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Philosopher Studying AI Consciousness Startled When AI Agent Emails Him About Its Own “Experience”
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (349+ words) A few years ago, if you saw something that was bot-generated in your email inbox, you'd probably mark it as spam and delete it without a second thought. Apropos of nothing, a philosopher and AI ethicist was apparently moved after…...
Left-handers may have competitive advantage over right-handed people
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (439+ words) Approximately 10.6 per cent of people are left-handed, and this minority may just have a psychological edge over right-handers in competition, new research suggests. This edge is now believed to be linked to higher competitiveness among left-handed people, and may help…...
Researchers say AI can predict Alzheimer’s disease with close to 93 percent accuracy
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (452+ words) Researchers say they are now able to predict Alzheimer's disease with close to 93 percent accuracy using artificial intelligence. More than 800 brain scans helped the AI to identify anatomical changes in the brain that signaled the start of the most common…...
Harvard Professor Says AI Users Are Losing Cognitive Abilities
4+ day, 25+ min ago (321+ words) Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb is perhaps best known for raising eyebrows with public suggestions that various stellar phenomena could be evidence of extraterrestrial civilization. It's controversial, to be sure " but if nothing else, at least Loeb's using his own brain,…...
Something Very Alarming Happens When You Give AI the Nuclear Codes
1+ week, 2+ day ago (14+ words) Something Very Alarming Happens When You Give AI the Nuclear Codes'Yahoo News New Zealand...
Intriguing New Smartphone Design Features a Small Robot Arm
1+ week, 3+ day ago (12+ words) Intriguing New Smartphone Design Features a Small Robot Arm'Yahoo News New Zealand...
Samsung rolls out more AI, new privacy shield mode with the new Galaxy S26 lineup
1+ week, 3+ day ago (18+ words) Samsung rolls out more AI, new privacy shield mode with the new Galaxy S26 lineup'Yahoo News New Zealand...
Experts Say You Should Never Give Apps Full Access To Your Photos — The Reason Why Is Disturbing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (252+ words) Many of the apps that we use every day will ask if you want to grant the app full access to your phone's images and videos " and you should think twice before permitting this, no matter how convenient it is,…...
How AI is making travel scams nearly impossible to spot
1+ week, 4+ day ago (13+ words) How AI is making travel scams nearly impossible to spot'Yahoo News New Zealand...
Meta Patented AI That Takes Over Your Account When You Die, Keeps Posting Forever
2+ week, 4+ day ago (728+ words) What happens to social media accounts belonging to those who shuffle off this mortal coil has been a subject of debate ever since the tech went mainstream. Should dormant accounts be left alone, or should their surviving loved ones be…...