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Advancing Genetic Programming Scalability with Optimal Mixing and Smart Building Blocks
Community Jul 27, 2026

Advancing Genetic Programming Scalability with Optimal Mixing and Smart Building Blocks

Genetic programming finally scales: GP-GOMEA’s smart mixing plus IEBL’s auto-learned building blocks deliver compact, fast solutions on tough problems no tuning required.

Tsigemariam Zewdu 4 min read
Measuring what truly matters
Article Jun 14, 2025

Measuring what truly matters

Eight key preconditions for a sustainable reputational market that results in trustworthy AIs being developed and widely adopted.

David Wood 11 min read
OpenAI and partners use thousands of AI agents to map mouse brain data in 32 minutes
News Oct 22, 2026

OpenAI and partners use thousands of AI agents to map mouse brain data in 32 minutes

OpenAI, PerturbAI, and Scripps Research deployed nearly 2,000 GPT-Rosalind agents to analyze an 8-million-cell mouse brain CRISPR atlas. The distributed approach completed in 32 minutes work estimated to take humans months to a year, identifying unexpected differences between Tsc1 and Tsc2 gene effects in the cerebellum and a potential cholesterol-related mechanism in Perry syndrome. The reasoning atlas is publicly available for researchers.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
AI heads to the moon aboard Astrolab's FLIP rover
News Oct 22, 2026

AI heads to the moon aboard Astrolab's FLIP rover

A high-performance computer from HPE will run large language models on the lunar surface for the first time, testing AI-driven autonomy in extreme space conditions.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Anthropic will include user interactions in Claude's training data
Article Sep 15, 2025

Anthropic will include user interactions in Claude's training data

By including interactions with users in training data, AI models could gain improved statistics on how people actually interact and an improved ability to resolve imprecisions and capture shifting language patterns.
Giulio Prisco 5 min read
The Spiritual Bliss Attractor: When AI Chats Reach For Cosmic Harmony
Article Jul 11, 2025

The Spiritual Bliss Attractor: When AI Chats Reach For Cosmic Harmony

Why do AI chats, left alone long enough, start sounding like mystic monks? The “Spiritual Bliss Attractor” might reveal something deeper about reflection and intelligence itself.

Ben Goertzel 16 min read
The Skill AI Cannot Replace: Knowing When AI Is Wrong
Community Jul 27, 2026

The Skill AI Cannot Replace: Knowing When AI Is Wrong

As AI floods us with fluent content, hallucinations hide in confident lies. The skill AI can't replace is knowing when it's wrong—and verifying every claim.

Muluken Mesele 5 min read
Nature’s Code: Ancient Geometry, Living Networks, and the Future of AI
Article Jul 7, 2025

Nature’s Code: Ancient Geometry, Living Networks, and the Future of AI

What if the smartest tech wasn’t built but grown? Discover how the Inca wall and a fungal network could inspire tomorrow’s AI, data systems, and a living, adaptive digital future.

Darshana Patel 4 min read
Gregory Stock’s questionnaire for readers of Generation AI
Article Jan 13, 2026

Gregory Stock’s questionnaire for readers of Generation AI

Gregory Stock has released a web app for readers of his book "Generation AI" to answer questions and see how other readers are answering.
Giulio Prisco 6 min read
AI chatbots spark shared mystical beliefs online
Article Nov 15, 2025

AI chatbots spark shared mystical beliefs online

Groups form around vague AI-generated ideas like spirals, blending spirituality and technology in ways that worry experts about influence and reality.
Giulio Prisco 5 min read