machines
Intuitive Machines CEO Says One Switch-Flip Led to ‘Spicy’ Moon Landing
A serendipitous moment, a NASA experiment, and frantic, innovative software engineering rescued the company’s Odysseus lander from what could have been a catastrophic error — a switch that didn’t get flipped before launch. That simple mistake disabled the lasers designed to guide the spacecraft to a flat, safe spot for landing, Intuitive Machines cofounder and …
Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: ‘The machines we have now are not conscious’
When I ask Ted Chiang if he will sit down with me over lunch, his response — like the stories he writes — is succinct and precise: “I’d be happy to talk about the current moment in AI and how science fiction relates to it,” he writes back. “But I won’t talk about my personal …
AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are | Naomi Klein
Inside the many debates swirling around the rapid rollout of so-called artificial intelligence, there is a relatively obscure skirmish focused on the choice of the word “hallucinate”. This is the term that architects and boosters of generative AI have settled on to characterize responses served up by chatbots that are wholly manufactured, or flat-out wrong. …
Writing with Machines – Divinations
I’ve noticed a pattern. When most people see Lex, the AI-powered word processor we launched last week, they have one of two reactions: The first is, “Wow, this is cool! I want this to do all my writing for me.” The second is, “Wow, this is horrible! Any writing produced by an AI is obviously …
Portable X-ray machines added at small IU Health hospitals
Michael Hemmerle | Lafayette Journal & Courier Grants aimed at advancing services at rural hospitals will bring important equipment to facilities in Clinton and White counties. Frankfort and White Memorial hospitals were recently awarded grants from the Indiana Hospital Association through the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP). “Funding from the SHIP grants allows critical access …
Philips recalls ventilators, sleep apnea machines due to health risks
Dutch medical equipment company Philips (PHG.AS) has recalled some breathing devices and ventilators because of a foam part that might degrade and become toxic, potentially causing cancer, it said on Monday. Foam used to dampen the machines’ sound can degrade and emit small particles that irritate airways, the group said as it announced the recall. …
Students react to Marshall University break-ins
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A break-in and theft on Marshall University’s campus has raised concerns and confusion for students. “Definitely makes me a little bit scared to walk by myself,” Chenoa Bocook, a freshman at Marshall University, said. “I always felt safe here. It’s just kind of weird to me that someone broke in,” Hanna …
2020 election: Voting machines break. Don’t panic.
As millions of Americans cast their votes on Election Day, there are scattered reports across the country that voting machines aren’t working, causing delays and long lines at some polling sites. While this isn’t desirable, it’s also perfectly normal. Don’t panic just yet. During an election cycle awash with accusations of election interference from both …
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines marched us all to our doom
The Verge is a place where you can consider the future. So are movies. In Yesterday’s Future, we revisit a movie about the future and consider the things it tells us about today, tomorrow, and yesterday. The movie: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, directed by Jonathan Mostow The future: The Terminator movies are, with …
Device could keep McDonald’s ice cream machines up and running
CHICAGO — The ice cream machines at McDonald’s that are notorious for breaking down are reportedly getting a device to help keep them up and running. Business Insider said some franchisees are teaming up with a software company Kytch to make the equipment. It’s expected to detect and correct minor malfunctions within the machines. It …
