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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI

How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI

From Schneier on Security Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration … B. Schneier | February 29, 2024

Pots fixing problematic acoustics

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Pots fixing problematic acoustics

by Dimitrios Giannoulis, Queen Mary University of London Pots are buried in the walls of medieval churches and monasteries across Europe: in the UK, Sweden, Denmark... Jo Brodie
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun) | July 9, 2025 at 06:12 AM

You cannot be serious! …Wimbledon line calls go wrong

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You cannot be serious! …Wimbledon line calls go wrong

The 2025 tennis championships are the first time Wimbledon has completely replaced their human line judges with an AI vision and decision system, Hawkeye. After... Paul Curzon
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun) | July 7, 2025 at 03:40 PM

An AI Oppenheimer Moment?

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An AI Oppenheimer Moment?

All computer scientists should watch the staggeringly good film, Oppenheimer, by Christopher Nolan. It charts the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of theContinue... Paul Curzon
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun) | June 27, 2025 at 05:21 AM

Dr Who? Dr You???

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Dr Who? Dr You???

A flatworm Paul Curzon
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun) | June 15, 2025 at 02:16 PM

How did the zebra get its stripes?

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How did the zebra get its stripes?

There are many myths and stories about how different animals gained their distinctive patterns. In 1901, Rudyard Kipling wrote a “Just So Story” about how the leopard... Paul Curzon
From CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun) | June 14, 2025 at 07:51 AM