Critics of AI risk suggest diminishing returns to computing (formalized asymptotically) means AI will be weak; this argument relies on a large number of questionable premises and ignoring additional resources, constant factors, and nonlinear returns to sm... (more…)

"You can't quantify a Daniel Day-Lewis performance when you enter a script into this software."... (more…)

Military scholars warn of a “battlefield singularity,” a point at which humans can no longer keep up with the pace of conflict. (more…)

If you can't wait for driverless cars to hit the roads, you can help train them how to drive now. (more…)

Daniel Nadler, 33, Kensho's founder, tells Forbes exclusively the company has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by S&P Global, which values the three-and-a-half year-old startup at over $500 million. (more…)