Sam Altman says we’re ‘in the singularity’ with AI. Here’s why he’s wrong
“We are now, like, in the singularity”.
These are the words of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaking on the Relentless podcast on July 25.
He...
Cracking the code: can AI help us decipher ancient languages?
Every ancient language that has ever been deciphered needed an anchor. Usually that’s a bilingual text, like the Rosetta Stone, or a known relative...
China is claiming the right to punish its critics anywhere on Earth
On July 1, China brought into force its Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, converting a decade of Xi Jinping’s doctrine of “forging...
Wildfires: why media coverage doesn’t always make the climate connection
The front page of the Times on July 25 carried a photograph of three people sitting under a striped parasol on the sand near...
What happened when young Bangladeshis stopped being afraid?
In July 2024, students and jobseekers in Bangladesh took to the streets to protest against a quota system for government jobs that they saw...