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It’s important to have rules. Everyone benefits from general order and knowing how things are done calms the inner anxiousness inside many of us.However, not all rules are sound in terms of their reasoning. While all rules might have a reason, not all reasons might make sense, whether it’s logical, practical or any other -al.This, in turn, urges some to protest against the rule entirely, and these people have recently shared some of the rules that irked them—so much, in fact that they regularly break these rules because…

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechFor months, I’ve been harping on a particular point, which is that artificial intelligence tools—as they’re currently being deployed—are mostly good at one thing: Replacing human employees. The “AI revolution” has mostly been a corporate one, an insurrection against the rank-and-file that leverages new technologies to reduce a company’s overall headcount. The biggest…

Ketamine is well known for being a dangerous recreational drug, but when properly managed it can help treat a variety of health problems. However, a new study raises the question of how carefully ketamine treatments should be targeted.Researchers from Columbia University ran a series of tests on mice, finding that repeated use of ketamine over a 10-day period causes fundamental changes in the way the brain manages dopamine, the neurotransmitter that signals pleasure and satisfaction.In some parts of the brain, the team…

Credit: Oxford University Press The culture and tactics of U.S. and U.K. policing are often referred to as militarized, but how such excessive use of force developed isn't fully understood. But research from sociology Prof. Julian Go offers a global, historical viewpoint of policing to explore the racialized, aggressive approach. His new book, "Policing Empires: Militarization, Race, and the Imperial Boomerang in Britain and…

Difference in average proportion of moral foundation use between Democratic and Republican primary candidates on Twitter. Left plot compares 2016 Republican candidates and 2016 Democratic candidates; right plot compares 2016 Republican candidates and 2020 Democratic candidates. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2023). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad189 New research from Professor Manos Tsakiris, from the Department of Psychology reveals how…

via Warner Bros. The prospect of seeing Michael Keaton back as Batman for the first time in over 30 years is more than enough to sell a lot of audience members on The Flash, even though it helps exponentially that everyone – including Tom Cruise – seems convinced that it’s also going to be one of the greatest comic book blockbusters of the modern era. It hasn’t all been plain sailing, though, with complaints beginning to sweep the internet after a batch of still images from the most recent teaser offered a…

AI traditionally is being looked at as a revenue generator with the added advantage of improved performance and efficiency. AI companies are coming up with out-of-the-box solutions in an attempt to overcome the usual blockades such as inadequate data and hybrid applications. Companies only get to view data in tranches for them to be able to make predictions. Peak.ai, an AI app platform creates AI-ready data, and designs visualized recommendations derived from a huge and complex set of data. An added intelligence layer…

Fund research and development There are all sorts of areas where the world has yet to figure out how to effectively, affordably, and rapidly slash emissions, including aviation, maritime shipping, fertilizer, cattle farming, steel, and cement.  So companies looking to accelerate their path to zero emissions and maximize their impact on climate change should also fund the early-stage research, development, and scale-up efforts needed, whether through their own R&D departments, external research grants, or…

Summary: I will try to distill down monetary theory help you fundamentally understand how currency and Bitcoin is valued. I claim that: 1) Bitcoin has negligible intrinsic value without mainstream use as a transactional currency, 2) that despite this, Bitcoin can still hold value based on a different valuation model, 3) a valuation of Bitcoin, and 4) how a cryptocurrency like Facebook’s Libra affects Bitcoin’s valuation. Let’s start with how the US Dollar, gold, and Bitcoin is valued. How is the USD valued? Quick answer: …