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‘The Devotion of Suspect X': The Mathematician Next Door
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (78+ words) A best-selling novel becomes a game of wits in this Chinese thriller. "The Devotion of Suspect X': The Mathematician Next Door NR | 1h 52m | Crime, Thriller | 2017 "The Devotion of Suspect X" feels like a small cultural victory at a time when headlines…...
The Quiet Spread of AI-Generated ‘Brainrot’ Across Social Media
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (84+ words) Some videos are explicitly made to mimic reality, while others use artificial intelligence in more absurd ways. The Quiet Spread of AI-Generated "Brainrot" Across Social Media Elephants drop-kicking crocodiles while breaking the laws of physics, bewildering deepfakes of politicians and…...
LIVE NOW: Senate Science Committee Holds Hearing on Impact of Technology on America’s Youth
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (61+ words) U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee holds a hearing to examine the impact of technology on America's youth at 10 a.m. ET on Jan. 15... LIVE NOW: Senate Science Committee Holds Hearing on Impact of Technology on America's Youth - Jean Twenge - professor of…...
What Is Intelligence in the Age of AI?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (72+ words) What Is Intelligence in the Age of AI? In 1990, a physician named Frank Meshberger looked at one of the most famous paintings in human history and saw something no one had formally identified before. Beware Growing Apathy Toward AI in…...
Eager Students Plus Gruelling Six-Hour Math Exam Equals ‘Fun’ at Putnam Competition
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (128+ words) Eager Students Plus Gruelling Six-Hour Math Exam Equals "Fun" at Putnam Competition Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a gruelling six-hour math exam, many of them unlikely to solve a single problem. The notoriously brutal…...
Why Some California University Students Are Unable to Do Basic Math | Pete Peterson
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (37+ words) A California legislative report reveals that math preparation gaps persist among incoming students at the University of California'San Diego, despite the s... Why Some California University Students Are Unable to Do Basic Math | Pete Peterson...
The Emptiness Inside: Why Large Language Models Can’t Think—and Never Will
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (77+ words) The hype that modern AI systems based on large language models are on the brink of "true intelligence' mistakes fluency for thought. The Emptiness Inside: Why Large Language Models Can"t Think'and Never Will The Responsible Lie: How AI Sells…...
LIVE NOW: House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Student Privacy, Parental Rights
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (38+ words) The House Education Committee holds a hearing at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 3 titled "Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights" to review policies affecting... LIVE NOW: House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Student Privacy, Parental Rights...
House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Student Privacy, Parental Rights
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (36+ words) The House Education Committee holds a hearing at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 3 titled "Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights" to review policies affecting... House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Student Privacy, Parental Rights...
‘The Great Math War’: Get out Your Pencil and Ruler
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (161+ words) Three great intellects proposed different approaches to mathematics, and one triumphed. Or did he? "The Great Math War: Get out Your Pencil and Ruler Math is hard. Uncovering the foundations of mathematics'the basis of what makes the whole structure work'is…...