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Article Sep 30, 2026

Averting the Cybersecurity Apocalypse

Hint: AI agents not just playing whack-a-mole with vulnerabilities, but rapidly co-authoring specs and rolling out formally verified software

Ben Goertzel 28 min read

Community May 26, 2026

The Invisible Future

Extrapolating trends is no longer enough. The contemporary challenge lies in interpreting the minuscule: the anomalies of our present and the immense analytical capacity that Artificial Intelligence provides us.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 3 min read

Article Aug 18, 2026

A 110-Minute AI Movie for $2 Million: The Making (and Open-Sourcing) of Cully Hill Boys

A full length film about three rappers who accidentally steal money from a crime boss and find themselves in deep troubles - entirely AI-generated.

Giulio Prisco 7 min read

Article Aug 27, 2026

Toward a Truly Decentralized Digital Provenance Layer

Ben Goertzel proposes OpenWater, an open framework for media provenance that avoids centralized "Ministries of Truth" by using watermarks and signed claims.

Ben Goertzel 14 min read

Article May 19, 2026

Does Casimir’s MicroSparc chip extract zero point energy from the quantum vacuum?

According to controversial claims, a chip generates power by harvesting energy directly from the quantum vacuum.

Giulio Prisco 7 min read

News Sep 30, 2026

Quantum computer simulates matter 'popping into existence'

Scientists used a trapped-ion quantum computer to simulate string breaking, a process where energy accumulation creates new particle-antiparticle pairs. The experiment reproduces physics similar to conditions after the Big Bang, offering a new tool for studying fundamental matter formation.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read

Community Mar 18, 2026

Scientific diplomacy for AI?

A possible convergence between science diplomacy, futures thinking and technology governance.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 2 min read

Article Aug 29, 2026

It’s Not Slop. It’s Kudzu

Before you call AI music "slop," consider: recorded sound was once the devil's work. Now it's kudzu. Welcome to the end.

RU Sirius 14 min read

Community Jul 22, 2026

Beyond Chatbots: How Cognitive Architectures Are Giving Language Models True Agency

Move beyond chatbots. Cognitive architectures are transforming language models into true agents—equipped with memory, reasoning, and goal-driven action to shape the real world.

Zerubabel Fasika 7 min read

Mindbytes Sep 29, 2026

Open Superconductor Challenge Invites Laptop-Based Materials Screening

An open competition seeks better ways to screen potential superconductors, while keeping computational rankings distinct from experimentally confirmed discoveries.

Linsey Smith 1 min read