Stephen Hawking: The dark side of genius

Stephen Hawking, brilliant and extraordinary, was spoken of with reverence and affection. Those who knew him have a dimmer view

Stephen Hawking, brilliant and extraordinary, was spoken of with reverence and affection. Those who knew him have a dimmer view

Jonathan Swift envisioned a large wooden contraption that would allow anyone to write brilliantly sans “genius or study.” Sounds like AI

To teach students how to think, shut down the WiFi, scramble the cell signal, and send them to weeklong retreats in the deep, dark woods 

Open Thread

What Amodei’s Call for an AI Pause Gets Wrong

Who Will Do the World’s “Most Impossible Job”?

Major Questions, Nondelegation, and the Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada

When Words Are No Longer for Us

Once upon a screen: explosive paradox

The People Not Worth Replacing

Why is there controversy around OpenAI’s Millennium Prize maths breakthrough?

After an 8-Year Journey, Orbiters Are About to Give Us a Fresh Look at Mercury

$9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player

Anthony Fauci’s Diary Reveals a Human at the Helm

Why Opposition to Data Centers Is Perplexing

Researchers tune into Arctic under-ice sounds and test through-ice communication

Hyena Ethics: When Harming Others Feels Righteous and Pleasing

The Canary in the AI Coal Mine

Open Thread

Why Leaves Change Color and How We Become Who We Are: The Science of Chlorophyll and the Poetics of Personhood