“Life” and “intelligence” are terms with heavily contested meanings. This discussion will offer a novel, unified perspective on both, as described in Blaise Agüera y Arcas’ new book, What Is ...

From a pair of simple principles of evolution--chance mutation and natural selection--nature has constructed an almost unfathomable richness of life around us. Despite our scientific sophistication, ...

With the evolution of blockchain technology, there are many lessons we can glean from how the first global communication networks evolved, particularly when it comes to connecting distinct systems and ...

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Abhinai Srvistava is CEO and co-founder of Mashgin, a touchless self-checkout system powered by AI and computer vision. Computer scientists have long dreamed of the possibilities of what artificial ...