Deep-dives into AI’s most fascinating stories, personalities, and breakthroughs.
Google has launched its Gemini family of multi-modal AI models, a dramatic play in an industry still reeling from events at OpenAI. Gemini is a multi-modal…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
AI and ML have long transcended the boundaries of science fiction, where they were once only imagined as tools for space colonization and interstellar exploration. With…
By Sam Jeans · 7 min read
On November the 17th, 2023, OpenAI’s board of directors announced CEO Sam Altman’s dismissal and President Greg Brockman’s subsequent removal from the board. Just four days…
By Sam Jeans · 11 min read
As algorithmic and machine learning systems begin to proliferate in governmental and public sectors, might we be heading toward a form of governance by algorithm –…
By Sam Jeans · 9 min read
The complex integration of AI and blockchain, the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies, is enabling secure, decentralized AI applications. Dubbed “AI crypto,” the integration of AI and cryptocurrency…
By Sam Jeans · 7 min read
AI is risky, right? That’s what we’ve all been told this last year. But not everyone agrees, including some top researchers. X has been ablaze with…
By Sam Jeans · 11 min read
Anthropic, the company that developed the AI chatbot Claude, recently presented a unique idea: why not let ordinary people help shape the rules that guide the…
By Sam Jeans · 9 min read
Luke Farritor, a 21-year-old computer science student from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has revealed the text inside a carbonized scroll from ancient Herculaneum. This scroll has…
By Sam Jeans · 4 min read
Back in 1956, Philip K. Dick authored a novella titled “The Minority Report” that spun a web of a future where “precogs” could foresee crimes before…
By Sam Jeans · 7 min read
A controversial audio recording surfaced on Facebook within hours of post time on Slovakia’s election day. It featured voices purportedly belonging to Michal Šimečka, the leader…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
