Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Technology
03/29/2023
Four lenses on AI risks
All powerful new technologies create both benefits and risks: cars, planes, drugs, radiation. AI is on a trajectory to become one of the most powerful technologies we possess; in some scenarios, it becomes by far the most powerful. It therefore will create both extraordinary benefits and extraordinary risks.
03/30/2023
ChatGPT is capable of cognitive empathy!
To judge by its behavior, at least. And, strangely, this skill wasn’t designed into it. It just “emerged.”
03/09/2023
US Electric Cars Set Record With Almost 300-Mile Average Range
The average range for an EV in the US has quadrupled since 2011, and is today a third higher than the average globally.
03/10/2023
AI can now forecast the next food crisis
Machine learning techniques can be successfully deployed to better identify food insecurity outbreaks across the world long before they take place, according to a new study.
02/08/2023
Tech Volunteers Rush to Save Turkey’s Earthquake Survivors
Within hours of the disaster, software engineers were rolling out applications to help locate people in need and distribute aid.
02/09/2023
What Could Go Right? Ten good news stories about kids
And, have police killings in the US gone up or down over time?
12/30/2022
Jonathan Haidt on the ‘National Crisis’ of Gen Z
Warped by social media and a victimhood culture, today’s young people will imperil American culture and capitalism, the social psychologist warns.
12/22/2022
What Could Go Right? 99 good news stories
2022’s human rights victories, environmental wins, and health and development milestones
12/16/2022
Are we about to see a wave of energy innovation? (Let’s hope so.)
There’s so much focus on the need for “clean” energy — energy whose production generates little or no carbon emissions — that often overlooked is the equally important need for “abundant” energy.
12/15/2022
What Could Go Right? Nuclear fusion breakthrough!
Why the fusion news is significant, although far from an immediate climate fix.
12/08/2022
What Could Go Right? ChatGPT will (probably) not take my job
Assessing the newest artificial intelligence tool. Plus, college may soon be cheaper.
12/07/2022
