Paranormal
October 20, 2023
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A couple of weeks ago, Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis forecasted that artificial intelligence (AI) will match human intelligence within the next 5–10 years. This expectation, shared by other AI analysts, is based on the exponential growth in AI technology. However, it neglects an important factor. As humans delegate thinking to computers, they get dumber. The situation is similar to athletes losing muscle tissue by not practicing. The introduction of AI to the workforce relieves humans…
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Man Encounters Mysterious ‘Brocken Spectre’ Giant Walking in England’s Lake District Source link
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One of the top AI language models has beaten the Turing test, a famous benchmark for human-like intelligence, reports futurism.com. In a new study (not yet peer-reviewed), researchers tested a three-way version of the Turing test, where participants chatted with both a human and an AI, then guessed which was which. When OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 was given a specific persona, it was mistaken for a human 73% of the time—far above the 50% random chance. This…
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Tomb of Unknown Queen and Hundreds of Mummies Found Near King Tut’s Tomb Source link
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Scientists have found evidence of a huge water ice reservoir beneath the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) near Mars’ equator. If melted, it could cover the entire planet in about nine feet of water—making it the largest known water source in this region. New data from the Mars Express orbiter’s MARSIS radar shows the ice could be up to 2.2 miles (3.7 km) deep—much thicker than previously thought. “We’ve explored the MFF again using newer data…