In June, an IBM computing executive claimed quantum computers were entering the “utility” phase, in which high-tech experimental …
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Could ‘Marine Cloud Brightening’ Reduce Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIt might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being seriously considered as a way to …
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Information is a valuable commodity. And thanks to technology, there are millions of terabytes of it online that …
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Technology
The Pros and Cons of a National Digital ID Scheme That Is Being Proposed
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2018-19, identity crime directly and indirectly cost Australia an estimated A$3.1 billion. To address such costs, the federal …
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AI Systems Have Learned How to Deceive Humans: What Does That Mean for Our Future?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArtificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton made headlines earlier this year when he raised concerns about the capabilities of …
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Environment
Remarkable New Tech Has Revealed the Ancient Landscape of Arnhem Land that Greeted Australia’s First Peoples
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMany visitors to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory are struck by the magnificent cliffs, stunning bird life, …
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Technology
AI Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton Says AI Is a New Form of Intelligence Unlike Our Own
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDebates about AI often characterize it as a technology that has come to compete with human intelligence. Indeed, …
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The technology to decode our thoughts is drawing ever closer. Neuroscientists at the University of Texas have, for …
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Can Machines Be Self-Aware? New Research Explains How This Could Happen
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTo build a machine, one must know what its parts are and how they fit together. To understand …
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Has GPT-4 Really Passed the Startling Threshold of Human-Level Artificial Intelligence?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesRecent public interest in tools like ChatGPT, and its latest iteration GPT-4, has raised an old question in …