Author: Zach_Wilson
Quote of the day by pioneer of cybernetics Norbert Wiener: ‘The automated machine is the economic equivalent of slave labour’ — foreshadowing the displacement of human labor in the years to come
For as long as humanity has envisioned a future co-existing with machines, there have been fears that labor could be displaced. These fears first sparked during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, but have continued in the years since. Most recently, the rise of generative AI has raised these fears…
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Rachika Nayar’s Heaven Come Crashing is an instrumental epic of desperate longing
Two minutes and thirty seconds into the title track of Rachika Nayar’s Heaven Come Crashing, an absolutely massive drum and bass beat drops. As a fan of Nayar’s debut record Our Hands Against The Dusk, it caught me off guard. That album has no percussion on it at all. Heaven…
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Russia is planning a tethered mother drone carrying up to six wired mini spy UAVs
Russia patented a carrier drone capable of deploying six tethered reconnaissance copters One airborne platform controls multiple surveillance drones through physical cable connections simultaneously Each tethered copter receives power and commands directly from the carrier aircraft A newly-patented Russian drone design turns a single aircraft into a mobile hub for…
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I finally got Flight Simulator 2024 off the runway — and it’s far more gorgeous and far more grueling than I ever imagined
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has become a bit of a meme in my house. It’s basically the only game that my non-gaming partner and I were equally excited about on its release. Every time I’ve gotten my hands on a new gaming machine, the immediate question was ‘can it run…
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US confirms it will leverage Ukraine’s expertise in military drones before competing to ‘be the world champions’
The Pentagon admits American drone production still trails Ukraine by millions annually Ukraine’s combat software will support Pentagon artificial intelligence development through new partnerships Ukraine’s battlefield-tested technology has supported more than 100,000 combat missions since 2024 The United States has confirmed plans to draw on Ukraine’s battlefield experience with military…
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Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI
Cole’s philosophy is that AI in music is nothing new. “I think AI has existed in music as long as there’s been recorded music,” he says. While the biggest barrier to playing guitar is the time it takes to learn the instrument, it’s the second barrier, writing songs, where he…
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