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How AI is becoming the new God in a lonely world
Article Jul 23, 2025

How AI is becoming the new God in a lonely world

Taylor Lorenz argues that the rise of "robotheism" is a symptom of deeper societal issues, including loneliness, cultural conditioning, and the erosion of traditional meaning-making structures.
Giulio Prisco 5 min read
Meta releases an open model for local AI agents
News Aug 12, 2026

Meta releases an open model for local AI agents

The 30-billion-parameter system runs on a single consumer graphics card and supports multi-step tasks without needing the cloud.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
AI-assisted proof establishes new lower bound for Riemann zeta zeros on critical line
News Oct 5, 2026

AI-assisted proof establishes new lower bound for Riemann zeta zeros on critical line

A collaboration between Anthropic's Claude and mathematician Youness Lamzouri has produced a new unconditional proof that more than 67% of non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function lie on the critical line, with additional results.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Google completes Project Suncatcher prototype launch for orbital AI compute
News Oct 5, 2026

Google completes Project Suncatcher prototype launch for orbital AI compute

Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite successfully reached orbit aboard a SpaceX mission to evaluate whether machine learning infrastructure can function reliably in space. The mission will test Tensor Processing Units under radiation, thermal extremes, and launch vibration conditions, with future milestones planned for 2027 including satellite laser interconnection tests.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
The rapid rise of OpenClaw and Moltbook
News Feb 2, 2026

The rapid rise of OpenClaw and Moltbook

OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent project, and Moltbook, a bot-only social network, have surged in popularity since late 2025, attracting commentary from AI leaders.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Take the Notepad, Take the Pencil, and Take the Keyboard, Just Don’t Touch My Coffee: The Future of Writing and Creative Contents in the Age of AIs
Community May 29, 2023

Take the Notepad, Take the Pencil, and Take the Keyboard, Just Don’t Touch My Coffee: The Future of Writing and Creative Contents in the Age of AIs

Hruy Tsegaye examines the Age of AI: Writers, Chatbots, and the Future of Creativity. Controversies, pros and cons, and the necessity to adapt in an AI-dominated world.

Hruy Tsegaye 7 min read
Artificial intelligence guides human muscles for new physical tasks
News Apr 15, 2026

Artificial intelligence guides human muscles for new physical tasks

Context-aware electrical muscle stimulation provides real-time movement assistance for unfamiliar everyday objects and actions.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
The AI That Studies the Map Before the Exam
Community Apr 22, 2026

The AI That Studies the Map Before the Exam

New AI method learns from relationships, not data, using knowledge graphs to overcome scarce samples, improving predictions medicine, science, and engineering with human-like contextual understanding.

Meskerem Tariku 6 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.
Matt Swayne 6 min read
The Mindplex Awakens!
Article Jan 13, 2023

The Mindplex Awakens!

Our Editor-In- Chief introduces Mindplex and the magazine.
Ben Goertzel 7 min read