6+ hour, 3+ min ago  (855+ words) Google Deep Mind has hired philosopher Henry Shevlin in a move that highlights how questions of machine consciousness and AI agency are increasingly moving from theory into mainstream AI development. Shevlin, who has been Associate Director at the Leverhulme Centre…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1001+ words) The rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence worldwide is putting electrical grids under huge pressure, and many believe that, to meet that need without contributing to the climate crisis, a full-scale expansion of nuclear energy is essential. The global demand…...