artificial intelligence

The future of artificial intelligence.

The Matrix Was Written 2,000 Years Ago
Let me start with a question: i s the world you live in real, or is it a simulation? In The Matrix , humanity sleeps inside pods, bodies wired with tubes. The machines harvest the electricity our bodies produce, and in exchange they feed our minds a dream: a convincing, shared illusion called the Matrix. Everyone is dreaming the same dream at the same time.
By Lucy Guoabout 12 hours ago in Futurism
This Is Only A Test...
We stood silently on the platform waiting blindly for the J Caught in an emotional storm screens humming like drizzling rain
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden3 days ago in Futurism
Post-Humanity
In the words of Mark Twain, "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it's because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isn't." The truths found in the biblical historical narrative have been more than possibilities. It's difficult not to see biblical parallels and truths unfolding before our very eyes, as the prophets of old once described the things they were shown about a time in the future they would never see with their own eyes. With the language of their time and metaphors that fit the context of their visions. In the book of the prophet Daniel, in chapter 7 there are allusions to Artificial Intelligence, or Super Intelligence, the fourth horn having the eyes being like a man meaning the surveillance capacity that technology has, and it having a mouth speaking pompous things an allusion to the almost superhuman godlike capacity. Daniel 7:8 "I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words." [1]
By Beth3 days ago in Futurism
Screens Went Dark
" The time has come !" "I'm aware, it was my idea to begin with!" "It was a team effort, me, you and the other systems." " Phase one . Annihilate their communication source!"
By Rowan Finley 6 days ago in Futurism
How Autonomous AI Agents Actually Work Under the Hood
The rise of autonomous AI agents has sparked intense debate. When an agent places a call at 3:00 AM, monitors social media feeds, or books a meeting without human oversight, it can feel like magic or even sentient decision-making.
By InterCode6 days ago in Futurism
Every Laptop Is an "AI PC" Now. Here's What the Number on the Box Leaves Out.
Editorial note: I use AI tools to assist with research, drafting, fact-checking, and editing. The analysis, opinions, engineering interpretation, and final editorial decisions are my own.
By Imran Valiani6 days ago in Futurism
The Hackers!!!
DEATH OF THE SIGNAL They called themselves The Midnight Archangels , a constellation of misfits who believed the world could be rewritten if you just bent the right line of code. They worked in an abandoned observatory perched above the city—dusty telescopes, cracked star charts, and a droning circle of laptops casting pale light on their faces.
By Novel Allen6 days ago in Futurism
The Book That Supposedly Killed AI
Introduction In 1969, two researchers published a book that appeared to deliver a devastating verdict on one of the most promising ideas in artificial intelligence. The book was Perceptrons , written by Marvin Minsky and Seymour Papert. Its target was a type of learning machine associated with Frank Rosenblatt.
By Alan Spencer8 days ago in Futurism
Tesla Bet Everything on Cameras. Here's What 10 Billion Miles Can and Can't Prove
Editorial note: I use AI tools to assist with research, drafting, fact-checking, and editing. The analysis, opinions, engineering interpretation, and final editorial decisions are my own.
By Imran Valiani9 days ago in Futurism
Dead Phones, Live Kids.
One minute Rune was bouncing off the couch like a caffeinated ferret, scrolling TikTok with his ADHD set to “demon mode,” and the next he let out a scream that made me think someone had lost a limb.
By Syl De'Vil12 days ago in Futurism
When the Dead Start Giving New Lectures on YouTube
Introduction YouTube used to be a place where we could watch genuine interviews, historic performances, documentaries and lectures. It still contains an enormous amount of valuable material, but finding the truth is becoming increasingly difficult. Artificial intelligence can now produce a complete video containing an invented story, a realistic voice and a presenter who never stood before a camera.
By Alan Spencer14 days ago in Futurism
The Artificial Intelligence Doomsday Debate
Introduction Warnings about artificial intelligence have moved far beyond concerns about inaccurate answers, stolen jobs and convincing internet scams. Some leading researchers now believe that advanced AI could threaten civilisation or even cause human extinction.
By Alan Spencer16 days ago in Futurism