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Classroom AI Feels More Present, but Engagement Gains Remain Unproven
A 36-student study found stronger perceived presence as teaching agents evolved, without a statistically significant rise in learning engagement.
Nov 8, 2026
Quantum Computing Nov 11, 2026
Osaka team links quantum computers and a supercomputer in a first for Japan
Researchers at the University of Osaka have created SEAFOOD, a platform that links the university's OCTOPUS supercomputer with Japanese-built superconducting quantum computers through open-source software. It is the first integration of its kind in Japan and was demonstrated with a quantum chemistry calculation in which the two types of machines ran as a single workflow.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
01 AI Nov 9, 2026
Anthropic thinks its AI might be conscious, and not everyone agrees
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02 Machine Learning Nov 11, 2026
Big math is beginning to outgrow its creators, mathematician Steven Strogatz warns
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03 AI Nov 11, 2026
Gemini Robotics 2.5 learns new skills faster and passes a factory trial
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04 AI Nov 11, 2026
Anthropic's new Claude models take on the hardest technical problems
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Opinion Nov 10, 2026
Future tsunamis: Cosmists and Terrans, revisited
The 2026 midterms delivered a blue tsunami driven mostly by the cost of living - but a quieter signal ran underneath it: fear of AI and of the data centers being built to feed it. Hugo de Garis once predicted the defining fight of this century would pit Cosmists, who want to build godlike machine intellects, against Terrans, who want to stop them. i think the election was an early tremor of that split, and that only discussion, negotiation, and concessions on all sides can keep today's votes from hardening into tomorrow's artilect war.
Giulio Prisco 8 min read
Decentralization Nov 9, 2026
Will Big Tech +Doomers Succeed at Regulatory Capture of AGI?
How the AI Safety Debate Could Deliver the short-term Future to Big Tech rather than the long-term future to Humanity
Ben Goertzel 67 min read
AI Nov 9, 2026
How Anthropic gives Claude a memory that lasts between sessions
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Quantum Physics/Mechanics Nov 9, 2026
Physicists reach the quantum space-time limit for tracking electrons
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Biomedical Nov 9, 2026
Engineered immune cells wipe out deadly childhood brain tumors in mice
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AI Nov 8, 2026
AI-Newton Rediscovers Gravity and Energy Conservation From Data
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Mindbytes Nov 7, 2026
OpenAI Reportedly Secures $11 Billion Toward New Funding Round at $1.25 Trillion Valuation
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Agriculture Nov 7, 2026
CRISPR Breakthrough Identifies Genes Behind Insecticide Resistance in Destructive Agricultural Pest
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