Espiritdescali

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G20 countries agree to targeted tax on super-rich (news.sky.com)
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Bye Bye Superbugs? New Antibiotic Is Virtually Resistance-Proof (www.iflscience.com)
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Laser beam able to destroy targets at speed of light is tested from British army vehicle for first time (news.sky.com)
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Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries' (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Global IT outage hits companies around the world as planes grounded and train services affected (news.sky.com)
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Elon Musk's SpaceX contracted to destroy retired ISS space station (www.bbc.co.uk)
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New AI tool could be game-changer in battle against Alzheimer's (news.sky.com)
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Moon cave discovered that could one day house humans (www.bbc.com)
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Loss of oxygen in bodies of water identified as new tipping point (phys.org)
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Global population to peak within this century as birth rates fall, United Nations report says (www.cnbc.com)
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‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say (www.theguardian.com)
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Rich People Freeze Themselves, and Fortunes, for Future Revival (news.bloomberglaw.com)
Although we are getting closer to Artificial Superintelligence, no one has yet figured out a framework to evaluate its risks. in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Espiritdescali@futurology.today 1 points 1 year ago

Alignment will be one of the biggest challenges the entire human species faces over the next 50 years. Assuming we survive climate change that is!

US novelist Michael Chabon and several other writers are the latest to file a proposed class action accusing OpenAI of copyright infringement in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Espiritdescali@futurology.today 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think you are going to be able to stop AI churning out material, be it pop songs, newspaper articles, books, art etc etc

However I think there might be a new market for "human generated art" that sells at a premium. We already have "artisan" products that are similar (or worse!) quality, but sell at a premium because humans made them.

Which iOS app for Lemmy? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] Espiritdescali@futurology.today 5 points 1 year ago

Another vote for Voyager here, works well

A 57-year-old UPS driver in Texas died after collapsing in the heat while making deliveries in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Espiritdescali@futurology.today 14 points 1 year ago

This piece by NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus is eye opening

https://twitter.com/democracynow/status/1697231774508527912

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