Think predator drones. What do we do when computers can intellectually outperform us, yet haven’t the capacity to make moral decisions? (And for the philosophy/English/non-science majors, here’s more on AI.) AP photo …
Fake Internet postcards circulating through e-mail inboxes worldwide are carrying links to the virus known as Zeus Bot, said Gary Warner, director of computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
This is really two issues bound together, namely “To what extent does SF explore the meaning of science for scientists?” and “To what extent does SF create the ideas that our culture has of scientists?” The latter is relatively easy, …
I’m getting a lot of e-mails asking about a new study by Clement et al. published last week in Science , which shows that since the 1950s, periods of warmth over the northeastern Pacific Ocean have coincided with less cloud cover. …
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival has come under siege after deciding to show a documentary about Rachel Corrie, a Washington state 23-year-old killed in 2003 while trying to prevent an Israeli military bulldozer from demolishing a …
Their concern is that further advances could create profound social disruptions and even have dangerous consequences. Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man, in the NYT
U2’s latest album No Line On The Horizon has hit the stores and fans have already added tracks to their playlists. U2 is on tour to promote their latest.
The Sound Of Settled Science . What would we do without computer models
Teemu Leinonen asks some important questions about the Open Education Conference, OpenEd 2009.
Alistair Darling has warned the UK’s banks that he will take action if they are found to be charging small and medium-sized firms too much for loans.Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, the chancellor said he was “extremely …