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Robots use the internet to communicate with each other and gain power over humans
60% of internet traffic is generated by machines communicating with each other. They distribute views, comments, and likes. They rate products and services. This obstructs public debate, influences humans, and therefore hinders democracy. It causes massive pollution because it consumes enormous amounts of electricity for computing and cooling servers. The use of AI must be…
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Is Artificial Intelligence good for humans?
Our understanding of how the brain and AI (Artificial Intelligence) work has advanced considerably. The best model of the human brain we have today dates from the 1970s and is based on neural networks. For each characteristic, a knowledge or emotion is associated. We reconstruct concepts whenever we need them. Our memories are linked to…
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Make fun or help the conspiracy theorists
Conspiracy theories have existed all over the world, throughout the ages. In ancient times, there were fanciful explanations, such as a Jew attracting the evil eye in Alexandria. Nazi ideologies fed on conspiracy theories. Social media is a breeding ground for conspiracy theories. There are people who think the earth is flat, that the end…
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Broken hearts, broken windows
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Stanford’s Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)
Stanford’s Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture): https://youtu.be/NOAgplgTxfc “Aggression turned inward” Neurotransmitter – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter Limbic system – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system Cortex – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortex_(anatomy) Behave – The biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Robert Sapolsky: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31170723-behave
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The optical illusion of “the dress”
The dress – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress The science behind the dress colour illusion – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2015/feb/27/science-thedress-colour-illusion-the-dress-blue-black-gold-white This shoe is the most maddening optical illusion since “The dress” – CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/13/health/teal-gray-shoes-the-dress-optical-illusion-trnd/index.html
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She does not listen, she’s got a bulldozer in her brain
