Hackaday Links: October 8, 2023
Too much of a good thing is generally a bad thing, but a surfeit of asteroid material is probably a valid exception to that rule. Such was NASA’s plight as …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 8, 2023
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Hackaday Links: June 25, 2023
Is it really a dystopian future if the robots are radio-controlled? That’s what came to mind reading this article on a police robot out of Singapore, complete with a breathless …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 25, 2023
Hackaday Links: April 19, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic at least seems to be on a downward track, the dystopian aspects of the response to the disease appear to be on the rise. As if there weren’t enough busybodies and bluenoses shaming their neighbors for real or imagined quarantine violations on social media, now we …read more
Luke Kingma’s & Lou Patrick-Mackay’s Futurism Comics, ‘Heat Tolerant’
via Luke Kingma and Lou Patrick-Mackay at Futurism Cartoons
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We Asked 105 Experts What Worries Them Most About the Future
Welcome to the dark side of Motherboard’s two-part poll about the future. Continue reading We Asked 105 Experts What Worries Them Most About the Future
We Asked 105 Experts What Scares and Inspires Them Most About the Future
Climate change, extremism, and artificial intelligence were among the top fears, and young people, technology, and equality were among the top hopes. Continue reading We Asked 105 Experts What Scares and Inspires Them Most About the Future
Margaret Atwood Announces ‘The Testaments,’ a Sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
The new book is set to release in September 2019. Continue reading Margaret Atwood Announces ‘The Testaments,’ a Sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Google Says Its AI That Makes Phone Calls Isn’t Good Enough to Be Dangerous
At a product demonstration, executives did their best to assuage fears about the unsettling new technology. Continue reading Google Says Its AI That Makes Phone Calls Isn’t Good Enough to Be Dangerous
Now Google Assistant Can Call Your Parents
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Google Duplex Puts AI Into a Social Uncanny Valley
Google Assistant can now make phone calls, but the people answering the phones at small businesses can’t yet form a relationship with an AI agent. Continue reading Google Duplex Puts AI Into a Social Uncanny Valley