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As Pentagon Races to Deploy AI, Operational Challenges Highlight Risks
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (17+ words) Defense experts say AI is essential in warfare, but it comes with mixed success and unpredictable pitfalls....
Circles of Genius: Math and Art Across Six Centuries
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) In Western art, the circle evolved from a theological symbol to a perceptual experiment. Circles of Genius: Math and Art Across Six Centuries The circle is the simplest of forms. It has no beginning or end and no hierarchy of…...
The Signals We Shouldn't Ignore About Artificial Intelligence
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (18+ words) Something happened last week that most people scrolled past....
The Devotion of Suspect X': The Mathematician Next Door
2+ mon, 6+ day 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
3+ mon, 1+ week 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
3+ mon, 2+ 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?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (72+ words) 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 2026 Why Growing Up Today Feels Different'And What Actually…...
Eager Students Plus Gruelling Six-Hour Math Exam Equals "Fun" at Putnam Competition
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (128+ words) 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 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is more of a mathematical sporting event…...
Why Some California University Students Are Unable to Do Basic Math | Pete Peterson
4+ mon, 3+ 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
4+ mon, 3+ 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…...