What me worry? The rapidly approach era of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) when fake people will outthink humans.

What, me worry? The era of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is rapidly approaching — when ‘fake people’ will outthink humans

New Yorker | 
Technologists warn about the dangers of the so-called singularity. But can anything actually be done to prevent it? ...
What are the chances that we'll get a universal flu vaccine?

What are the chances that we’ll get a universal flu vaccine?

New Yorker | 
In truth, we’re never fully ready for the flu. We know it’s coming, like the first fall leaf, and yet ...
Viewpoint: What should we do when Artificial Intelligence crosses ethical lines?

Viewpoint: What should we do when Artificial Intelligence crosses ethical lines?

New Yorker | 
A few years ago, a number of A.I.-research organizations began to develop systems for addressing ethical impact, [including] the Association ...
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Can computers develop human-like intelligence by imitating our own evolutionary path?

Quanta | 
Evolutionary algorithms have been around for a long time. Traditionally, they’ve been used to solve specific problems. In each generation, ...
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Neuroevolution: Artificial intelligence learns by adapting and evolving

Science | 
[An] old idea—improving neural networks not through teaching, but through evolution—is revealing its potential. Five new papers from Uber in San Francisco, California, ...
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