From House Sparrows to Blue Tits: The most-spotted birds in UK gardens
Sparrows are the most common bird in UK gardens for 21 consecutive years, but some once-common species like the chaffinch are in steep decline. [ more ]
Across the world, migrating animal populations are dwindling. Here's why
Nearly half of the world's threatened migratory species have declining populations, and over 20% are threatened with extinction.
Conservation efforts such as wildlife crossings, regulations, and habitat protections are helping some migratory species, but more needs to be done to reverse population declines. [ more ]
Artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially surpass humans and pose an existential threat to humanity.
AI researchers like Richard Sutton and Yoshua Bengio have expressed concerns that AI systems could go rogue and have their own self-interest, potentially leading to extinction.
Yoshua Bengio believes that efforts to build AI systems that overpower humans and have their own self-interest should be criminalized. [ more ]