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Cosmists and Terrans in space
Article Jul 8, 2025

Cosmists and Terrans in space

Our AI mind children will spread into the universe. We’ll merge with them to some degree. But the perception of a difference between ‘us’ and ‘them’ will gradually fade away.
giulioprisco 5 min read
Brain-inspired AI model plans and solves problems with low energy use
News Jul 29, 2026

Brain-inspired AI model plans and solves problems with low energy use

New system draws on brain mechanisms to enable flexible planning while using far less power than large conventional artificial intelligence models.

giulioprisco 2 min read
Incompressible-Fluid Networks: A New Approach to Artificial Neural Networks
Community Feb 25, 2026

Incompressible-Fluid Networks: A New Approach to Artificial Neural Networks

Transweaving Flows: Unlock the secret to instantly adapt fluid simulations across Reynolds numbers borrow big swirls, stretch boundary layers, and save massive computation time..

atnatewos 3 min read
The story of Pope Leo’s ‘landmark’ text on AI technology – by a member of its launch panel
Article Jun 10, 2026

The story of Pope Leo’s ‘landmark’ text on AI technology – by a member of its launch panel

It is difficult to think of a more important theme right now than the impact of digital technologies, AI and robotics on every level of our social interactions and structures.
generic 5 min read
Crypto AI Revenues Could Exceed $10 Billion by 2030
Article Feb 26, 2024

Crypto AI Revenues Could Exceed $10 Billion by 2030

VanEck's New Report Unveils a $10.2 Billion Market Potential for Crypto AI by 2030. Explore how the synergy of blockchain & artificial intelligence fuels the market.

Werner_Vermaak 6 min read
European Commission confirms third phase of Destination Earth
News Feb 4, 2026

European Commission confirms third phase of Destination Earth

Project advances digital Earth model with AI focus to improve climate predictions and extreme event preparedness across Europe.

giulioprisco 2 min read
Deep fakes: What’s next? Anticipating new twists and turns in humanity’s oldest struggle
Article Apr 9, 2024

Deep fakes: What’s next? Anticipating new twists and turns in humanity’s oldest struggle

Powerful AI will soon be deployed to make fake news more convincing. AI can also provide part of the solution to the problems arising. But only part of the solution.

David_W 27 min read
The Bullshit Job Singularity: Why AI Might Not Destroy Jobs, But Could Make Them Bullshittier
Article Feb 12, 2026

The Bullshit Job Singularity: Why AI Might Not Destroy Jobs, But Could Make Them Bullshittier

My thesis is that AI — despite its potential to dramatically increase productivity — will not destroy jobs, but increase the number of bullshit jobs and make current bullshit jobs even bullshittier.
mattswayne 6 min read
Harvard AI Spots 21 Hidden Disease Signatures
Mindbytes Aug 18, 2026

Harvard AI Spots 21 Hidden Disease Signatures

ALADYNOULLI compresses 348 conditions into 21 latent patterns and predicts future illness across 683,000 patients with up to 52 years of follow-up.

Linsey 1 min read
Generation AI and the Cosmos, with Gregory Stock
Podcast Jan 22, 2026

Generation AI and the Cosmos, with Gregory Stock

Will future intelligence explode across the cosmos, or turn inward to simulations and nano-scale existence?

mindplex 1 min read