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fliptop writes:Months before OpenAI released ChatGPT, Google engineer and AI ethicist Blake Lemoine went viral after going on record with The Washington Post to claim that LaMDA, Google's powerful large language model (LLM), had come to life, an act that cost him his job.Now that the dust has settled, Futurism has published an interview with Lemoine to talk about the state of the AI industry, what Google might still have in the vault, and whether society is actually ready for what AI may bring.Which begs the question, if AI is sentient, what kind of mind does it have?

upstart writes:The National Academies call for the US to be smart about new reactor designs:

upstart writes:Performing the famous double-slit experiment near a black hole will never work:

canopic jug writes:FedScoop has pointed out that industry vendors have until June 26 to comment on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) draft attestation form for government software providers. The draft Secure Software Self-Attestation Common Form was published Thursday and the window for feedback is 60 days so comments will be accepted through June 26, 2023.

Many countries are celebrating a public holiday on 1 May. In view of this, the weekend/holiday posting rate (5 stories/day) will continue through the holiday, with the usual story posting rate restarting on Tuesday. I realise that for the USA this is NOT a holiday, but we will probably celebrate your own Labor Day with you later on this year.For those who are enjoying the holiday, I hope that you have a pleasant and relaxing time!Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Various options are still available to nudge the important instrument:

upstart writes:A complete reimplementation of decades-old code is out the of the question:

upstart writes:Russia had previously threatened to leave the ISS by 2024:

hubie writes:An exploded star can pose more risks to nearby planets than previously thought:

upstart writes:This Active Camouflage Technology Could Change The Future Of Warfare - SlashGear:

fliptop writes:I recently finished reading Breath, The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor and the information has been a revelation to me. I've always wondered how other people can be "in to" meditating and now, after learning the proper breathing techniques, it's become clear to me. Starting off each day with a brief meditation and breathing session works wonders for preparing my mental and physical state for the day. So I suppose it's no surprise research has found that spending just 15 minutes in reflective solitude really helps your mood and your mind:

upstart writes:Studying the rare ability may shed light on how the animals learn:

upstart writes:Sports Direct owner defends live face-recognition camera use:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/unsolved-mysteries-tetris-creators-alexey-pajitnov-and-henk-rogers/

upstart writes:Corrections systems are using simulators to provide incarcerated individuals with more lifelike instruction:

upstart writes:The company divulged its supply chain emissions for the first time, and it’s the most polluting part of its business:

upstart writes:Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election:

hubie writes:Scientists Think They've Finally Figured Out How a Maya Calendar Works:

owl writes:https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z

UK government blocks Microsoft's proposed Activision purchaseFreeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/uk-government-blocks-microsofts-proposed-activision-purchase/

upstart writes:New observations of the rock show its comet-like tail is not made of dust, possibly altering the origin story of the Geminid meteor shower:

upstart writes:An examination by security researchers finds an alarming flaw in the search giant's new feature, which syncs your Authenticator app across devices:

Freeman writes:https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/9/23631930/discord-openai-clyde-chatbot-automod-features-ai

upstart writes:Meet the startups trying to engineer a desktop fertility machine:

upstart writes:More public-private collab around this issue coming soon:

Self-driving truck startup Waabi may just be the first "AI" company to fully swallow their pride and ask some real experts for advice. According to https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/trucks/waabi-launches-million-mile-driver-advisory-board.html the company will:

upstart writes:In the rush to commercialize LLMs, security got left behind:

hubie writes:Even worms get the munchies:

upstart writes:Bosch to acquire TSI Semiconductors for $1.5B to boost US chip production:

upstart writes:Chang'e 8 missions will check whether regolith harbors appropriate materials:

upstart writes:Yet again, the copyright industry demands to be shielded from technological progress – and the future:

upstart writes:LinuxONE servers come to the Big Blue cloud:

upstart writes:Biodegradable and disappearing bandages and sensors advance sustainable monitoring and healing:

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2020/07/the-intel-8086-processors-registers.html

upstart writes:Helium is way cheaper than rocket fuel, and the pictures are just as good if you get high enough:

upstart writes:Scientists turned a forest into a lab to figure how some species cope with repeated dry spells:

hubie writes:Researchers from Johns Hopkins University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines how receiving negative medical results might affect how people choose between generic and brand name drugs:

upstart writes:We reported this problem a couple of days ago, here:Impacts all motherboard makers and all Ryzen 7000 chips:

NotSanguine writes:This report from Ars Technica details an important warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationfrom the article:

upstart writes:This NASA Telescope Has Discovered 329 New Exoplanets In Just Five Years - SlashGear:

upstart writes:You can smash these 3D-printed cups from GaeaStar on the ground and walk away:

upstart writes:Linux Foundation launches new organization to maintain TLA+:

hubie writes:Next-generation silicon chips based on spintronics could improve global cybersecurity:

upstart writes:The fungi can regrow, potentially fixing tears in items one day made from the alternative leather:

upstart writes:Watch ispace attempt to land on the moon for the first time:

Christopher Gray writes:If I understand it correctly, researchers made a vaccine that targets the proteins common to all flu viruses instead of the part that changes every year. They tested it on 52 people and found it safe and effective.A Widge, et al. An Influenza Hemagglutinin Stem Nanoparticle 1 Vaccine Induces Cross

upstart writes:Linux 6.3 debuts after 'nice, controlled release cycle':

hubie writes:Both tend to judge the co-occurrence of two events as more probable than one event alone:

upstart writes:The move came as its parent company, BuzzFeed Inc., seeks further cost cuts:

upstart writes:Autonomous cars confused by San Francisco's fog: