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A Theory of Dumb

In a paper published last year, Shumailov called this “model collapse,” a process by which an AI system becomes, in his words ...
The researchers further claimed that various studies suggested that parental education predicts children’s intelligence. On the other hand, fewer studies simultaneously surveyed the role of parental ...
Apollo Hospitals neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar responds to Deepinder Goyal’s “gravity-ageing” hypothesis with 10 lifestyle ...
AI, trained on immense datasets of physics, biology and human behavior, gives us glimpses of what comes next. It does not ...
Were hints that OK Computer and In Rainbows should be listened to as one monster record deliberately seeded by the band?
Sleep is such an important part of our overall health, but it turns out that women are more likely to have disturbed sleep ...
Researchers showed that large language models use a small, specialized subset of parameters to perform Theory-of-Mind reasoning, despite activating their full network for every task.
During his remarks at a peace ceremony in Egypt last month, Donald Trump showed signs of cognitive decline as he referred to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as the "president," while struggling to ...
Imagine you're watching a movie, in which a character puts a chocolate bar in a box, closes the box and leaves the room. Another person, also in the room, moves the bar from a box to a desk drawer.
Whale expert Eduardo Mercado proposes a groundbreaking theory about what singing whales are actually doing and argues that ...
AI can help humans reach their cognitive “flow state,” says author Mithu Storoni, by balancing challenge and ability.
Business leaders know that every decision must deliver ROI. That’s why it’s time to reframe optimism — not as a soft skill, ...