Here’s why some people believe we’re living in a computer simulation of reality – like a giant video game in which we’re all the characters.
Articles on Technology
Displaying 221 - 240 of 1873 articles
It’s a common misconception that facial recognition technology captures and stores an image of your face.
AI is already in much of the music you hear. It can be as mundane as a production tool or as deceptive as a fake recording artist – and a whole lot in between.
Smartphone video, ICE-tracking apps and 3D-printed whistles have been emblematic of the protests in Minneapolis. Social movements have long latched onto and been catalyzed by new technologies.
The 2,500 questions that make up the exam are specifically designed to probe the outer limits of what today’s AI systems cannot do.
As traditional social structures change, technology is filling the gaps – for a price.
Poor usability feels unforgivable for a company built on founder Steve Jobs’ mantra: ‘It works like magic’.
What if an AI system could recognize when it’s confused or when to think more carefully? Researchers are working to give large language models these metacognitive abilities.
More organizations are letting AI act on their behalf, but far fewer have mature governance to manage the consequences.
The US used a cyberattack to turn off power in Caracas during the raid to seize Maduro. The US grid is also vulnerable to this kind of attack.
As the US increases political pressure on Europe, it’s possible to imagine the continent losing access to key computing services.
Federal agents have pepper-sprayed, tackled and detained people recording their actions. If you post your recordings of agents, you also risk the feds tracking you and those around you.
Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also contains valuable rare earth elements.
AI does not simply revive, but rewrites, repurposes and redistributes the dead. And this is marked by a lingering sadness.
Iran’s internet shutdown cuts off most communication with the outside world during violent repression of national protests.
Beef is a source of complete protein for humans, but its production results in greenhouse gas emissions.
The expansion of Arctic shipping, scramble for seafloor mining and overfishing are all straining international relationships. But the powers of diplomacy go beyond ocean treaties.
Although artificial intelligence does not cause psychosis, the conversational, responsive and seemingly empathic design of chatbots can intensify psychotic symptoms in vulnerable people.
The new strategic reserve may provide the West with greater access to key minerals. But China still dominates the processing of many of them.
The viral idea that polite prompts waste electricity is an exaggeration. But it reflects a growing awareness of AI’s enormous infrastructure costs.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
-
Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
-
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; University of Toronto
-
Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
-
Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
-
Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State
-
Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
-
Professor of Philosophy and Director of Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
-
Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
-
Professor of Statistics and Professor of EECS, University of Michigan
-
Industry Professor of Emerging Technology and Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney
-
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
-
University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
-
Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
-
Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University