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Intelligence reports have a checkered history. They have recently seized center stage in the debate over the origin of the pandemic virus. With a change of mind at the Department of Energy, and a mere restatement of position at the FBI, those arguing that the SARS-CoV-2 virus leaked from a lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology are pressing their case. Most agencies still favor the natural route or say they don’t know. This latest twist comes courtesy of an update to a 90-day intelligence agency review that President…

An American computer scientist on Thursday urged the United Kingdom's Supreme Court to rule he is entitled to patents over inventions created by his artificial intelligence system, in a landmark case about whether AI can own patent rights.Stephen Thaler wants to be granted two patents in the UK over inventions he says were devised by his "creativity machine" called DABUS.His attempt to register the patents was refused on the grounds that the inventor must be a human or a company, rather than a machine. Thaler's lawyer…

Energy weapons are real. Military and weapons researchers have developed microwave guns and lasers that can be used to disable soldiers or shoot down drones — but a new report from the CIA and other intelligence agencies say that these kinds of weapons probably aren't responsible for the condition known as Havana Syndrome. When US personnel overseas began suffering from unexplained headaches, nausea and hearing problems in 2016, many were quick to suspect foul play by a foreign adversary. A panel of experts concluded that…

Roy Batty's clemency in saving Deckard’s life from the fall in the final scene has been a focus for much speculation among the audience. Roy Batty is an ideal allegory on determinism and instrumentalism when reflecting on the nature of humans and machines. The Bishop android from Aliens is a good comparison to Batty.Read All Roy Batty's clemency in saving Deckard’s life from the fall in the final scene has been a focus for much speculation among the audience. Roy Batty is an ideal allegory on determinism and…

The U.S. reopened its embassy in Havana, Cuba in 2015. Then in 2016, officials working overseas at the embassy were the first to report strange symptoms that would eventually become known as ‘Havana syndrome.’ Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)Yet again, another report based on U.S. intelligence sources has re-re-realleged that the mysterious “Havana syndrome” wasn’t brought on by some foreign adversary wielding strange energy weapons. As to any other possibilities for hundreds of U.S. officials experiencing a…

Since ChatGPT was launched in November, a new mini-industry has mushroomed that has defied the broader…

Meta is creating a new top-level product group focused on generative artificial intelligence (AI), Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, as the AI race among Big Tech firms heats up.AI has emerged as a bright spot for investments in the tech industry, which has been struggling with slowing growth, and has cut thousands of jobs as well as dialed down on experimental bets to beat the downturn."We're starting by pulling together a lot of the teams working on generative AI across the company into one group focused…

You’ve probably heard the stories: that through an intricate network of underground fungi, trees send nutrients and warning signals back and forth to one another. In Pulitzer Prize-wining novels, New York Times feature articles, PBS documentaries, and TED talks, there have been ample mentions in recent years about the “woodwide web,” or the fungus-mediated connections that supposedly help forests thrive. But that concept may not be all it’s cracked up to be.Every so often in science, a revision is in order. A prevailing…

By learning how to use AI in real life, the Basics of AI you can see the effects more vividly These days, almost everybody is interested in learning how to use AI, and it would be incorrect to state that these demands are unreasonable. Basics of AI get the biggest slice of the pie and the need for AI expertise is rising rapidly along with the field. The capacity of machines to mimic human intellect is referred to as “artificial intelligence” (AI). But what if it can outperform humans? We’ve already seen AI create…

Facebook owner Meta unveils its version of the artificial intelligence The artificial intelligence that powers applications like ChatGPT were released by Facebook owned Meta recently. The company said it will allow academics access to the system to address any possible risks. In what may be interpreted as a veiled criticism of Microsoft’s choice to disclose the technology broadly while keeping the source code private, Meta presented its own AI, termed LLaMA, as a “smaller, more performant” model meant to “help…