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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 05 > ancient-humans-have-been-getting-smarter-it-seems

Ancient Humans Have Been Getting Smarter, It Seems

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (655+ words) Recently, I caught up with research on Neanderthal man again. Quite honestly, I was astonished at how much he has learned in the last few years. Dentistry, backpacking " there is even a debate about whether he had got religion before…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 05 > what-ai-has-and-hasnt-solved-recently-in-math

What AI Has and Hasn't Solved Recently in Math

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1108+ words) Open AI recently announced that one of its AI models autonomously tackled a prominent open problem in mathematics associated with Hungarian mathematician Paul Erd's's Problem #90. It concerns the unit distance problem in discrete geometry. Erd's's problem #90 asks for the maximum…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 05 > monday-micro-softy-80-the-digits-of-least-significance

Monday Micro Softy 80: The Digits of Least Significance

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1172+ words) Engineers, mathematicians, and computer scientists need to know some number theory, the branch of mathematics that studies the way numbers behave. Number theory is needed to understand modern data encryption, for example. This week's Micro Softy is about number theory…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 05 > organoid-intelligence-thats-ai-powered-by-pizza-and-beer

Organoid Intelligence? : That's AI Powered by Pizza and Beer

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (334+ words) Today's AI sucks up a lot of power that has raised significant environmental and societal impact concerns. Organoid intelligence (OA) " intelligence powered by living cells " might help us get around the environment and impact concerns. Grok-4 required about 310 gigawatt hours…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 05 > monday-microsofty-79-the-last-digits-in-fermats-last-theorem

Monday Microsofty 79: The Last Digits in Fermat's Last Theorem

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1134+ words) I get irritated when somebody multiplies two numbers and gets the wrong answer, and then says, "I'm bad at math." "That's an overstatement that gives them undeserved status. They are bad at arithmetic, which is a very specialized area of…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 05 > a-long-nights-journey-into-the-dark-side-of-ai

A Long Night's Journey into the Dark Side of AI

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (779+ words) The core of this essay will focus the ramifications of AI, as well as subliminal messaging and how it affects the human mind and brain which are currently under threat as we enter more deeply into this "Brave New World…...

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mindmatters. ai > t > small-silo-ignorance

Tag: Small-silo ignorance

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (20+ words) mindmatters. ai Here are a dozen tips for detecting fake and misleading articles about artificial intelligence....

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Tag: Citation bluffing

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (19+ words) mindmatters. ai Here are a dozen tips for detecting fake and misleading articles about artificial intelligence....

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 05 > when-ai-headlines-sound-apocalyptic-or-miraculous-time-to-slow-down

When AI Headlines Sound Apocalyptic or Miraculous, Time to Slow Down

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (822+ words) This story is republished from News Max. Most media content about AI today read like supermarket tabloids. .. sensational, shallow, and often misleading. They can confuse more than they clarify. The reasons are many: clickbait incentives, genuine ignorance, and biased enthusiasm…...

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mindmatters. ai > 2026 > 05 > ai-artificial-intelligence-part-10-mocking-descartes

AI Artificial Intelligence Part 10: Mocking Descartes

2+ week, 17+ hour ago  (848+ words) It turns out'Joe'saw David attempt to end his life from the helicopter. Apparently, this aircraft can also go underwater, so Joe and'Teddy'are able to rescue the robot. Joe helps David into the helicopter, and David tells him that he saw…...

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