18Oct 2026 by Post

Choose Your Own Doomsday: Select from These Alarming Options, Scientists Say

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In one scenario based on a sci-fi movie, something called "The Shimmer is interfering with the fundamental patterns of life, redefining evolutionary code." Source
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06Oct 2026 by Post

Evolutionary Computing: An Audit of Smuggled Information

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The most significant stop for me in Denmark was a lecture that Jakob Wolf arranged for me to give at the Niels Bohr Institute. Source
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05Oct 2026 by Post

“Displacement,” or Offloading, and the Mysterious Million Dollars

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imagine trying to explain how Alice came into possession of $1,000,000. It would be one thing to say that, based on skills and effort, she earned $1,000,000. Source
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12Sep 2026 by Post

How Much Should Students Use AI? Preferably Not at All

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New York City recently announced a moratorium on AI use in K-12 classes for the 2026-2027 school year. Source
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11Sep 2026 by Post

AI Hysteria: Take a Deep Breath and Ask, “Who Benefits from Apocalyptic Claims?”

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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit and posted at X last Tuesday, to over 25 million views, that “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Source
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02Sep 2026 by Post

Evolutionary Models Reward Complexity for Complexity’s Sake

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But then the complexity is not interesting. Crucially, it’s not really information. Source
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23Aug 2026 by Post

In NY Post, McDiarmid on Social Isolation and the Tech Nightmare

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The wearable AI necklace, Friend, opens up a whole new chapter of horror. It’s not a parody: young people wear their “Friend” on their person. Source
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19Aug 2026 by Post

Simulations Point to Design: Learning from the History of Artificial Life

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Once you introduce step-by-step guidance, you are no longer simulating an evolutionary process. Source
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31Jul 2026 by Post

It’s Time to Buy Old Books Before AI Destroys Them

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This scheme is the brain child of technicians, people who lead tech companies and tech labs who are wholly committed to a technological view of the world. Source
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