Proponents of transhumanism make big promises, such as a future in which we upload our minds into a supercomputer. But there is a fatal flaw in this argument: reductionism.
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Although it’s often described as the Amazon of China, Alibaba has a radically different business model that does not rely on inventory management.
Josh Kaufman — best-selling author of entrepreneurial classic “The Personal MBA” — explores an essential truth about all decision-making.
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People appear to have no qualms about sharing their locations, struggles, and relationships online.
You can buy over 400,000 products tagged “witch” on Etsy, from candles to spell bottles to pentagram necklaces.
The fictitious 31st-century world portrayed by the series is actually quite a bit like our own in the 21st century.
Remote work is here to stay. Here are a few ways to enhance remote training in a post-pandemic future.
We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.
The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.
One hypothesis: “gossip traps.”
The conventional wisdom may be wrong. Consulting Google for information about medical symptoms might not be as counterproductive as commonly thought, new research suggests.
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
Some analysts predict that Amazon’s revenue will double over the next five years.
“We should be informed and educated about the risks of AI, but we can’t be afraid,” Khan Academy founder Sal Khan told Big Think.
Neuroscientist Christof Koch on human minds, AI, and bacteria.
Released in 1972, “Ways of Seeing” has proven to be as worthy of study as the artistic traditions it investigates.
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
“Salvator Mundi” sold for a record-breaking $450 million in 2017, but is it really as valuable as people were led to believe?
When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.
The new agency wants to push the boundaries of science and technology.
What started as a viral case of public shaming has morphed into a dark story involving internet sleuths, a criminal network, and the suspicious death of a 62-year-old man in St. Louis.
A crowdsourced “final exam” for AI promises to test LLMs like never before. Here’s how the idea, and its implementation, dooms us to fail.
Artificial intelligence is much more than image generation and smart-sounding chatbots; it’s also a Nobel-worthy endeavor rooted in physics!
“Superjobs” – roles that integrate human and machine skills – will require careful consideration.
No matter how you define the end, including the demise of humanity, all life, or even the planet itself, our ultimate destruction awaits.
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About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]