Counterpoint: AI is far more dangerous than quantum computing

Aug25
by on August 25, 2022 at 7:35 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence, Opinion


Vivek Wadhwa and Mauritz Kop recently penned an op-ed urging governments around the world to get ahead of the threat posed by the emerging technology known as quantum computing. They even went so far as to title their article “Why Quantum Computing is Even More Dangerous Than Artificial Intelligence.” Up front: This one gets a very respectful hard-disagree from me. While I do believe that quantum computing does pose an existential threat to humanity, my reasons differ wildly from those proposed by Wadhwa and Kop. Point Wadhwa and Kop open their article with a description of AI’s failures, potential misuse,…

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New water map of Mars reveals potential landing spots on the red planet

Aug25
by on August 25, 2022 at 5:27 pm
Posted In: Insider


A new “water map” of Mars could offer fresh clues about the planet’s past — and potential landing spots for the future. Researchers from the European Space Agency (ESA) spent a decade developing the map from data collected by two Mars orbiters. They found hundreds of thousands of areas containing aqueous mineral deposits, which are created though interactions between rock and water. As the minerals still contain water molecules, they could show locations where we can extract water for human bases on the planet. These outcrops may also provide ideal sites for exploring whether life once began on Mars. The map…

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