It looks like algorithms can write academic papers about themselves now. We gotta wonder: how long until human academics are obsolete? In an editorial published by Scientific American, Swedish researcher Almira Osmanovic Thunström describes what began as a simple experiment in how well OpenAI’s GPT-3 text generating algorithm could write about itself and ended with a… Continue reading Researcher Tells AI to Write a Paper About Itself, Then Submits It to Academic Journal
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VR Company Shows Off Full-Body Suit That Electrocutes You Everywhere
Ever wondered what it feels like to get shot in VR? Pain Suit Last summer, VR social platform startup Somnium and VR suit maker Teslasuit unveiled a “human-to-digital interface designed in the form of a full-body XR suit” — a suit that can literally electrocute you all over the body. And according to a recent… Continue reading VR Company Shows Off Full-Body Suit That Electrocutes You Everywhere
Germany Builds Colossal “Thermos” to Heat Countless Homes
More of these, please! Warming Up Countries reliant on Russia’s fossil fuel industry for energy and utilities are starting to look for alternatives as President Vladimir Putin continues to wage bloody war on Ukraine. Today, the Associated Press reported that Germany is creating a giant thermos to heat homes in the winter, in just another example of… Continue reading Germany Builds Colossal “Thermos” to Heat Countless Homes
Ignorant Scientists Keep Citing Papers That Were Retracted for Fraud
“Most editors do not seem to make correcting the record a priority.” Fraud Peddlers For an industry so obsessed with peer review, it appears that academic journals are mighty reticent to retract or even warn readers about fraudulent articles. As Science magazine reports in a fascinating story, a recent study found that although journals were made… Continue reading Ignorant Scientists Keep Citing Papers That Were Retracted for Fraud
The Creator of That Viral Image Generating AI Loves All Your Weird Creations
For the vast majority of people who tinker with machine learning technology, the best they can hope for is that others in their community will recognize their work. Which was why it was so shocking to Boris Dayma, the creator of the AI formerly known as “DALL-E Mini,” when his went viral. Now, a chaotic… Continue reading The Creator of That Viral Image Generating AI Loves All Your Weird Creations
CEO Quits $68 Billion Firm to “Sit at the Beach and Do Nothing”
Go off, anti-productivity king! Anti-Productivity Icon As of October 1st, 2022, please do Jupiter Fund Management CEO Andrew Formica a favor and leave him alone! He’s quitting his job and logging off, thank you very much. “I just want to go sit at the beach and do nothing,” Formica told Bloomberg in an interview this… Continue reading CEO Quits $68 Billion Firm to “Sit at the Beach and Do Nothing”
Scientists Say New James Webb Images Are So Powerful That It Was Emotional Just Looking at Them
“What I have seen moved me, as a scientist, as an engineer, and as a human being.” First Light While we await the ceremonial release of the first official images taken by NASA’s uber-expensive James Webb Space Telescope, early reactions to the long-awaited shots are already sounding pretty promising. “The images are being taken right… Continue reading Scientists Say New James Webb Images Are So Powerful That It Was Emotional Just Looking at Them
Supreme Court Gives Power Plants Green Light to Pollute As Much As They Want
Another huge step backwards. Moving Backwards Another week, another inconceivable and unconscionable decision by the US Supreme Court. After the court dealt a massive blow to reproductive rights last week, the it’s now given power plants the ability to regulate their own carbon dioxide emissions, an irredeemable decision that’s almost certain to have disastrous consequences for… Continue reading Supreme Court Gives Power Plants Green Light to Pollute As Much As They Want
Best Vintage Turntables in 2022
Interest in vintage turntables has risen steadily in recent years despite streaming’s reign as the medium of choice for listening to music. The trend follows the resurgence of vinyl records, which reached a new high in 2021 when vinyl outsold compact discs for the first time since 1991. Clearly, consumers still place a high value… Continue reading Best Vintage Turntables in 2022
Someone Slipped Hundreds of Fake Articles About Things That Never Happened Onto Wikipedia
Totally Made Up A mysterious Chinese Wikipedia contributor who goes by the alias “Zhemao” spent ten years making up fictional accounts of Russian history, writing over 200 articles, and contributing to hundreds of others, Chinese English-language publication Sixth Tone reports. Wikipedia editors have since noticed the falsified accounts — after ten years of unknowingly hosting… Continue reading Someone Slipped Hundreds of Fake Articles About Things That Never Happened Onto Wikipedia