This turtle-inspired pneumatic soft robot that can move around without electronics, powered only by a constant source of pressurized air. Learn more in #ScienceRobotics on #WorldTurtleDay: scim.ag/3ZzOekr

AI doesn’t have to destroy us, we’re doing a fine job of that on our own. www.cagii.org/blog/the-oth...

"The only path forward is advanced AI systems to become so useful that we forget we’re using them. Simply put: AI needs to fade into the background." via @tristangreene.bsky.social www.cagii.org/blog/agi-sho...

Google’s latest AI model report lacks key safety details, experts say On Thursday, weeks after launching its most powerful AI model yet, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google published a technical report showing the results of its internal safety evaluations. However, the report is light o… #ai #gemini #geminiai

I've written a blog post about my visualization of federal funding in AI research. mark-riedl.medium.com/visualizing-...

There’s an arms race going on between a disease-causing fungus and its host, and it’s not the one portrayed in HBO’s postapocalyptic series The Last of Us. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/42QS3Un

We’re not sure what this is, but it’s exciting www.cagii.org/blog/the-wor...

A newsletter about AI-assisted writing for humans who read and write non-fiction. "The Electric Ink Daily" by @cagii.bsky.social Read it on @linkedin.com www.linkedin.com/pulse/electr...

A groundbreaking discovery of potential life signs on planet K2-18B has been made, but funding cuts threaten further exploration. www.cagii.org/blog/we-foun...

‘Totally broken’: how Trump 2.0 has paralysed work at US science agencies www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We might all just be a bunch of lil mini figs running around trying to make sense of a limited edition boxed set. 🤷‍♀️ www.cagii.org/blog/the-big...

"If we really want the best talent in science, then let’s foster environments across the scientific enterprise that invite neurodiversity and recognize the strengths of neurological differences," writes @holdenthorp.bsky.social in a 2024 #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/3GcwC7z

Today on "Uncanny Valley," we tell you how you can best protect yourself from surveillance technology at protests. www.wired.com/story/uncann...

"It turns out that making robots that are strong enough to do chores requiring tools means making robots that are strong enough to break fingers. We won’t even get into hammer math." 🤖+🔨=😬 www.cagii.org/blog/what-ar...

Hats off to the research team at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China led by Leilei Gu. They published a fascinating paper in Nature Machine Intelligence today describing an “AI-boosted” camera system designed to help visually impaired persons navigate the world. www.cagii.org/blog/ai-for-...

April 14 is #WorldQuantumDay, an annual celebration of #quantum science and technology. Explore or work on quantum information science (#QIS) exploring the status of the field as well as research and development needs to promote further discoveries: buff.ly/zagJdXx

Whenever AI makes you ‘feel’ something, you’re being manipulated "In other words: You’re the middle segment in a human-AI centipede." via @tristangreene.bsky.social #AI #Chatbots #LLMs www.cagii.org/blog/wheneve...

"If the basic idea is to get the most utility out of chatbots, it seems counterintuitive to train them to waste tokens and time outputting polite language." via @tristangreene.bsky.social #AI #LLMs #Chatbots www.cagii.org/blog/should-...

We wanted to take a moment and introduce the humans behind the Center for AGI Investigations. We are Nikki and Tristan 👋 We've been together 14 years and learning together is still one of our favorite things in life ❤️ We look forward to connecting and learning with you too!

Putting LLMs inside of robots won’t solve the embodiment problem "You can breathe into a robot’s nostrils all you want, it’s still just a glorified Teddy Ruxpin." #AI #AGI #LLMs www.cagii.org/blog/putting...

"A human’s medical diagnosis cannot be predicted. There are more than eight billion of us and we’re all different. A diagnosis is a systemic evaluation of variables, not the answer to a multiple-choice or 50/50 question." via @tristangreene.bsky.social #AI #LLMs www.cagii.org/blog/numbers...

So so excellent. @propublica.org just won the National Magazine Award for general excellence and for public interest reporting! asme.memberclicks.net/general-exce... 🎉🎉

Workplace discrimination is illegal, no matter if it's done by humans or artificial intelligence. We took legal action alleging that a Colorado woman's employer used biased AI to deny her a promotion because of her race and disability.

My latest for the Stack: www.thestack.technology/how-technolo...

LLMs are too stupid to be useful for professional work, but that won’t stop content creators from shooting themselves in the foot with it. AI isn’t coming for your job, mediocrity is via @tristangreene.bsky.social #AI #AGI #LLMs #Chatbots www.cagii.org/blog/ai-isnt...

Ben Buchanan— @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social professor, former Biden White House Special Advisor for AI, & Director for Tech. and Nat. Security on the National Security Council— will deliver tomorrow’s “Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms" keynote. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/artif...

Anthropic rolls out a $200-per-month Claude subscription

There’s a renewed sense of optimism sweeping through Silicon Valley. It’s as though the doom & gloom of years past has lifted and instead of an “AI winter,” we’re getting human-level artificial intelligence ahead of schedule, writes @tristangreene.bsky.social www.thestack.technology/how-technolo...

Half of Americans say they don't want news from an AI chatbot, and 20% don't want newsrooms using AI at all, according to research by the Poynter Institute and the University of Minnesota www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...

Tonight's newsletter: link.futurism.com/public/39351... Ride this off into the sunset, and by sunset we mean the end of the world. Sign up: trib.al/T31sx1F

Two biotech bros were in the closet making baby direwolves and I saw one of the direwolves and the direwolf looked at me

Dire wolves are back from extinction? Nonsense and poppycock Genetic engineering is important, necessary scientific work. But, claiming that you can reverse extinction is not only demonstrably wrong, it’s dangerous. www.cagii.org/blog/dire-wo...

@procreate.com has taken a firm stance against the use of generative AI in art. Where do you stand on the topic? Do you think artists should or shouldn’t use generative AI in their art? Is it even art if there’s no “soul” in its creation, or does the so-called soul and creativity lie in the prompts?

Ok, but seriously, what could a chatbot say that would convince you it was intelligent? #AI #AGI #ChatGPT www.cagii.org/blog/what-co...

Ok, but seriously, what could a chatbot say that would convince you it was intelligent? #AI #AGI #ChatGPT www.cagii.org/blog/what-co...

🚨 New AI Weekly Roundup just dropped: neuralmarkets.substack.com/p/llamas-sub... Meta flexes with Llama 4 🦙 Clippy’s back 🎉 COBOL is still a thing⁉️ And I just soft-launched my book 👇 📘 Don't Fear The Bot — an AI intro without the jargon. neuralmarkets.gumroad.com/l/ai-intro

Trump’s tariffs likely based on faulty chatbot math If only someone had warned us this could happen... #AGI #AI www.cagii.org/blog/trumps-...

How Lagrangian is too Lagrangian? #AI #MIT @csail.mit.edu www.cagii.org/blog/the-har...

OpenAI says 500 million people use ChatGPT. And, even though it’s exactly as smart as a toaster, everyone seems to think it’s the cat’s meow. www.cagii.org/blog/scienti...

What could a chatbot say that would convince you it was capable of human-level reasoning?

‘Experts are far more positive about AI than the public’ — Pew Research Maybe it’s time we found some new experts. #AI #AGI www.cagii.org/blog/experts...

Tony Blair’s think tank wants to give UK IP to US AI and LLMs ace UCSD’s Turing Test #AGI #AI #TuringTest www.cagii.org/blog/ai-copy...

A new study finds one of the most cited #AI models used to scan chest x-rays doesn’t accurately detect potentially life-threatening diseases in marginalized groups, including women and Black people. scim.ag/42uhnPO

When you hear the term “AGI” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? 🧐

What are some of your favorite AGI or AI-related accounts? Writers, researchers, developers, cheerleaders/critics, etc. Please share for reach! #AI #AGI

What are some of your favorite AGI or AI-related accounts? Writers, researchers, developers, cheerleaders/critics, etc. Please share for reach! #AI #AGI

Live camera feed inside ChatGPT's black box: