Many people think AI is already sentient – and that’s a big problem

A survey of people in the US has revealed the widespread belief that artificial intelligence models are already self-aware, which is very far from the truth ​A survey of people in the US has revealed the widespread belief that artificial intelligence models are already self-aware, which is very far from the truth A survey of people …

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Many people think AI is already sentient – and that’s a big problem

A survey of people in the US has revealed the widespread belief that artificial intelligence models are already self-aware, which is very far from the truth ​A survey of people in the US has revealed the widespread belief that artificial intelligence models are already self-aware, which is very far from the truth A survey of people …

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We are risking a heat disaster for athletes at the Olympics in Paris

In the era of climate change, France’s capital is prone to more frequent and extreme warmth. Staging the Olympic games there in the height of summer is wrong, says Madeleine Orr ​In the era of climate change, France’s capital is prone to more frequent and extreme warmth. Staging the Olympic games there in the height …

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Are animals conscious? We’re finally realising that many species are

Science is at last confirming what many people have long suspected – that mammals, birds and perhaps some invertebrates have elements of consciousness ​Science is at last confirming what many people have long suspected – that mammals, birds and perhaps some invertebrates have elements of consciousness Science is at last confirming what many people have long …

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Watch bees defend their nest by slapping ants with their wings

When ants try to invade their nest, Japanese honeybees flutter their wings and tilt their bodies to beat away their enemies ​When ants try to invade their nest, Japanese honeybees flutter their wings and tilt their bodies to beat away their enemies When ants try to invade their nest, Japanese honeybees flutter their wings and tilt …

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Tiny jellyfish robots made of ferrofluid can be controlled with light

Researchers combined hydrogel with magnetic ferrofluid to make small jellyfish robots that can complete an obstacle course when directed with light ​Researchers combined hydrogel with magnetic ferrofluid to make small jellyfish robots that can complete an obstacle course when directed with light Researchers combined hydrogel with magnetic ferrofluid to make small jellyfish robots that can complete …

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Blood-thinning drug heparin may stop snakebite victims losing limbs

Giving mice the blood-thinning drug heparin after they were injected with venom from two cobra species reduced their risk of tissue death, which can lead to amputations ​Giving mice the blood-thinning drug heparin after they were injected with venom from two cobra species reduced their risk of tissue death, which can lead to amputations Giving mice …

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