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TikTok is Back, Thanks to Trump. The Battle Against Tech Addiction Continues
TikTok has gone through a chaotic whirlwind over the last few days.
Terminator Salvation (2009): A better film than Terminator 3
With three Terminator movies talking about the future, it was about time for the future to finally show up
Sloppy Science is a Statistical Sin
Evidence of sloppy science encourages readers to wonder if the entire research project is compromised
TikTok is on the Verge of a Ban. Now Users Are Flocking to Another Chinese App.
National security and the mental health of a generation are at stake
AGI Is Not Already Here. LLMs Are Still Not Even Intelligent
Recent tests continue to show huge failures in comprehending common sense issues
Can AI Really Code the Value of Humans?
The new book Soulless Intelligence urges that we program all AI systems to treat all humans as infinitely valuable – the only exceptions being criminals and aggressors
Why Do Insect Mini-Brains Work So Eerily Well?
The extremely small brains of microinsects do not apparently affect their behavior, even when it is complex behavior
Progressive Columnist Almost Embraces Sanctity of Human Life
Some ethical codes are so important they need to be adopted by society to protect the general welfare and guard liberty
Is Your Online Data for Sale? The Tik Tok Hearings May Shed Light
To enable total state surveillance, telecom companies in China, for example, must supply data that can include everything from bank accounts to keystrokes
Monday Micro Softy 9: To Flip or Not to Flip?
Probability theory can sometimes help with seemingly impossible questions. But how?
Do High AI Startup Valuations Mean Great Success, or Desperation?
The answer is important but is not as clear as we might think. First, let's look at the background
Is Science in Our Frame of Reality Inevitably Incomplete?
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that human consciousness isn’t a material phenomenon like any other; it has one foot in time and another in eternity
Are Churches Becoming Victims of Stockholm Syndrome?
In a new book, John West looks at the problem of evangelical church leaders adopting the belief systems of their opponents, perhaps to stay safe
Music in the Mind
The need for poetry in totalitarian times
Terminator 3, Parting Thoughts: A Father’s Lie Dooms the World
When John and Kate get to Crystal Peak, they find that it is really a fallout shelter for the country’s leaders, but the leaders never made it. And yet...
Trudeau Resigns: Canada’s Media Control Bills Are Stymied For Now
Is the Woke war on reality beginning to stall? In Canada, it is a war not only on math, science, and biology, but also history
The AI Bubble: Hype, Reality, and Consequences
In this week's podcast, Pomona College economics prof Gary Jones discusses with Robert J. Marks what generative AI is and isn't good for
Podcast Guest Claims He Won’t Die, Says We’re Creating God With AI
Got immortality? This man says he has the secret.
Facebook Fact-checkers, Facing Doom, Call Urgent Meeting
One possible interpretation is that Zuckerberg was as afraid of these freelance censors as anyone else and saw a chance to neutralize the threat
A Library Without Books Is Like a Book Without Pages
There is a disturbing new phenomenon afoot – babies and toddlers are turning up at nurseries and schools not knowing what books are, or how to use them
Briefs
Where machine intelligence fails — ask a programmer
Will a White House press shakeup change how news is delivered?
Dramatic use of AI to unlock ancient scrolls
Just Stop Oil vandalizes Darwin’s grave at Westminster Abbey
Why do so many organic chemicals exist in the absence of life?
How touchy were Zuck’s Facebook censors? This touchy…
New preprint argues that Neanderthals may be “same species” as us
Common sense is still out of reach for chatbots
News censorship group, shut down, may survive
Freedom From Religion Foundation deletes entire honorary board
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