Very cool paper from the LAB Lab at UCL: "Language quietus induces synthetic altered states of consciousness in artificial intelligence": arxiv.org/abs/2410.00257
How is language related to consciousness? Language functions to categorise perceptual experiences (e.g., labelling interoceptive states as 'happy') and higher-level constructs (e.g., using 'I' to repr...
"A teenagers' technology use can only explain less than 1% of variation in well-being," Orben says. "It's so small that it's surpassed by whether a teenager wears glasses to school," or rides a bicycle, or eats potatoes — all comparisons made by Orben and her Oxford co-author Przybylski.
Will AI soon surpass the human brain? If you ask OpenAI, Google DeepMind & other large tech companies, it’s inevitable. However, researchers @Iris & @olivia at Radboud Uni and others show new proof that those claims are overblown and unlikely to ever come to fruition. www.ru.nl/en/research/...
Will AI soon surpass the human brain? If you ask employees at OpenAI, Google DeepMind and other large tech companies, it is inevitable. However, researchers at Radboud University and other institutes ...
To solve climate change, we must stop what I call bullshit CO₂ emissions, which are from activities that produce little economic value and no marginal utility.
AI needs a lot of electricity and water to stay cool in data centers. We break down the toll prompt-by-prompt to show the scale of AI’s environmental needs.
Scientific American endorses Kamala Harris for president. www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote... 🧪
Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record
NYT Daily today: "Here's an interview with three undecided Penn voters struggling with their BIG decision". Turns out, all three are long time Republicans who dislike Trump and are considering voting Dem for the first time. Why not frame the story like this?
Bluesky 101: Because there's no algorithm here, "liking" a post doesn't have the same effect as on Twitter (i.e., it doesn't help more people see it). It's a nice gesture that tells the poster, "I appreciate you." But to help the post be seen by others, you need to repost it.
Postdoc position! Come work with us at Western University studying EEG and speech perception in children with/without reading and language disorders. Our CIHR-funded team includes L. Batterink, @blakebutler.bsky.social@christinavbdn.bsky.socialgrad.uwo.ca/doc/postdoc/...
