Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
Pentagon Seeks EMP Weapon To Eliminate Drone Swarms
December 14th, 2023Mmm hmm. Via: ZeroHedge: Faced with the reality that drones are reshaping the modern battlefields in Ukraine and Gaza, the Pentagon has been tasked with finding a budget-friendly solution to eliminate these ‘flying IEDs.’ While missiles are too expensive, and laser beams are a distant dream, the next best cost-effective weapon US military officials are […]
“Brainoware”: Biocomputer Combining Circuits with Human Brain Tissue
December 13th, 2023Via: Study Finds: In what seems like a scene from a science-fiction movie, scientists from Indiana University have constructed a hybrid biocomputer that combines laboratory-grown human brain tissue with traditional circuits. This innovative technology, known as Brainoware, has the potential to integrate into artificial intelligence (AI) systems and advance neuroscience research models of the human […]
New Tesla Optimus Robot Video
December 12th, 2023Although the robot walks like Joe Biden, the advancement of the hands immediately drew my attention. They have made a great deal of progress with the level of articulation. The robot can apparently handle something as delicate as an egg without breaking it. This has been done in the past, but, to my knowledge, not […]
Google Faked Gemini AI Demo Video
December 8th, 2023Via: Ars Technica: Google is facing controversy among AI experts for a deceptive Gemini promotional video released Wednesday that appears to show its new AI model recognizing visual cues and interacting vocally with a person in real time. As reported by Parmy Olson for Bloomberg, Google has admitted that was not the case. Instead, the […]
Gemini: Google Launches New AI Model
December 6th, 2023Via: Forbes: Google’s most anticipated large language model, Gemini, has been officially announced today. During a virtual press conference, the leaders from Google DeepMind and Google Cloud showcased the capabilities of the new LLM while also sharing the roadmap. Initially announced at Google I/O 2023 by Sundar Pichai, Gemini is the most capable LLM that […]
Billionaire Palmer Luckey Unveils Jet-Powered VTOL Kamikaze Drone
December 6th, 2023Via: ZeroHedge: Introducing: Roadrunner, a compact VTOL drone powered by twin thrust-vectored turbojet engines with extraordinary speed, range, and payload capacity. & Roadrunner-M, a radical new low-cost weapon that allows for unprecedented tactics against powerful threats. pic.twitter.com/2C7Ga0h1Hf — Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) December 1, 2023 Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus, is positioning Anduril Industries, his […]
Israeli AI ‘Assassination Factory’ Plays Central Role in the Gaza War
December 4th, 2023Via: Antiwar: Tel Aviv has been relying on an AI Program dubbed the Gospel to select targets in Gaza at a rapid pace. In past operations in Gaza, the IDF ran out of targets to strike in the besieged enclave. A statement on the IDF website says the Israeli military is using the Gospel to […]
Artist Tries to Prove Work Wasn’t Generated by AI, Fails
November 27th, 2023Via: Hackaday: For digital artist [Mizkai], this problem has already become very real. [Mizkai] entered an illustration contest in October, penning a Halloween scene with a young witch. After submission though, things went awry. “At first they said they suspected I had traced AI work as my style was inconsistent,” [Mizkai] told Hackaday. Trying to […]
Anthony Levandowski and His AI Church
November 26th, 2023Via: ZeroHedge: Anthony Levandowski, a name synonymous with the pioneering of self-driving technology and a figure shrouded in Silicon Valley controversy, has made headlines again. This time, it’s not about groundbreaking tech advancements or legal battles, but something far more unorthodox: the resurrection of his AI-centric church, “Way of the Future.” … According to Levandowski, […]
Q-Star (Q*): OpenAI Researchers Warned Board of, “A Powerful Artificial Intelligence Discovery That They Said Could Threaten Humanity”
November 22nd, 2023The Reuters piece below contains a significant error: The maker of ChatGPT had made progress on Q* (pronounced Q-Star), which some internally believe could be a breakthrough in the startup’s search for superintelligence, also known as artificial general intelligence (AGI)… That’s not correct. Superintelligence is not the same as artificial general intelligence. Superintelligence far exceeds […]
