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Exogenous Willpower: Are Weight Loss Drugs Reshaping Society?
Guest contributor Sean Dudley explores the opportunities and challenges of emerging weight loss drugs
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Sean Dudley
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Artificial intelligence is conspicuous by its absence in Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two. And this is important
A new review of the intersection between Villeneuve's Dune and AI in the law journal "Jurimetrics"
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Andrew Maynard
AI Choice Engines, Paternalism, and Behavioral Manipulation
Digging into a new commentary by Cass Sunstein focused on using AI to help individuals make informed choices.
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Andrew Maynard
Neuralink update
This afternoon Elon Musk and a team from Neuralink provided an update on their work on advanced brain computer interfaces. Some quick takeaways from me…
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Andrew Maynard
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Making space for everyone: A new book from astronaut Cady Coleman
Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman's new book "Sharing Space: An Astronaut's Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change" is now out, and is well worth…
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Andrew Maynard
Revisiting "Films from the Future" – Complimentary Copies Available
Revisiting my book Films from the Future, it's more relevant than ever as advanced technologies continue to transform our lives. So I thought I'd make…
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Andrew Maynard
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June 2024

Is Conscious AI Possible?
A new paper by Anil Seth argues that consciousness may not be achievable through current approaches to AI, but that the possibility of real or…
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Andrew Maynard
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These are the Top Ten Emerging Technologies of 2024
The 2024 list of Top Ten Emerging Technologies has just been published by the World Economic Forum. It includes some that may surprise you.
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Andrew Maynard
A seriously funny look at existential risk with actor Jay Baruchel
Season 2 of of the documentary series We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) is now available in the US – and it draws extensively on expertise from…
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Andrew Maynard
Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence initiative might need a rethink
Ilya Sutskever's new AI venture on safe superintelligence is bold. But it also indicates a deeply naive understanding of safety that may be its undoing
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Andrew Maynard
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AI, Ex Machina, and the Juvet Landscape Hotel
How a remote Norwegian hotel brings the themes of Ex Machina to life
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Andrew Maynard
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May 2024

Should tech entrepreneurs be banned from watching sci-Fi movies?
Three brief reflections before I head out for a much needed break
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Andrew Maynard
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