interviews
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What Makes AI So Weird, Good And Evil
Artificial intelligence has changed the way we roam the internet, buy things, and in many cases, navigate the world. At the same time, AI can be incredibly weird, such as when an algorithm suggests “Butty Brlomy” as a name for a guinea pig or “Brother Panty Tripel” as a beer name. Few people are more…
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We Asked Celeb Physicist Brian Cox About Flat Earth Conspiracies, The Multiverse And Ghosts
There’s a growing, bewildering movement of folks who reject the most basic learnings of science in favour of conspiracy theories and hocus pocus — as a science journalist, I regularly get emails from people who firmly believe the Earth is flat, as shocking as that may seem. I recently chatted with Brian Cox, host of…
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Why We’ll Eventually Want Our Robots To Deceive Us
Image: Futurama, 20th Century Fox As robots and AI start to play an increasing role in our lives, the question of how we want them to behave gets more pressing with each passing breakthrough. In the new book, Robot Ethics 2.0: From Autonomous Cars to Artificial Intelligence, robo-ethicists Will Bridewell and Alistair M. C. Isaac…
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MST3K’s New Villain Felicia Day Explains How A Simple Act Of Evil Got Her The Role
Felicia Day was famously mistreated by Dr Horrible, but now the lab coat is on the other back. As Kinga Forrester, the new Mad tormenting Jonah and the ‘Bots on the upcoming Mystery Science Theatre 3000, it’s her turn to be evil — and not just on-screen. Here, Day relates her serious bad movie cred and…