A relevant and very good article in The Atlantic. Conscious AI Is the Second-Scariest Kind A cutting-edge theory of mind suggests a new type of doomsday scenario. By Peter Watts https://www.theatlant… (View Post)

The most interesting thing is the evolution of the drones. What started as basically regular quadcopters or FPV racing drones carrying an anti-take grenade to be dropped or rammed into a target has e… (View Post)

There was a jihadism expert on the radio this morning, Mina al-Lami from BBC Monitoring, who made a good case to this being an ISIS attack (which branch to be determined) and linked to a change of st… (View Post)

How could you not think it was a serious health condition? She was in hospital for a long while, and the staff there are not playing games. It obviously wasn't some sort of stunt, and had to be … (View Post)

Exactly. It's not a like with like comparison. Should Sunak pay more tax? Probably, as should all wealthy people, but that doesn't mean he was oblidged to do so. Labour should always rememb… (View Post)