Google suspended software engineer Blake Lemoine this week after he claimed oen of the company’s artificial intelligence-powered language models had gained sentience. And the transcripts of Lemoine’s discussions with the Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), a tool allowing Google to build chatbots, are truly wild. The researcher posted large transcripts of his conversations with […]
Google Sidelines Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Sentient
Blake Lemoine, the engineer, says that Google’s language model has a soul. The company disagrees.
Scientists Grew Living Human Skin That Self-Heals on a Robot Finger
Ummm. I just hope these researchers fully absorbed the lessons of West World et al. Fascinating, if a little unsettling, stuff from researchers out of the University of Tokyo. Via VICE:So, the scientists turned to “skin equivalents,” which are currently used as implants to treat severe burns. This equivalent is made of living human skin […]
Algorithms in Videogames Criticized for Choosing Fairly-Matched Opponents
In a phone interview, popular “Call of Duty: Warzone” streamer and XSET content creator JaredFPS said he thought companies like Activision, the studio behind the Call of Duty series, base their matchmaking algorithms on more than a player’s skill in any single game.
For example, the Post notes, “streamers want to put on a show.” For Jordan “HusKerrs” Thomas, a popular streamer and competitive “Call of Duty: Warzone” player, skill-based matchmaking is a labor issue.
Scientists Discover 90% Of Earth’s Atmosphere Made From Thoughts, Prayers
Niantic releases the Lightship Visual Positioning System and AR Map
Niantic Inc., the developer of the popular augmented reality game “Pokemon Go” and the Lightship AR platform, today released the Lightship Visual Positioning System for developers, with more than 30,000 public locations for apps to use dynamic AR mapping. The company also unveiled Campfire, a social application for Niantic’s “real-world metaverse” that connects its games […]
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Card Shark is a delightful lesson in history and cheating
As the game progresses, the Comte will teach you a wide variety of real-world card cheating techniques, including sleight-of-hand, shuffle manipulation, card counting and secret signals.
The player assumes the role of a mute serving boy in a lowly tavern in the southern French town of Pau. One day, an apparently well-to-do patron, the Comte de Saint-Germain, catches the young man’s eye and draws him into helping with running a scam on a game of cards.
Tesla Driver Briefly Trapped in Burning Car, Kicks Out Window
Trapped Tesla owner Jamil Jutha had only owned his Model Y for eight months before it caught on fire Friday and briefly trapped him inside, according to a CTV News report published yesterday. Jutha was driving in Vancouver that morning when the car completely turned off and lost all power to its electronics. “The doors […]
James Hetfield Admits Insecurities Onstage, Gets Group Hug from Metallica Bandmates: Watch
The frontman shared an emotional moment with the audience, and was comforted by his fellow Metallica members.
James Hetfield Admits Insecurities Onstage, Gets Group Hug from Metallica Bandmates: Watch
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How Lighting Evokes Emotion and Creates Atmospheres: A Focus on Moriyuki Ochiai Architects
Le Corbusier once stated that “Light creates ambiance and feel of a place, as well as the expression of a structure.” Despite other external technicalities and design choices made within public spaces, such as the way the space is constructed and the use of color and materiality, these elements would essentially be rendered useless without the proper use of lighting.
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See NASA’s visualizations of black holes for Black Hole Week
NASA has shared a selection of some of the best visualizations of black holes, so you can get an idea of what these mind-bending phenomena are like.
