We live inside a neural network, he says, not a simulation — "but we might never know the difference."

Physicist: The entire universe might be a neural network

Mind Bender

Physics professor Vitaly Vanchurin argues that the entire universe may be a neural network. Learn more about this radical idea.

The Entire Universe May Be A Neural Network, Physicist Says | Futurism

"The idea is definitely crazy, but if it is crazy enough to be true? That remains to be seen."

Physicist: The Entire Universe Might Be a Neural Network

It's impressive, but The Guardian obscured how much human editors contributed.

Major newspaper publishes op-ed written by GPT-3

Stream Of Consciousness

The newspaper The Guardian published an op-ed supposedly written by the AI algorithm GPT-3, but human editors had a major role in shaping the final version.

Major Newspaper Publishes Op-Ed Written by GPT-3

"Overall, it took less time to edit than many human op-eds."

"O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; When they saw the angel of the Lord above all the brethren which were in the wilderness, and the soldiers of the prophets shall be ashamed of men."

AI trained on the bible spits out bleak religious prophecies

Automated Scripture

An AI Jesus created by engineer George Davila Durendal has been trained on the King James Bible. Find out what its doomsday scripture says.

AI Jesus Trained on Bible Writes Doomsday Scripture | Futurism

A quantum researcher cooked up an "AI Jesus."

AI Trained on the Bible Spits Out Bleak Religious Prophecies

But it's not ready for prime time just yet.

Algorithm detects heart disease by analyzing selfies

Say Cheese

Researchers have developed a new deep learning algorithm that can detect heart disease just by analyzing four photographs of a person's face.

Algorithm Detects Heart Disease by Analyzing Selfies

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200821103853.htm">&#8216;Selfies&#8217; could be used to detect heart disease</a> [European Society of Cardiology]

More on AI screening: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/ai-knows-when-youll-die-how">This AI Knows When You&#8217;ll Die and Its Creators Don&#8217;t Know How</a>

Studies

"This could be a cheap, simple and effective [method] of identifying patients who need further investigation."

The fighter jet AI — call-sign "banger" — won five rounds to zero.

AI fighter jet obliterates human Air Force pilot in simulated dogfight

Pew Pew

An AI-controlled virtual fighter jet just beat a human pilot in a dogfight, winning five rounds to zero as part of a DARPA contest.

AI Fighter Jet Obliterates Human Air Force Pilot in Simulated Dogfight

This could be a turning point in AI warfare.

"We watched the agents go from being able to barely fly the airplane and barely prevent [themselves] from crashing, into true behaviors that looked like dogfighting."

DARPA is testing F-16s flown by AI in virtual combat

How It Starts

DARPA is training artificial intelligence algorithms to fly fighter planes then pitting them against each other in virutal combat.

DARPA Is Testing F-16s Flown by AI in Virtual Combat

"A lot of them killed themselves on accident."

Let's see if they understand what this finger means.

New AI might finally decipher human gestures

Hello World

Thanks to new, skintight sensors, AI may finally be able to learn what's going on with our hands when we make everyday gestures.

New AI Might Finally Decipher Human Gestures

Apparently, the data that trained previous systems was no good.

It involves wearable tech, recent parolees, and an algorithm. What could go wrong?

AI developers want to perform a bizarre study on released prisoners

I Don't Know About This

A team of AI scientists want to launch a well-intentioned but ethically-complicated study that involves monitoring parolees to cut down on recidivism.

AI Developers Want to Perform a Bizarre Study on Released Prisoners

Well-intentioned? Yes. Invasive and thorny? Also yes.

"There is no distinction between development systems and warfighting systems anymore in IT."

Air Force's notorious Project Maven goes live next month

Maven's Back

Project Maven, the notorious Air Force AI system that Google helped develop and makes drones more lethal, is about to be deployed next month.

Air Force’s Notorious Project Maven Goes Live Next Month

The controversial AI program is getting lumped in with other wartime technology.

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AI-generated sound effects are now fooling human ears

AI Trickery

A new AI is able to generate synthesized sound effects that humans believe are real. Learn more about these convincing noises.

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