Phil Torres
The Divide Between People Who Hate and Love Artificial Intelligence Is Not Real
An interview with Max Tegmark, author of "Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence."
Effective Altruism Says You Can Save the Future by Making Money
This new philosophy toward charitable giving claims to be driven by data and science.
Today’s Kids Could Live Through Machine Superintelligence, Martian Colonies, and a Nuclear Attack
A futurist looks at the data.
The Only Way to Prevent Another Nuclear Strike Is to Get Rid of All the Nukes
Doomsday Clock scientist Dr. Lawrence Krauss says as long as we possess nuclear weapons, it's 'unavoidable.'
The Only Way to Prevent Another Nuclear Strike Is to Get Rid of All the Nukes
Doomsday Clock scientist Dr. Lawrence Krauss says as long as we possess nuclear weapons, it's 'unavoidable.'
The United States Is Not an Apocalyptic Wasteland, Explains Steven Pinker
The Harvard cognitive scientist tells us how life is always getting better, despite what Trump has said.
We’re Not Ready For Superintelligence
The time for stressing about superintelligent AI will come soon.
Our Simulated Universe Is Just One Piece of a Matryoshka Doll of Annihilation
Perhaps a posthuman civilization running simulations self-destructs, or a lab assistant accidentally spills coffee on computer hardware. Simulations can collapse.