A recent article in Psychology Today put forward the idea that addressing problems with AI safety and “alignment” with serving human interests, might be solved by a “bold” new way of envisioning the integration of humans and AI.
Author: admin (Kendrick Williams)
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SYNTHETIC DEVOLUTION: CRISPR BACON
Meat from gene-edited pigs may be the first widely consumed gene modified animal product in the U.S., now that the FDA has just approved it for sale.
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BY 2030, AI WILL NEED MORE ELECTRICITY THAN JAPAN, IEA SAYS
When Chinese startup DeepSeek revealed its top-line AI was trained using far less money, and less electricity, than Western companies had used for theirs, some analysts and utility companies were briefly able to hope that AI will need less power in the future than projected.
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AI DAMAGES TRUST IN ONLINE CONTENT EVEN MORE
On average, people think 59 percent of what they see on the Internet is factually inaccurate, outright false, or created by AI, according to a new survey of 2,000 U.S. adults by Talker Research.
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GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTS IN AI MUSIC VENTURE
Goldman Sachs has bought a piece of Splice, a British audio library of riffs, vocal hooks, and other musical sounds that composers can rent to assemble pieces of music for as little as $13 per use.
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EVERY OFFICE WORKER WILL BE AN AI’S BOSS, MICROSOFT SAYS
In sketching its view of tomorrow’s office, Microsoft envisions every human supervising one or a group of AI agents—bots able to carry out routine tasks without being asked or told.
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AI TAKES OVER THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT
Marketing executives are relinquishing control of, and decisions about, corporate marketing strategies and messages to AI, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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CHINA ADVANCES SAFER NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY THE U.S. ABANDONED IN THE 1950s
Chinese scientists have refueled a nuclear reactor without shutting it down, the first time the feat has been achieved.
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EXPERIMENT SHOWS A WAY TO GROW NEW HUMAN TEETH IN A LAB
Sharks and crocodiles are lucky—they can grow a new tooth any time they lose one.
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STARVING BEES SURVIVE ON HUMAN-MADE POLLEN SUBSTITUTE
As if bees didn’t have enough trouble already. The critters we count on to pollinate our fruits and other crops have been beset by lethal parasites, pesticide poisoning, and the persistent collapse of their colonies.