Robots can learn by imagining the existence of people
By hallucinating the existence of humans, robots can learn how to better cater to people and understand our world, researchers say. For robots that interact with and react to the world around them as best as possible, scientists want to design machines that know what’s in their surroundings. Attempts to identify an item based on…
The end of the world isn’t as likely as humans fighting back
Scenarios for the future that involve a horrifying end for humanity might make for exciting reading, but they’re the most unlikely of scenarios — and incredibly unhelpful in creating a better tomorrow. Dystopias make for boring futurism. While it’s certainly true that one can tell a compelling dramatic story about the end of the world,…
How to Build an Army in Space
What kind of military would you need to wage a war in space? You’ve got your Napoleonic space navies, which can lay waste to one another in empty sections of space. You’ve got space marines, who are armored up and ready to kill anything that moves. And finally, you’ve got the fighter jocks, who run…