Cycorp is hiring full-time Artificial Intelligence Programmers in Austin, TX to work on accelerating theorem proving algorithms. From the ad: “Cyc is the world’s largest AI program, with millions of rules written in full…
Short but interesting scifi story about AGI going FOOM.
MIRI’s funding has steadily increased the past few years during the transition to more high-impact FAI research.
“Readline” is a highly-rated new Chrome extension. It lets you speed read any selected text directly in your browser. “Reedy” is another popular alternative that does the same thing. They both have a basic…
The $1500 WSOP “Millionaire Maker” tournament (May 31 in Las Vegas) will be huge this year. I predict it will be the single largest $1500 buyin tournament ever played. Probably the single best value…
Even though most Americans still believe that 25 is the ideal age for women to have children, new research suggests that mother nature disagrees. A mounting stream of epidemiological evidence is pointing towards a…
Automatically produced content written by robots is apparently now viewed as more credible, trustworthy, informative, and objective by the average reader. That’s according to a new study recently published in the scholarly journal of…
This year, over 14,000 patients will request a bone marrow transplant that will never arrive. Part of the problem is undoubtedly the fact that only 3% of Americans are signed up as marrow donors. But what else prevents patients…
George Dvorsky interviews me about why the ‘Three Laws of Robotics’ won’t be sufficient for the development of advanced artificial intelligence.
Nick Bostrom is nominated for Prospect’s 2014 “Top World Thinkers”. Polls are still open and voting takes less than a minute.
“The cumulative probability gives 50% chance for WBE (if it ever arrives) before 2059, with the 25% percentile in 2047 and the 75% percentile in 2074. WBE before 2030 looks very unlikely and only…
Forget public schools vs private schools. If I were in high school or middle school again, I would drop out and enroll in Stanford University Online High School. Teaches grades 7-12 Fully accredited Alumni ace…
Dozens of billionaires used the same 3 careers to get rich: Investment, Finance, and Tech Startups. Carl Shulman recently looked at which of these three was most represented in the Forbes List of billionaires….
It no longer matters how complex your wifi’s WPA2 password is. It can now easily be decoded by an amateur hacker in about 4 hours. The lesson is: 1) Don’t use whatever password you use…
Early research indicates that (1) having friends who know about rationality, (2) having a growth mindset, and (3) trying more things seem to be the three keys to benefiting the most from rationality.
“According to a variety of metrics, the amount of AI research being done appears to be about 10% of the amount of computer science (CS) research being done.”
The new Roomba 880 looks pretty slick. Even the 3rd party reviews agree it pulls up around 50% more dust than before. Probably worth the upgrade. And definitely worth it if you don’t even own a…
For a long time, scientists assumed that having dysfunctional Zinc transport in your blood was bad. That’s understandable. In mice, having this mutation increases incidence of Type 2 Diabetes by 300%. However, new research…
Wanna travel, teach, learn, research, and live a generally awesome life? They have a job title for that: Fulbright Scholar. Applications are open for American professionals or academics who want to live aboard starting…
High salaries are nice, but I recommend choosing an internship based on how well you can launch your career afterwards. Most Bay Area companies are good for this. MIRI’s interns have a good track…
