by andflywrite | May 25, 2025 | BEST LINKS EVER
Below is from Geeky Gadgets 3:02 pm May 24, 2025 By Julian Horsey Kudos to Gary for the catch. The links in this article are LIVE; will open at another page. What if learning could adapt to you—your pace, your interests, your challenges—like a personal tutor who...
by andflywrite | May 25, 2025 | BEST LINKS EVER
Zachary Basu for Axios Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios The AI industry unleashed a torrent of major announcements this week, accelerating the race to control how humans search, create and ultimately integrate AI into the fabric of everyday life. Why it matters: The...
by andflywrite | May 24, 2025 | BEST LINKS EVER
As previously posted here, Blaise Agüera y Arcas has a deep background in “deep thoughts”, and recently spoke at the “think tank” Santa Fe Institute. Blaise might be thought of as a typical Genius in that the presentation is hard to...
by andflywrite | May 24, 2025 | BEST LINKS EVER
Blaise Agüera y Arcas upcoming (2025) book, What Is Intelligence?, attempts to answer the title’s question, informed by recent advances in AI, neuroscience, and artificial life. INTRODUCTION The accelerating convergence of biological and artificial forms of...
by andflywrite | May 24, 2025 | BEST LINKS EVER
Computation as Ontology – Agüera y Arcas Life = self‑modifying computational phase of matter; evolution = matter discovering computation. – Wolfram. Universe is intrinsically computational; simple cellular‑automaton rules yield rich phenomena. – Kurzweil. Brain as...
by andflywrite | May 22, 2025 | BEST LINKS EVER
If Abu Dhabi 5 Gigawatt world’s biggest, maybe, data center, wasn’t enough, Sam Altman announced on May 21 that OpenAI was purchasing the company started by Jony Ives, formerly designer for iconic mobile Apple products. The new joint corporation is called...
