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A Kbin community for discussing and sharing visions of the future, from science fiction to realistic predictions. Explore the possibilities and challenges of emerging technologies, social changes, environmental issues, and more. Join us in imagining the future and shaping it together.

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The supercomputer, named DeepSouth, will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations a second, rivalling operations of the human brain.

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AI is poised to revolutionize our understanding of animal communication

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When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury, this natural repair of the spinal cord doesn't occur and there is no recovery. Meaningful recovery after severe injuries requires strategies that promote the regeneration of nerve fibers, but the requisite conditions for these strategies to successfully restore motor function have remained elusive.

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In 2020, California had 500 megawatts of grid battery storage. Now, just three years later, it has over 5,000 megawatts.

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The mayor says they are paying less per hour than the city's minimum wage to lease the robot

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How Daron Acemoglu, one of the world's most respected experts on the economic effects of technology, learned to start worrying and fear AI.

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Will everything you learned in college be replaced by ChatGPT? The CEO of job site Indeed says it's not out of the question.

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An investigation by Wired reveals the grisly complications of Neuralink brain implants in monkeys, including brain swelling and paralysis.

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The latest updates to Google’s generative AI chat bot lets it dig through your personal email, documents, and more—so you can get things done faster.

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Many American CEOs say they're worried about their workplace's lack of AI skills, a new survey of C-suite executives and workers found. Here's why.

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The pursuit of the most advanced AI—human-like artificial general intelligence—has prompted concerns among experts about potential dangers if it runs amok.

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63 percent of Americans want regulation to prevent artificial general intelligence, or AGI, which OpenAI aims to build.

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Intel said it has made a significant breakthrough in the development of glass substrates for next-generation advanced packaging.

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Neuralink's Blog.

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The latest generation of police surveillance tools are overused, underregulated and often completely wrong, opponents tell Josh Marcus and Alex Woodward

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Most people now live in countries where two or fewer children are born for every two adults.

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A first of its kind factory that will build humanoid robots is set to open in Salem, Oregon

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Three industry professionals traveled 3,000 miles across America. Their mission: to dissect their carbon footprint. What they found was a complex calculation, with results more tightly-knit than anticipated – and a CO2 revelation.

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Stephen Fry said he was "shocked" when AI cloned his voice because it could "have me read anything from a call to storm Parliament to hard porn."

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I think we have an answer on whether AIs will reshape work....

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With growing concerns about supply shortages, recycled battery materials could soon be playing a major role in the electric vehicle transition.

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This is fascinating as it works contrary to how most vaccines work. The usual method is to teach the immune system to attack things ( Covid, Polio, Influenza, etc, etc). This does the opposite, it makes the immune system forget to attack things it shouldn't be attacking. The list of autoimmune diseases is long, and many people suffer from them.

That said, this is only a Phase 1 Clinical trial. That will test if the vaccine is safe, and see what its side-effects are. The journey from amazing lab results to a viable treatment is rocky, and often ends in failure. Still, if this can prove its potential as a treatment it will be revolutionary.

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This genetically engineered microorganism has the ability to break down a type of plastic known as polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

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