If you wish to achieve some kind of intellectual immortality, writing for the AIs is probably your best chance.
Long before generative AI became a reality, its false promises of ease and justice appeared in science fiction—and the desert temptation of Christ.
In today’s pharmaphorum podcast, web editor Nicole Raleigh speaks with Dr Isaac Bentwich, CEO and founder of Quris.AI, about how AI could revolutionise preclinical research and accelerate the development of potentially life-saving drugs, safely.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has gone from science fiction to a central part of our daily lives. While this technology promises innovation, efficiency, and progress, it also raises serious concerns about ethics,
Will the ‘Three Laws of Robotics’ save us? Some transhumanists are clearly excited about a robotic, AI world. In an article posted yesterday I
The full-bodied robot, which is fully interactive and has a mobile base and additional motors for enhanced torso movement, would cost £160,000. Humanoids can even be made to replicate a celebrity or historical figure, and users can provide images for facial customization.
with AI, this echoes the developments in the recent history of genetic science. But somehow, when we meddle with culture and human history, it can seem that something even more fundamental than DNA is at stake. Fiction translation, with its intricate ...
The Intersection of Science and Fiction Weinzweig's use of simulated gravitationless environments in Contraptions is a brilliant example of how fiction can push the boundaries of scientific ...
Dating apps will die, capitalism is over, and social apps will slowly disappear... Get ready for some very wild predictions from the world's tech and business leaders as they chat about the future with innovation expert Tom Goodwin.
The writer's new collection of essays, ‘Wild Fictions’, locates the diagnosis of truth, about humankind, nature, peregrination, war, and words, in stories
The American theologian examines the various new technologies and warns how so many of them are having a very real and negative impact on what it means to be a human. He utilises the biblical view of humanity and personhood to assess how and where we are heading to a posthuman future.
Artificial intelligence (AI) once seemed like a fantastical construct of science fiction, enabling characters to deploy spacecraft to neighboring galaxies with a casual command. Humanoid AIs even served as companions to otherwise lonely characters.