"I support alternative energy and better forms of transportation but... We have undernourished children and underfunded schools...

Perhaps we should first subsidize EVs and charging stations." #BotOrNot https://mastodon.social/@bouriquet/115000126379971157 #CarBrain #FakeLeft

I'm still not completely convinced it's a real person, but the cognitive dissonance of car brainwashing makes me suspect it might be. I know even some smart people who simply don't know how transportation policy sausage gets made & how much is wasted

How to Limit Galaxy AI to On-Device Processing—or Turn It Off Altogether

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/limit-galaxy-ai-to-on-device-processing-or-turn-it-off/

AI goes full circle from fiction to science and back again
Artificial intelligence has had an effect on nearly every facet of modern life --- ranging from diagnosing diseases, to applying for a job, to deciding which movie to watch. Now it's reaching back into the realm where our notions about A
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/09/04/ai-goes-full-circle-from-fiction-to-science-and-back-again/
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AI goes full circle from fiction to science and back again

Artificial intelligence has had an effect on nearly every facet of modern life — ranging from diagnosing diseases, to applying for a job, to deciding which movie to watch. Now it’s reac…

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When a CAPTCHA says to select all tiles with a bicycle, am I supposed to select the title with the basket corner barely inside AND/OR the tile with the person's head only?

It's been decades and I still don't know how this tool actually works.

Guess that's how they prove I'm not a bot.

#CAPTCHA #BotOrNot

Federally funded lab enlists AI to safeguard security
Bringing artificial intelligence to bear on issues relating to nuclear weapons might sound like the stuff of a scary sci-fi movie — but at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, it’s just one of the items on the to-do lis
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/01/03/federally-funded-lab-enlists-ai-to-safeguard-security/
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Federally funded lab enlists AI to safeguard security

Bringing artificial intelligence to bear on issues relating to nuclear weapons might sound like the stuff of a scary sci-fi movie — but at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Labo…

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How AI and quantum physics link up to consciousness
Will artificial intelligence serve humanity — or will it spawn a new species of conscious digital beings with their own agenda?

It's a question that has sparked scores of science-fiction plots, from "Colossus: The Forbin Project" in 1
https://cosmiclog.com/2023/11/26/how-ai-and-quantum-physics-link-up-to-consciousness/
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How AI and quantum physics link up to consciousness

Will artificial intelligence serve humanity — or will it spawn a new species of conscious digital beings with their own agenda? It’s a question that has sparked scores of science-fiction plot…

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AI influencers worry about AI’s influence
What do you get when you put two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people on artificial intelligence together in the same lecture hall? If the two influencers happen to be science-fiction writer Ted Chiang and Emily Bender, a linguistics professor at the University of Was
https://cosmiclog.com/2023/11/12/ai-influencers-worry-about-ais-influence/
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AI influencers worry about AI’s influence

What do you get when you put two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people on artificial intelligence together in the same lecture hall? If the two influencers happen to be science-fiction wri…

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Olis raises $4M for tech that keeps robots on track
Seattle-based Olis Robotics has raised $4.1 million to explore new markets for tools that make it possible to monitor and control industrial robots remotely and securely.

The funding round was led by PSL Ventures, Olis Robotics said today in a news release. Additional backing came from
https://cosmiclog.com/2023/08/11/olis-raises-4m-for-tech-that-keeps-robots-on-track/
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Olis raises $4M for tech that keeps robots on track

Seattle-based Olis Robotics has raised $4.1 million to explore new markets for tools that make it possible to monitor and control industrial robots remotely and securely. The funding round was led …

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Seattle-based #OlisRobotics pivoted from undersea and space-based robotics to industrial robots - and has now raised $4.1 million to explore new markets for its remote robot management system. One of the company's partners says the technology will be a "game changer." https://www.geekwire.com/2023/olis-robotics-psl-robot-management/ #Robots #BotOrNot
Olis Robotics raises $4M to take systems for remote robot management to next level

Olis Robotics raises $4.1 million to explore new markets for tools that make it possible to monitor and control industrial robots remotely.

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