If a Robot Is Conscious, Is It OK to Turn It Off? The Moral Implications of Building True AIs
Philosophers say now is the time to mull over what qualities should grant an artificially intelligent machine moral standing. ...read more
Philosophers say now is the time to mull over what qualities should grant an artificially intelligent machine moral standing. ...read more
Sand might seem like an everyday material, but we're running out of it for industrial uses ... and that means people are willing to mine it illegally (or worse) to make money. ...read more
The spacecraft collected so much material from its target asteroid that it can’t contain it all. ...read more
Meet the predators of the plant world. Scientists are beginning to understand how they acquired a taste for insects and other small critters. ...read more
The magnetic North Pole has left Canada, passed the geographic pole and is now heading towards Siberia. ...read more