Tag: AI

  • Is the AI Miracle Over?

    OpenAI has launched GPT-5, but despite claims of a “leap in intelligence,” its improvements over GPT-4 and rival models like Claude or Gemini appear modest. While cheaper and better at some tasks, the model’s mixed performance has fuelled doubts that AI progress may be slowing.

  • China’s Sprinting Robots Expose AI’s Weakness

    China’s Humanoid Robot Games showcased 500 robots sprinting, boxing, and dancing, but revealed key paradoxes: spectacle over substance. Most lacked autonomy, relying on remote control. While China excels in building robotic bodies, it lags in cognition and perception. True progress lies not in speed but in safe, adaptive, everyday applications.

  • Why Space Dreams May Doom Us

    Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos tout space colonisation as humanity’s destiny, but new books challenge the dream. Authors highlight the costs, inequalities, health risks, and ideological myths fuelling astropreneur fantasies. Critics argue robots, not humans, should lead exploration until Earth’s crises are addressed, warning that our flaws will follow us into space.

  • The AI Shortcut to Nuclear Fusion

    AI is reshaping life in ways that feel both surreal and unsettling. From a reanimated Parkland victim on Substack to billionaires hyping superintelligence, society is caught between awe, confusion and resignation. The real risk may be wasting our future on a technology that’s only “good enough.”

  • The AI Classroom Revolution

    AI is reshaping life in ways that feel both surreal and unsettling. From a reanimated Parkland victim on Substack to billionaires hyping superintelligence, society is caught between awe, confusion and resignation. The real risk may be wasting our future on a technology that’s only “good enough.”

  • NASA’s AI Can Spot Solar Storms!

    AI is reshaping life in ways that feel both surreal and unsettling. From a reanimated Parkland victim on Substack to billionaires hyping superintelligence, society is caught between awe, confusion and resignation. The real risk may be wasting our future on a technology that’s only “good enough.”

  • This AI Can Spot Any Deepfake!

    AI is reshaping life in ways that feel both surreal and unsettling. From a reanimated Parkland victim on Substack to billionaires hyping superintelligence, society is caught between awe, confusion and resignation. The real risk may be wasting our future on a technology that’s only “good enough.”

  • AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event

    AI is reshaping life in ways that feel both surreal and unsettling. From a reanimated Parkland victim on Substack to billionaires hyping superintelligence, society is caught between awe, confusion and resignation. The real risk may be wasting our future on a technology that’s only “good enough.”

  • How Churches Spy With AI

    Faith-tech firm Gloo is transforming churches into data-driven ecosystems, using AI, biometrics, and predictive analytics to track worshippers, segment congregations, and shape outreach. With 100,000+ churches onboard and \$110M in funding, critics warn its tools blur spiritual care with surveillance, exploiting sensitive data amid weak legal protections and ethical safeguards.

  • Dating Without Photos? Singapore’s Bot Thinks So

    Amble, a Singapore-made matchmaking bot, ditches profile photos and focuses on conversation. Launched on Telegram in 2023 and now an app, it has 6,000 users exploring blind meet-ups and deeper chats. With AI prompts, verification, and paid features, Amble aims to make dating less transactional and more meaningful.