Software
Google’s Latest Quantum Computing Breakthrough Shows Practical Machines Are Within Reach
Posted in Hardware, Science, Software on 29th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller
Google’s results suggest that fully functional, large-scale quantum computers may be closer to reality than before.
Google DeepMind’s New AI Weatherman Tops World’s Most Reliable System
Posted in Science, Software on 29th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller
Such advances could help communities better prepare for dangerous storms, facilitate planning for renewable energy like wind power, and ultimately give meteorologists and emergency agencies valuable lead time for life-saving alerts.
Niantic Is Training A Giant ‘Geospatial’ AI On Pokémon Go Data
Posted in Online, Software on 29th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller
The result could be an internet-like dataset of physical spaces, supporting AI that’s as fluent in the real world as today’s large language models are with text, fundamentally expanding how we interact with digital content, robots, and each other.
What Is AI Superintelligence? Could It Destroy Humanity? And Is It Really Almost Here?
Posted in Science, Software on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
OpenAI boss Sam Altman says superintelligence may only be “a few thousand days” away.
Social Media Ban For Under-16s 'on The Table' In UK
Posted in Online, Software on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is "on the table", the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC.