If you want artificial intelligence to have human ethics, you have to teach it to evolve ethics like we do. At least thatâs what a pair of researchers from the International Institute of Information Technology in Bangalore, India proposed in a pre-print paper published today. Titled âAI and the Sense of Self,â the paper describes a methodology called âelastic identityâ by which the researchers say AI might learn to gain... Read more âș
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NFT art has exploded in popularity, but it faces an uncertain future on Wikipedia. Editors of the online encyclopedia recently voted against categorizing non-fungible tokens as art. The result sparked fury in the crypto community. The poll stemmed from discussions about Wikipediaâs list of the most expensive artworks by living artists, Cointelegraph reports. The editors debated whether NFTs such as Murat Pakâs $91.8M The Merge and Beepleâs $69M Everydays should... Read more âș
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The idea of a road that can collect and harvest energy from the vibrations of passing cars, buses, and trucks sounds like science fiction. Fortunately, energy harvesting is an idea thatâs been alive and well in the scientific community. But it has only recently made the pivot into real-world commercial applications. So, letâs take a look at the most prominent that are working towards making science (fiction) a reality: ElectReon... Read more âș
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In most cities, highways encompass a massive surface area that is expensive to maintain considering the cost of surface maintenance, lamp posts, signage, and electric vehicle charging stations. But over the last decade, scientists and startups have been working on a solution: the EVs themselves. By harnessing some of the energy generated from the roadâs surface, electric vehicles can reduce road infrastructure and charging costs. But how did we get... Read more âș
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You may think the metaverse will be a bunch of interconnected virtual spaces â the world wide web but accessed through virtual reality. This is largely correct, but there is also a fundamental but slightly more cryptic side to the metaverse that will set it apart from todayâs internet: the blockchain. In the beginning, Web 1.0 was the information superhighway of connected computers and servers that you could search, explore... Read more âș
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Lithium-sulphur batteries may well be the next generation of power cells that we use in our electric vehicles â if scientists can get them to last longer. And thatâs exactly what a team of researchers at the University of Michigan has tried to accomplish with the development of a 1,000-cycle battery that could quintuple EV range. Whatâs the potential of lithium-sulfur batteries? Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have a series of advantages... Read more âș
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Apple has benefited a lot from the App Store and the developer ecosystem. Heck, itâs probably made more than $100 billion from its fees since 2008. However, many companies and lawmakers across the world are scrutinizing this tech giantâs monopoly. As a result of this, weâre seeing many regulations and court cases that may force Apple to allow alternative payment methods in the App Store. Before we take a look... Read more âș
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A collective known as Spice DAO spent âŹ2.66M ($3.04M) on a copy of Alejandro Jodorowskyâs Dune book. The problem is they want to turn the book into an animated show: We won the auction for âŹ2.66M. Now our mission is to: 1. Make the book public (to the extent permitted by law) 2. Produce an original animated limited series inspired by the book and sell it to a streaming service... Read more âș
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In a previous article, we discussed how a whopping 78% of enterprises fail on their digital transformation initiatives and that banks experience specific issues like legacy processes, tightly coupled technical systems, failure of innovation labs, lack of proper incentives for being risk-savvy, and underestimation of the scope of change. Thereâs so much information out there about creating the right strategies and processes to tackle digital transformation, but whatâs often overlooked... Read more âș
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The amount of money you can make from open source code depends on several factors. First of all, the popularity of your open source project plays a significant role that determines your possible revenue. On top of that, adoption and credibility play an essential role. Credibility can be expressed in various ways. How fast do you respond to new issues? Do you frequently maintain the code? Itâs unlikely that an... Read more âș
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âOur consciousness is everything. You become what you think about.â â Buddha In the few minutes that you are reading this article, I will tell you about a completely new type of artificial intelligence, I will name the design features and advantages, I will outline the immediate prospects and possible long-term consequences of the introduction of this technology into real life. Together we will touch the future. This article is... Read more âș
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Alongside advances in space exploration, weâve recently seen much time and money invested into technologies that could allow effective space resource utilization. And at the forefront of these efforts has been a laser-sharp focus on finding the best way to produce oxygen on the Moon. In October, the Australian Space Agency and NASA signed a deal to send an Australian-made rover to the Moon under the Artemis program, with a... Read more âș
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The unfortunately inevitable has arrived: Netflix is raising its prices (in the US and Canada, for now). Hereâs the TL;DR in the US: The Basic Plan (480p, 1 device at a time) is going from $8.99 to $9.99 The Standard Plan (1080P, 2 devices) is going from $13.99 to $15.49 The Premium Plan (4K, 4 devices) is going from $17.99 to $19.99 In Canada, Standard plans will now cost $16.49... Read more âș
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The NFL and Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the results of their second annual artificial intelligence competition. In total, five teams split the $100K prize. And I canât think of any reason why you should care. Up front: According to the NFL, the contest is supposed to help solve its injury problems using machine learning. Hereâs what the league had to say in todayâs press release: The NFL reviews... Read more âș
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Your childhood dreams may have been crushed, but NASA has offered hope that they could yet be fulfilled. According to a new report discovered by Space.com, the space agency may soon need more astronauts â and you could be one of them. Possibly. The report reveals that NASAâs astronaut corps has shrunk from nearly 150 people to just 44. As the agency prepares to send humans to the Moon and... Read more âș
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This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates, follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Results from the UKâs first multi-city autonomous vehicle(AV) trial have revealed that 55 percent of respondents would not feel comfortable using a... Read more âș
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âPlease download an updateâ pops up on most peopleâs computers regularly, but many worry about doing just that in case their computer doesnât work as well afterward. Computer users install software updates to improve the performance and security of their computers. However, slowdowns can happen. There are several reasons why. If your computer has limited amount of random access memory (the physical hardware inside a computer that temporarily stores data),... Read more âș
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If you love commemorating historic dates, Iâve got one for you: January 4, 2022. That, friends, is the day old BlackBerry finally died. Itâs been a long fall for the company. For a while, BlackBerry was⊠well, I donât know about cool, but it was popular. More than that, it defined a particular moment in our collective memory. This was the start of the mobile era, a time when having... Read more âș
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On December 19 1972, astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the Apollo 17 lunar mission. They were the last people to travel beyond low-Earth orbit â typically defined as less than 1,000km above the Earthâs surface. Some 49 years later, we are approaching the launch of NASAâs Artemis 1 lunar mission. Artemis is the latest in a long series of... Read more âș
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Efforts by automakers and legislators seem to be paying off, as a new study found that consumersâ transition to all-electric vehicles in the EU and UK is âinevitable.â The study was conducted by Element Energy and included 14,000 respondents from the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands. You know, the countries that make up nearly 80% of the new passenger car registrations across the EU, UK, and... Read more âș
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