Alt: Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) says 'At last.'

At once a timely, crucial, and sophisticated account of how nineteenth-century thinkers navigated media and technological shift and an argument for how our access to nineteenth-century materials is al...

There is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom.

AI’s major, sustainable, long-term use case is spam generation using locally-run crappy models.

The Dominican Republic on Friday banned Haiti's national soccer team from playing at its sports venues after crowd trouble at a Concacaf Nations ​League match between the two island neighbours.

Alt: Pee-wee Herman: I Know You Are But What Am I?

The Effective Altruism movement Effective Altruism (EA) is typically explained as a philosophy that encourages individuals to do the “most good” with their resources (money, skills). Its “effective…

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

Alt: Tom Senya Puts on Clown Mask

The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.

Alt: Tim Robinson: Oh My God, He Admit It!