robot as a threat: it's simply another form of presence in the world'
1+ week, 3+ day ago (429+ words) The 88-year-old Japanese physician swapped autopsies for popular science writing. In his best-seller, he argues that we have vast amounts of information but fail to understand one another because of an "invisible wall" made up of prejudice, bias, self-assurance, and…...
Carissa V'liz, philosopher: "AI presents predictions as facts, and that has profound ethical implications
1+ week, 3+ day ago (482+ words) In her new book "Prophecy," the scholar explores how probabilistic thinking "the basic tool of artificial intelligence " has become a mechanism for exercising power Question. What makes prophecies so appealing? Answer. In recent years, I"ve noticed that a culture…...