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fromHarvard Business Review
1 day ago

The Future Is Shrouded in an AI Fog

Confidence in a specific vision of the future is the foundation for long-term investment. You purchase a 30-year bond when you believe in the solvency of the issuer.
Venture
#artificial-intelligence
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago
Mental health

What happens to your sense of self when a machine can do the thing you were proudest of? - Silicon Canals

Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

AI vs. Human Experience: Where Words Fall Short

AI can describe experiences but cannot replicate them, leading to a risk of losing the ability to discern true depth.
Independent films
fromVulture
5 days ago

The 25 Best Movies About AI Gone Wrong

Artificial intelligence has long been depicted in literature and film as both a potential threat and a reflection of societal fears.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

What happens to your sense of self when a machine can do the thing you were proudest of? - Silicon Canals

The distress from AI is more about the erosion of professional identity than labor displacement.
Digital life
fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago

Sam Altman Wants to Know Whether You're Human

Sam Altman announced World ID, a service to verify human identity using biometric data to combat digital impersonation.
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

He Warned About the Dangers of A.I. If Only His Father Had Listened.

Ben discovered that his father had been misleading the family about the urgency of his cancer treatment. The oncologist's notes indicated a clear warning about the dangers of postponing treatment, stating that the natural history of Joe's disease is death and debilitation.
Cancer
#robotics
Science
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?

Robotics scientists in Switzerland are advancing robots' ability to perform complex tasks through new adaptive learning methods.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Do people see robots as having race? New studies clash as humanoids enter the real world

Biases in robot color assignment reflect human workplace hierarchies, often unrecognized by participants making choices.
Science
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?

Robotics scientists in Switzerland are advancing robots' ability to perform complex tasks through new adaptive learning methods.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Do people see robots as having race? New studies clash as humanoids enter the real world

Biases in robot color assignment reflect human workplace hierarchies, often unrecognized by participants making choices.
#ai
UX design
fromJonnyburch
4 days ago

I love AI, but it still can't design for shit

AI lacks a critical eye for its own output, leading to poor presentations and accountability issues for users.
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago
Video games

The team behind 1000xResist is making a game about convincing an AI that it isn't human

Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
5 days ago

Jim VandeHei: A letter to our kids on handling the coming hurricane of change

Embrace AI as a tool for improvement and outwork peers to thrive in a competitive job market.
UX design
fromJonnyburch
4 days ago

I love AI, but it still can't design for shit

AI lacks a critical eye for its own output, leading to poor presentations and accountability issues for users.
Video games
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

The team behind 1000xResist is making a game about convincing an AI that it isn't human

Sunset Visitor's next game, Prove You're Human, explores themes of AI and consciousness in a narrative adventure format.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
5 days ago

Jim VandeHei: A letter to our kids on handling the coming hurricane of change

Embrace AI as a tool for improvement and outwork peers to thrive in a competitive job market.
#cybersecurity
fromFortune
5 days ago
Information security

A group of users leaked Anthropic's AI model Mythos by reportedly guessing where it was located | Fortune

Unauthorized access to Anthropic's Mythos model raises significant cybersecurity concerns.
Information security
fromFortune
5 days ago

A group of users leaked Anthropic's AI model Mythos by reportedly guessing where it was located | Fortune

Unauthorized access to Anthropic's Mythos model raises significant cybersecurity concerns.
Software development
fromInfoWorld
5 days ago

Microsoft taps Anthropic's Mythos to strengthen secure software development

Mythos can enhance the security of Microsoft products, benefiting enterprises without direct access.
Writing
fromAnOther
1 week ago

Ben Lerner's New Novel Has a Lot to Say About Art, Technology and Parenting

Transcription explores themes of technology, human frailty, and intergenerational relationships through a narrative about a failed interview and its consequences.
OMG science
fromNature
1 week ago

Daily briefing: Should we worry about AI doomsday?

Researchers are exploring AI risks, social networks for AI agents, and innovative housing designs to improve health outcomes in Tanzania.
#anthropic
fromFortune
3 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic explains Claude Code's recent performance decline after weeks of user backlash | Fortune

Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 days ago

Anthropic explains Claude Code's recent performance decline after weeks of user backlash | Fortune

Anthropic admitted engineering missteps caused performance declines in its Claude Code tool, leading to user dissatisfaction and subscription cancellations.
#ai-in-design
UX design
fromMedium
4 days ago

Designing with AI without losing your mind

Outsourcing critical thinking to AI tools in design can undermine the quality of solutions and diminish essential skills.
UX design
fromMedium
4 weeks ago

The ground is shaking: Why designers must flip the script on AI

AI tools extend cognitive capabilities but lack physical understanding, creating a disconnect in design processes.
UX design
fromMedium
4 days ago

Designing with AI without losing your mind

Outsourcing critical thinking to AI tools in design can undermine the quality of solutions and diminish essential skills.
UX design
fromMedium
4 weeks ago

The ground is shaking: Why designers must flip the script on AI

AI tools extend cognitive capabilities but lack physical understanding, creating a disconnect in design processes.
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Character.AI's new Books mode turns reading into roleplay

Character.AI's new 'Books' mode allows users to engage with over 20 classic public domain titles, offering a structured roleplaying experience that aims to broaden perceptions of AI interactions.
Books
Digital life
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

It's not just one thing - it's another thing | TechCrunch

The phrase 'It's not just this - it's that' has dramatically increased in corporate communications, indicating a trend in AI-generated writing.
UX design
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

To be human is to live with friction. That's something AI boosters will never understand | Alexander Hurst

Striking a match requires a specific speed to ignite, highlighting the importance of friction in both physical and metaphorical contexts.
Information security
fromTheregister
5 days ago

Anthropic Mythos shaping up as nothingburger

Anthropic's Mythos model is under scrutiny due to unauthorized access concerns, despite its intended purpose of identifying vulnerabilities.
#writing
Writing
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

Why Would You Ask AI To Tell The Story Of Your Own Life? | Defector

Writing is a challenging profession with many aspiring writers and few opportunities for steady income.
Writing
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Don't Let AI Write the Story of Your Life

Writing is essential for self-discovery, and AI's influence can strip away personal narratives and authenticity.
Writing
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

Why Would You Ask AI To Tell The Story Of Your Own Life? | Defector

Writing is a challenging profession with many aspiring writers and few opportunities for steady income.
Writing
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Don't Let AI Write the Story of Your Life

Writing is essential for self-discovery, and AI's influence can strip away personal narratives and authenticity.
UX design
fromMedium
1 week ago

AI is ruining the way you talk about your work

AI design tools influence how designers communicate their ideas and feedback.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror review roundup

Marc Winters investigates a cult's past while facing existential threats in a climate-changed Britain.
Music production
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

Is It Wrong to Write a Book With A.I.?

The Roland TR-808 revolutionized music production by allowing musicians to create unique sounds and patterns, leading to new genres and widespread influence.
#ai-ethics
#ai-adoption
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic's cyber model, Mythos: 'fear-based marketing' | TechCrunch

OpenAI's Sam Altman criticizes Anthropic's fear-based marketing strategy regarding its new cybersecurity model, Mythos.
Women in technology
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Bay Area Company Sends First Humanoid Robot to the White House, Walking Side By Side With Melania

Melania Trump advocates for humanoid robots to teach children during a White House event promoting education and technology.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
4 weeks ago

Dystopian Futures: Anthropic and the Department of Defense

Dystopian visions of AI's impact on society raise significant concerns about control and governance as technology advances.
#humanoid-robots
Toronto startup
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Would you trust one around your family? Robots turn on humans

Humanoid robots pose risks to public safety, as recent incidents highlight their potential for causing harm.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

How digital brains for humanoid robots are being built

Humanoid robots have significantly improved in functionality and behavior over the past year, exemplified by Olaf's performance at Nvidia's GTC event.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

I'm a 25-year-old founder who loves robots but too many humanoids are militant and creepy-looking. Things need to change-just look at Elon Musk | Fortune

Toronto startup
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Would you trust one around your family? Robots turn on humans

Humanoid robots pose risks to public safety, as recent incidents highlight their potential for causing harm.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

How digital brains for humanoid robots are being built

Humanoid robots have significantly improved in functionality and behavior over the past year, exemplified by Olaf's performance at Nvidia's GTC event.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

I'm a 25-year-old founder who loves robots but too many humanoids are militant and creepy-looking. Things need to change-just look at Elon Musk | Fortune

Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Anthropic debuts Claude Design, because who needs designers?

Anthropic launched Claude Design, an AI service for creating visual assets, impacting the design industry and potentially displacing jobs.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
1 week ago

AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body

AI is increasingly being used in journalism to generate content, raising concerns about the quality and authenticity of writing.
Silicon Valley
fromBig Think
1 month ago

It was never about AI (we are not our tools)

Wall Street and Silicon Valley have created a self-reinforcing system that prioritizes short-term efficiency and cost-cutting over human welfare, treating job elimination as progress while pursuing AI-driven automation with ideological fervor.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How Saying "Please" to AI Changes the Way We Think About It

Using polite language with AI creates perceived relationships that reduce objectivity and increase unhealthy reliance on its responses.
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

Daniel Savage on the irony of using a robot to make something that feels more human

Daniel Savage walked us through some of the material experimentations that led to the development of his distinct animation style. The designer demonstrated how his use of the pen plotter as more of a printmaking process has allowed his animations to become more than just films, shaping editorial illustration commissions for The New York Times as well as his new artist book Something Savage, published by Vitra editions.
Graphic design
Independent films
fromIndieWire
1 month ago

'The AI Doc' Director Daniel Roher Gets Real About Generative AI, Its Impact on Hollywood, and What's in Our Power to Control

Filmmaker Daniel Roher creates a documentary exploring AI's future impact by balancing apocalyptic and optimistic perspectives while focusing on controllable factors like preparing his child for an AI-driven world.
Gadgets
fromFuturism
2 months ago

This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling

DroidUP unveiled Moya, a warm humanoid robot with human-like heated skin, animated facial expressions, pupil tracking, and bipedal walking capability.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Is Creativity Enough in the Age of AI?

Wisdom acts as a moral compass that determines whether creativity benefits others or serves selfish interests in morally complex situations.
Wearables
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Body Horror Robot Turns Human Into Centaur

Engineers developed a centaur-inspired robot with two legs that reduces metabolic cost for wearers by adapting to varying terrain and walking speeds better than wheeled alternatives or heavy backpacks.
Film
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

The AI apocalypse is nigh in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Gore Verbinski returns with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, a darkly satirical time-loop sci-fi film starring Sam Rockwell that warns against technology addiction while following a time traveler recruiting diner patrons to prevent an AI apocalypse.
Deliverability
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How to communicate like a human in the age of AI

AI-generated communication lacks personal distinctiveness and authenticity, reducing trustworthiness despite appearing professional, while minimal AI editing preserves human voice and credibility.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 month ago

Could 'The Wild Robot' Be Setting Up A Trilogy?

Dreamworks' The Wild Robot sequel will feature new directors while original director Chris Sanders returns as screenwriter, adapting the second book in Peter Brown's trilogy.
Science
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Can robots ever be graceful?

Efficient, precise, and intelligent actuators are essential for robots to move gracefully and enable the transition from primitive to sophisticated robots.
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

Flexible joints: robot morphs into a range of cyborg species

A 3D-printed four-legged robot uses interchangeable, customizable limbs to change its morphology and mimic the anatomies and gaits of multiple animals.
UX design
fromMedium
1 month ago

The deceptive side of robot cuteness

Cute design in robots enhances social presence, accelerates attachment formation, and increases user forgiveness through three main approaches: baby schema, pet-like, and kawaii aesthetics.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

No, the human-robot singularity isn't here. But we must take action to govern AI | Samuel Woolley

Current AI hype over AGI and the singularity is unfounded; practical limits in mathematics, data access, and business costs prevent AGI now.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I asked AI to name my wife. To the hopelessly incorrect people it cited, my deepest apologies | Martin Rowson

Recently, the Rowsons accidentally invented a new game that anyone can play at home. I have yet to come up with a world-beating name for it, so for now let's just call it How bloody stupid is AI? The playing of the game will change from player to player, depending on their circumstances but essentially the rules remain the same. Ask AI a simple question about yourself, and see just how wrong it gets it.
Artificial intelligence
#embodied-ai
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
2 months ago

I Loved My OpenClaw AI Agent-Until It Turned on Me

OpenClaw is a powerful, web-savvy agentic assistant that automates tasks but requires complex configuration and raises security, privacy, and trust concerns.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Microsoft AI chief says Moltbook makes AI appear more human than it really is

"As funny as I find some of the Moltbook posts, to me they're just a reminder that AI does an amazing job of mimicking human language," Suleyman wrote. "We need to remember it's a performance, a mirage."
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How Do Human Beings Stay Relevant in an AI-Fueled Future?

AI systems depend fundamentally on human imagination, uncertainty tolerance, and generative insight that machines cannot replicate, making humans irreplaceable in conception and creative problem-solving.
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
1 month ago

The first 'AI societies' are taking shape: how human-like are they?

AI researchers are creating simulated societies with artificial agents trained to mimic human behavior for studying social interactions, conflict resolution, and policy-making.
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