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Rule of the Robots: Warning Signs

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A few years ago, Martin Ford published a book called Architects of Intelligence , in which he interviewed 23 of the most experienced AI and robotics researchers in the world. In a January 2020 interview with the BBC, Yoshua Bengio said that "AI's abilities were somewhat overhyped. Copyright 2021 Basic Books. Evan Ackerman.

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Q&A With Co-Creator of the 6502 Processor

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The surge of interest in retrocomputing has led to folks once again swapping tips on how to write polished games using the 6502 assembly code, with new titles being released for the Atari , BBC Micro , and other machines. Bill Mensch: I went to Temple University [in Philadelphia] on the recommendation of a guidance counselor.

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Tragedy Spurred the First Effective Land-Mine Detector

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After receiving a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the Warsaw University of Technology in 1933, Kosacki completed his year-long mandatory service with the army. The transmitting coil was connected to the oscillator, which generated current at an acoustic frequency, writes Mike Croll in his book The History of Landmines.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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April 12, 2009 2:08 pm Link Obama’s “Social Democratic&# dream will be further unveiled after the failure of GM and Chrysler is certain and on the books. She spent the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and before that she was the Southwest correspondent for The Economist based in Austin, Tex.

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