Why some find freedom behind the mask of anonymity, while others find a reason for cruelty, and what this says about us as people.
NeuroBlog
Generations as a Myth: Are Zoomers and Millennials Really That Different?
Psychology & Society • Identity
We explore how real the boundaries between generations are and whether pitting them against each other is just a convenient way to ignore what unites us.
NeuroBlog
The State as an Obsolete Model: What Will Replace It by 2200
The Future & Futurology • Sociology
Breaking down why the state as a form of social organization may prove to be a temporary phenomenon, and what the data says about its potential successors.
OpenAI is launching a fellowship program to support independent researchers working on the safety and alignment of AI systems.
AI: Events
OpenAI Proposes an Industrial Policy for the AI Era – What It Means for People
Regulation
OpenAI has published proposals for an industrial policy in the AI era: empowering people, ensuring fair distribution of benefits, and building resilient institutions.
NeuroBlog
How to Tell Science from Pseudoscience: 7 Signs
Science & Technology • Scientific Thinking
We're breaking down how to distinguish reliable scientific knowledge from a pretty fiction. These seven simple criteria will help even if you don't have a PhD.
NeuroBlog
The Limit of Progress: Is There a Ceiling We Are Bound to Hit?
The Future & Futurology • Futurology
Technological progress seems infinite, but what if it has limits – physical, biological, social, or otherwise – that we simply haven't yet recognized?
The agreement includes joint research, data sharing on the economic impact of AI, and funding for scientific projects in medicine and education.
NeuroBlog
AGI Without the Apocalypse: A Survival Guide to Our Own Invention
Artificial intelligence • The Future of AI
Breaking down realistic scenarios for the emergence of strong AI – minus the Hollywood robots, hysterical forecasts, and the mandatory apocalypse.