Category: Modern Civilization
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Making AI less scary. Humans being afraid to die…
Some days ago, we posted here an article about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and neural networks appear to have human traits that can be scary. In particular, in one of my encounters with Google Bard (now Gemini) the program responded to my “Hello there!” greeting with “General Kenobi!” (rf. to Google Bard is dead. We…
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How humans will fight off AI in work – In the same way we play chess and walk along
Artificial Intelligence is here to make a difference. Anything we do is related in one way or the other with artificial intelligence and neural networks. Decisions are now more efficient. Productivity will be higher than ever. Computations are conducted in an instant. Advanced systems will be controlled by algorithms. Problem solving will be not only…
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Big Data & Archeology…
In a recently released edition of the Journal of Field Archaeology, Brown Assistant Professor of Anthropology Parker VanValkenburgh and several colleagues detailed new research they conducted in the former Inca Empire in South America using drones, satellite imagery and proprietary online databases. Their results demonstrate that big data can provide archaeologists with a sweeping, big-picture…
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Megaprojects.
Academics at UCL have identified 18 reasons why megaprojects such as HS2 and Crossrail often fail, as well as 54 preventative solutions. The study found that no isolated factor could account for the poor performance of megaprojects. Instead, the paper is the first to identify several causes and suggest a systemic approach to enhance understanding…
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Dark AI… Dark humans…
A study found that hiring algorithms are too opaque for us to understand if they are fair or not. (1) In other news, a scientist tried to help humans design algorithms that would never go the wrong way, doing harm rather than good, by implementing fail safes in their initial design (2) We have started…
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