Sunday Science: Artificial Intelligence Played Wargames. The Result Isn’t Reassuring.  

Sabine Hossenfelder
February 17, 2024
Sabine Hossenfelder

A group of researchers had artificial intelligence play wargames, and that gives us a good idea for how we could all die. They tested five different large language models and asked them to make decisions in war situations.

 

What Your Brain Is Doing When You’re Not Doing Anything
Nora Bradford
Quanta Magazine
When your mind is wandering, your brain’s “default mode” network is active. Its discovery 20 years ago inspired a raft of research into networks of brain regions and how they interact with each other.
February 5, 2024

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