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Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.
The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.
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Journalist Steven Kotler on digital immortality and the tech that could keep us “alive,” forever.
Finally, an AI that can drive a digital car as a goat.
Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.
“I believe that in the future, there will be a Francis Bacon of AI art,” Saltz tells Big Think. “We just haven't seen that artist yet.”
Even with the best technology imaginable, you'd probably never be able to exist as a consciously aware brain in a vat.
What would it take to create a truly intelligent microbot, one that can operate independently?
"Stargate" could be used to train the world’s most powerful AIs.
Making up false information is one of the biggest problems with AI, but there are no silver-bullet solutions.
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“Forget about essences.” Philosopher Daniel Dennett on how modern-day philosophers should be more collaborative with scientists if they want to make revolutionary developments in their fields.
Step back from the AI maelstrom and explore Lem’s "Summa Technologiae" for a detached look at technology’s role in human evolution.
The transformational change driven by AI will elevate neurodiversity inclusion as an organizational asset, argues Maureen Dunne.
We may be on the brink of finally seeing human-level intelligence in an AI — thanks to robots.
The technology is not a replacement for human labor — it's a way to complement existing human tasks.
Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.
Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
Big Think talks to Konrad Feldman — founder of advertising tech innovator Quantcast.
Twin Health lets patients with diabetes see what’s happening inside their own body and can model each patient’s unique metabolism.
AI looks like a natural and inevitable fit for business coaching — but some humans are wary. Here are the pros and cons.
The secret sauce of humor is incongruity. AI knows this as well as we do.
To be successful, leaders would be wise to remember that AI isn’t a replacement for people; it exists to enhance their capabilities.
People who have a regional accent might prefer robots who speak like them over generic voices.
These scrolls are the only remaining intact library of ancient Rome — and they will crumble at a touch.
Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
AI is both a tool and a catalyst — and the key to successful integration is to rewrite your rule book and tinker.
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When one path is blocked, a new one must be paved. How Einstein, Heisenberg and Gödel used constraints to make life-changing discoveries:
Meta and NYU’s robot can navigate and clean rooms it’s never seen before.