Ilya Sutskever is well-known in the field of artificial intelligence, having co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and currently serving as its chief scientist. His recent actions, including a surprising decision to fire fellow OpenAI leader Sam Altman, have sparked a wave of controversy and speculation. Despite his mindset and focus for the development of AI, Sutskever …
This article was originally published in Hakai Magazine. The Galápagos Islands are known for their unique ecology, but by the late 19th century, human activities had disrupted the natural balance. The introduction of invasive species like goats and rats had devastating effects on the native wildlife, including the Galápagos giant tortoise. On Española, one of …
Want to stay up to date with Arthur’s latest articles? Sign up now to receive an email notification every time a new column is published. One of the most well-known metaphors from the 1999 film The Matrix is the concept of the “red pill.” Within the movie’s fictional world, individuals live in a carefully constructed …
Legal Cases Against Donald Trump Not long ago, the notion that a former president or major-party presidential nominee would face serious legal jeopardy seemed unfathomable. However, today, staying updated on the numerous cases against Donald Trump requires legal expertise and keen attention to detail. All in all, Trump is confronted with 91 felony counts across …
Hollywood has always been captivated by the realm of high finance. The allure of money and power, coupled with the sleek facade of hedge funds and investment banks, creates the perfect setting for memorable monsters clawing their way to the top. “Fair Play,” a Sundance hit Netflix recently acquired for $20 million, debuts on the …
Recreating this content while optimizing it for SEO, enhancing its creativity and uniqueness, improving the syntax and tone, increasing perplexity and burstiness, and retaining the HTML tags: Inequality, an age-old constant, has taken different forms throughout history. Different factors like race, noble birth, physical strength, and manual dexterity have determined one’s place in society. In …
As the sallow light rises over the land in the iconic opening scene of the 20th century classic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick captures the attention of audiences. The shot focuses on a group of furry man-apes gathered around a watering hole, devoid of women or children. A young male then emerges, grasping …
For years, Hakwan Lau, a neuroscientist, has been plagued by an internal struggle. Lau studies the phenomenon of awareness that we all experience while awake. The mystery of how this awareness arises from ordinary matter has fascinated scientists for centuries. Among the various scientific theories attempting to explain it, Lau finds integrated information theory (IIT) …
When The Atlantic Revealed That Thousands of Books Were Used to Train Meta’s AI, Authors Reacted with Outrage Last month, The Atlantic made a shocking announcement that Meta, the tech giant, had used tens of thousands of books without permission to train its AI language model. This revelation sparked anger among well-known authors, who called …
The Importance of Resolving the Issue of Trump’s Disqualification for Presidency There’s an old saying that sometimes it is more important for the law to be certain than to be right. Certainty allows people to plan their actions knowing what the rules are going to be. Nowhere is this principle more urgent than when it …