AI, Robotics, CogSci, Tech & More
AI
Scientists aghast at bizarre AI rat with huge genitals in peer-reviewed article
Sora, etc.—Are we “rapidly approaching the top of generative AI’s S-curve?“
Neural network training makes beautiful fractals
New chip opens door to AI computing at light speed
Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy
Avoiding fusion plasma tearing instability with deep reinforcement learning
How satellites, algorithms and AI can help map and trace methane sources
Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot
‘Better than a real man’: young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
A ‘thirsty’ generative AI boom poses a growing problem for Big Tech
bad cattitude – sunday evening musings
Robotics
Cheap and They Don’t Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules
SpartanNash Advancing Retail Innovation with In-Store Robotics
India to launch android into space to test crewed launch capability
CogSci
Philosophy, Neuroscience, & the Puzzle of Locating Art
Mapping the mental space of emotional concepts through kinematic measures of decision uncertainty
Tech
What Happened to the US Machine Tool Industry?
The Game Boy Mini Camera is a custom creation that pairs the original sensor with iPhone lenses
Attaching 5.25″ floppies via USB
More
The Data is In: California No Better Off Under Plastic Bag Ban
In 2012, somebody had been playing the same save game of Civilization II off and on for a decade
