There are a few reasons to hesitate before buying a pair. The world of AI glasses, or smart glasses as they're perhaps more commonly known, has been a truly fascinating one to watch develop. What once felt like something out of a classic science fiction film -- that of a pair of glasses with technology and cutting-edge hardware built directly into them -- has become one of a very plausible, and altogether expensive, reality. On the one hand, it's always fun to see how technology evolves and improves over time. On the other, it's a piece of technology that has some rather alarming history attached to it, as well as some incredibly valid concerns about its future . The rise of smart glasses was a swift one, and it's a market that is quite healthy.

This bird was built for drilling. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Hawaii's'akiapolaau has a very unique beak. If you said a woodpecker, you're not entirely wrong. But woodpeckers don't live in Hawaii, where biologists are investigating a curious bird that takes up a similar ecological niche--with its own unique twist.

Sir Patrick Stewart, who has died at the age of 86, was a stage and screen great who balanced Hollywood stardom with an equally stellar career in classical theatre. While many actors are typecast, he moved effortlessly from Shakespeare and Dickens to the command of the USS Enterprise and his famous wheelchair in X-Men. In a career that spanned seven decades, Sir Patrick received multiple awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. One of the world's most versatile actors, he mastered both comedy and tragedy, science-fiction and historical drama - despite the entertainment industry's traditional dislike of bald heads. Patrick Hewes Stewart was born in Mirfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 13 July 1940.

In 1934, a doctor brought a dog back to life. He tried to do the same with humans. Dr. Robert Cornish was a real-life Victor Frankenstein. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Dr. Robert E. Cornish ties a human subject to his life-restoring teeterboard.

US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in the TV series Picket Fences, and the films Alien and Top Gun, has died aged 93, his family says. Skerritt died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said: While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity, and the love he brought into our lives. In a six-decade career, he took on film and television roles, appearing in the film Mash, A River Runs Through It and Ted. He also co-founded TheFilmSchool in Seattle to support next-generation filmmakers and storytellers. His family said he will be remembered for his belief that stories can help people heal, find purpose, and create change.

JD Vance advised frontier AI companies to'look inward' when it came to safety risks. JD Vance advised frontier AI companies to'look inward' when it came to safety risks. 'If you're building Frankenstein, stop': JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation US vice-president's comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity The US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies creating the most advanced models: "If you're building Frankenstein, stop." In remarks addressed towards Dario Amodei, the co-founder of Anthropic who has called on Washington DC to coordinate control of AI systems, including with China, JD Vance said: "If you're gonna create Frankenstein, don't come to the government and say we need regulation." He said tech bosses should instead: "Look inward and accept that if you're building Frankenstein, No 1, you should stop and No 2, when companies come to you and say: 'We need the tools to fight back against Frankenstein,' give them those tools."

Emily St. John Mandel's latest hops futures, grimly. Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Laura_Miller newsletter. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time.

The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It's'Crunch Time for Humanity' Jacob Coxon talks to WIRED about the "mini Manhattan project" inside Anthropic, the problem with alignment, and why AI labs have just a few years left to make their systems safe. Artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon sent shock waves through Silicon Valley and beyond on Tuesday by announcing his resignation from Anthropic and delivering a grave warning that the AI race is putting all of our lives at risk. In his post on X, which now has more than 100 million views, Coxon wrote that many of the people building AI share his views and believe time is running out to ensure AI systems are built safely . "The consensus is that the next year or two is crunch time for humanity," Coxon, who worked on the pretraining stage of AI development, said in an interview with WIRED. "These are actually just literal quotes from my colleagues at Anthropic. They'll say things like'endgame' or'crunch time,'" he says. "From their perspective, this is when Anthropic and its competitors decide the fate of humanity." It's far from the first time someone has sounded the alarm about AI, but it comes at a delicate moment.

It was the beloved science-fiction writer's least favorite of her books. But it remains worth reading. Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Rebecca_Onion newsletter.

Many of the tech billionaires who built our world have taken the wrong lessons from their favorite science fiction. A fter reading Jill Lepore's The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, I have a new destination for a time machine, should I ever finally get my hands on one. I'd set the dial to some night in the late 1970s or '80s and visit the boyhood rooms of the Silicon Valley titans Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Sam Altman. Then I'd confiscate all of their science fiction. As young people, the future billionaires were spending hours (under their covers with flashlights, I imagine) consuming stories about killer robots or Mars colonies. What they seemed not to get--maybe couldn't get--was that these were cautionary tales, stories that projected deep societal worries into space or onto a future many millennia away.