Could a US debt default unleash global chaos?
The BBC examines four ways you could be affected if the US fails to reach a deal on its debt.
2023-05-20 00:29
Who can be relegated from the Premier League this weekend?
Here are the teams that can be relegated from the Premier League this weekend, as well as those that can qualify for Europe.
2023-05-20 00:27
Why Cats Like to Shove Their Butts in Your Face, According to an Animal Behavior Expert
Felines seem to love giving their human friends a face full of cat butt. Should we be disgusted, or flattered?
2023-05-20 00:26
Westwood Financial Sells Ahwatukee Mercado, a Grocery-Anchored Center in Phoenix, Generating Excellent Returns
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2023-05-20 00:25
Factbox-2024 US presidential election: who is in, who is out and who is still thinking about it
By Ross Colvin (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott on Friday entered the 2024 presidential race, joining Donald Trump in
2023-05-20 00:25
Ledyard Appoints Josephine Moran as CEO, Successor to Retiring CEO, Kathy Underwood
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2023-05-20 00:25
Woman who called police on Black bird-watcher faces skeptical court in employment appeal
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Friday appeared unlikely to reinstate a lawsuit by
2023-05-20 00:24
Greenpeace to shut down in Russia after being declared 'undesirable organisation'
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian branch of environmental group Greenpeace on Friday said it would shut down after authorities declared the
2023-05-20 00:23
Scientists find that AI can read thoughts from monitoring your brain activity
Scientists have revealed they had found a way to combine the technology of brain scans and artificial intelligence to transcribe “the gist” of people’s thoughts. Alex Huth, an assistant professor of neuroscience and computing science at the University of Texas at Austin, and a co-author on the new study published in Nature Neuroscience, said that ‘this is a real leap forward.’ The study was led by Huth and Jerry Tang, a doctoral student in computer science. The main development from this study is that it’s non-invasive. This means that subjects do not require surgical implants. Instead, brain activity is measured using a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter In the study, individuals listened to hours of podcasts in the scanner. Then, given the participant’s consent to have their thoughts decoded, they listened to a new story and the machine-generated corresponding texts from brain activity. It’s not a word-for-word transcript. For example, when an individual heard the phrase ‘I don’t have my driver’s licence yet’, the model decoded the individual’s thoughts to read as ‘she has not even started to learn to drive yet.’ Even when participants thought up their own stories, the machine was able to decode their thoughts still. Tang acknowledged that the advancements made in the study had the potential for negative aftermath. Tang said, ‘we take very seriously the concerns that it could be used for bad purposes and have worked to avoid that.’ They ran tests that highlighted that unless the machine had been trained on an individual’s particular brain activity, it could not decode its thoughts. An individual had to allow for the machine to train their brain activity over a long period of time inside a fMRI scanner for it to work. Researchers also found that it was easy to ‘sabotage’ the machine. Three participants were told to tell a different story in their mind, or count by seven, while listening to one of the podcasts. The study highlights even more development with artificial intelligence, after the popularity of OpenAI’s Chat GPT has sparked debate around the potential of AI. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-20 00:22
Ontario to offer more money for Stellantis to resume battery plant
By Sam Jabri-Pickett TORONTO (Reuters) -Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that his government will put more money on
2023-05-20 00:21
Spain's Sacyr in talks to sell 45% of Irish motorway to Bestinver -sources
MADRID Sacyr is negotiating with Spanish firm Bestinver to sell its 45% stake in the Irish motorway N6
2023-05-20 00:20
Powell Signals a June Pause, Says Fed Can Afford to Watch Data
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a clear signal he is inclined to pausing interest-rate increases next month
2023-05-20 00:20