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Elon Musk warns AI could become an immortal dictator
Image: MORGAN SETTE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Authoritarianism is nothing new. But at least Mussolini and Hitler died. In the age of artificial intelligence, we could create “an immortal dictator from which we would never escape,” says Elon Musk in the new documentary Do You Trust This Computer? SEE ALSO: Creepy AI scans a driver’s face and voice to…
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Intel tested its self-driving car software on fatal Uber crash footage and says it would’ve had 1-second warning
Intel's Mobileye shows how its response system would have evaluated the moment right before the Uber crash, detecting different shapes and distances.Image: intel After a self-driving Uber crashed and killed a woman walking her bike across a Tempe, Arizona, road last week, the technology behind autonomous vehicles has been questioned and scrutinized. Intel, the company…
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New video shows self-driving Uber seconds before fatally crashing into pedestrian
Warning: The video below contains footage which some readers may find disturbing. Police released a video Wednesday of the self-driving Uber vehicle that struck and killed a woman Sunday night in Tempe, Arizona. The video, below, shows Uber’s self-driving vehicle’s exterior view right before the crash. A quick glimpse of the woman killed, 49-year-old Elaine…
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Get a gorgeous wallpaper of the Tesla in space
Image: r/wallpapers Say hello to your new wallpaper. And then say thank you to SpaceX, and to Reddit. On Tuesday, Reddit user “AB-nebula” posted a gorgeous wallpaper of the space hero Starman — a spacesuit behind the wheel of the Tesla Roadster Elon Musk launched into space on board the Falcon Heavy rocket — with…
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Bitcoin and Ethereum prices are tanking
Image: Shutterstock / Visual Generation All major cryptocurrencies are experiencing a severe price correction, with the size of the market shrinking from about $830 billion a week ago to $570 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin is currently at $12,062, down 12.7% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum has fallen 18.8% to $1,082, and Ripple is…
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What Lyft’s self-driving car gets right: driving style
Lyft's self-driving BMW 5 Series sedan.Image: Pete Pachal/Mashable Riding in a self-driving Lyft car is way more boring than you’d expect. But that’s really the point. The ride, which I took on the streets of Las Vegas at the outset of CES 2018, was only remarkable in how mundane it was. Turns, lane changes, braking…
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Nissan’s new concept car is unbelievable
The e-Evolution concept burning out with the help of its AI assistant.Image: mitsubishi Mitsubishi’s new crossover concept doesn’t want to drive for you. It wants to make you a better driver. Most automakers are building up AI systems to run their future self-driving cars. But Mitsubishi recently unveiled its slightly different tack at the Tokyo…
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Jason Aldean and other celebs react to the Las Vegas shooting
A makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting stands in Las Vegas.Image: Drew Angerer/Getty Images As the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history unfolded in Las Vegas Sunday night, hundreds of concertgoers like Heather Gooze were forced to watch strangers die right before their eyes. Gooze held one victim in her…
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Face-scanning tech is coming for your smartphone and you should be worried
Image: Vicky Leta/Mashable There are few things more personal than a face. Every wrinkle, blemish, and freckle combine to tell a person’s story — an interactive and ever-changing map of one’s self unspooling over time. Oh, and if smartphone manufactures have their way, that map will also soon be the preeminent key to your digital…
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The coming of a fully automated society has led some Silicon Valley execs to extreme measures
Image: tristan quinn / bbc Until a couple of years ago, Antonio Garcia Martinez was living the dream life: a tech-start up guy in Silicon Valley, surrounded by hip young millionaires and open plan offices. He’d sold his online ad company to Twitter for a small fortune, and was working as a senior exec at…
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