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Temporal Interception and Present Reconstruction: A Cognitive-Signal Model for Human and AI Decision Making

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

This paper proposes a novel theoretical model to explain how the human mind and artificial intelligence can approach real-time awareness by reducing perceptual delays. By investigating cosmic signal delay, neurological reaction times, and the ancient cognitive state of stillness, we explore how one may shift from reactive perception to a conscious interface with the near future. This paper introduces both a physical and cognitive model for perceiving the present not as a linear timestamp, but as an interference zone where early-arriving cosmic signals and reactive human delays intersect. We propose experimental approaches to test these ideas using human neural observation and neuro-receptive extensions. Finally, we propose a mathematical framework to guide the evolution of AI systems toward temporally efficient, ethically sound, and internally conscious decision-making processes


FBI leader says it's 'concerning' how little his agency knows about mysterious drones seen over New Jersey

FOX News

Fox News contributor Brett Velicovich discusses House Subcommittee on Aerial Systems' role in investigating multiple sightings in the Garden State on'America Reports.' A top FBI leader revealed the agency knows concerningly little about the mysterious drones that have been seen hovering over New Jersey. Asked if Americans are "at risk," FBI Assistant Director of the Critical Incident Response Group Robert Wheeler told Congress: "There is nothing that is known that would lead me to say that, but we just don't know. Dozens of drones have been spotted flying near sensitive sites like a military research facility in recent weeks. The FBI has been investigating the incidents and has called on the public for additional information. According to Gov. Phil Murphy, there were 49 reports of drones on Sunday alone, mostly in Hunterdon County. The FBI assistant director's comments came during a joint hearing of two Homeland Security subcommittees on unmanned aerial systems. "We do not attribute that to an individual or a group yet.


Data-to-Text Bilingual Generation

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

This document illustrates the use of pyrealb for generating two parallel texts (English and French) from a single source of data. The data selection and text organisation processes are shared between the two languages. only language dependent word and phrasing choices are distinct processes. The realized texts thus convey identical information in both languages without the risk of being lost in translation. This is especially important in cases where strict and simultaneous bilingualism is required. We first present the types of applications targeted by this approach and how the pyrealb English and French realizer can be used for achieving this goal in a natural way. We describe an object-oriented organization to ensure a convenient realization in both languages. To illustrate the process, different types of applications are then briefly sketched with links to the source code. A brief comparison of the text generation is given with the output of an instance of a GPT.


Learning Anisotropic Interaction Rules from Individual Trajectories in a Heterogeneous Cellular Population

arXiv.org Machine Learning

Interacting particle system (IPS) models have proven to be highly successful for describing the spatial movement of organisms. However, it has proven challenging to infer the interaction rules directly from data. In the field of equation discovery, the Weak form Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics (WSINDy) methodology has been shown to be very computationally efficient for identifying the governing equations of complex systems, even in the presence of substantial noise. Motivated by the success of IPS models to describe the spatial movement of organisms, we develop WSINDy for second order IPSs to model the movement of communities of cells. Specifically, our approach learns the directional interaction rules that govern the dynamics of a heterogeneous population of migrating cells. Rather than aggregating cellular trajectory data into a single best-fit model, we learn the models for each individual cell. These models can then be efficiently classified according to the active classes of interactions present in the model. From these classifications, aggregated models are constructed hierarchically to simultaneously identify different species of cells present in the population and determine best-fit models for each species. We demonstrate the efficiency and proficiency of the method on several test scenarios, motivated by common cell migration experiments.


Airstream introduces camper concept that parks itself, allows off-grid travel

USATODAY - Tech Top Stories

Airstream is testing an electric travel trailer that could go off-grid for weeks at a time, park itself into a camping spot and help propel itself down the road. The trailer, called the eStream, would be the first electric-powered camper in the U.S., according to the company. "There's nothing like it in the industry," said Bob Wheeler, CEO and president of the Jackson Center, Ohio, company. Airstream introduced the trailer at an RV show in Tampa two weeks ago. PLAY WORDLE?:This is the best starting word to use, according to a math expert The 22-foot-long trailer, in Airstream's singular "silver bullet" design, would include batteries under the floor that would propel the trailer's two wheels, significantly reducing the power required to tow the trailer.


Citizens are turning face recognition on unidentified police

MIT Technology Review

Moves have been made to restrict the use of facial recognition across the globe. In part one of this series on Face ID, Jennifer Strong and the team at MIT Technology Review explore the unexpected ways the technology is being used, including how technology is being turned on police. This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong, Tate Ryan-Mosley and Emma Cillekens, and Karen Hao. Strong: A few things have happened since we last spoke about facial recognition. We've seen more places move to restrict its use while at the same time, schools and other public buildings have started using face I-D as part of their covid-prevention plans. We're even using it on animals and not just on faces with similarities to our own, like chimps and gorillas, Chinese tech firms use it on pigs, and Canadian scientists are working to identify whales, even grizzly bears.


Can artificial intelligence solve racism?

#artificialintelligence

A growing number of tech companies are placing their bets on algorithms to reinvent talent acquisition and create a more inclusive workforce. In some cases, this might mean entirely removing traditional aspects of the hiring process. Introduced in the nineties, applicant tracking systems (ATS), were created to help HR professionals organize the surge of applications that resulted from the growing use of the internet. Over the last several decades, ATS became increasingly advanced, using algorithms to sift through thousands of resumes based on various data. The promise was efficiency and blind hiring, but the algorithms have proven to perpetuate structural inequities in hiring.


Can algorithims solve racism?

#artificialintelligence

A growing number of tech companies are placing their bets on algorithms to reinvent talent acquisition and create a more inclusive workforce. In some cases, this might mean entirely removing traditional aspects of the hiring process. Introduced in the nineties, applicant tracking systems (ATS), were created to help HR professionals organize the surge of applications that resulted from the growing use of the internet. Over the last several decades, ATS became increasingly advanced, using algorithms to sift through thousands of resumes based on various data. The promise was efficiency and blind hiring, but the algorithms have proven to perpetuate structural inequities in hiring.


Inside the strange new world of being a deepfake actor

MIT Technology Review

While deepfakes have now been around for a number of years, deepfake casting and acting are relatively new. Early deepfake technologies weren't very good, used primarily in dark corners of the internet to swap celebrities into porn videos without their consent. But as deepfakes have grown increasingly realistic, more and more artists and filmmakers have begun using them in broadcast-quality productions and TV ads. This means hiring real actors for one aspect of the performance or another. Some jobs require an actor to provide "base" footage; others need a voice.


How artificial intelligence is helping spot California wildfires faster

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As wildfire season raged in California this fall, a startup a few states away used artificial intelligence to pinpoint the location of blazes there within minutes -- in some cases far faster than these fires might otherwise be noticed by firefighters or civilians. Santa Fe-based Descartes Labs, which uses AI to analyze satellite imagery, launched its US wildfire detector in July. The company's AI software pores over images coming in roughly every few minutes from two different US government weather satellites, in search of any changes -- the presence of smoke, a shift in thermal infrared data showing hot spots -- that could indicate a fire has ignited. Descartes is testing its detector by sending alerts to select forestry officials in its home state of New Mexico and told CNN Business its wildfire detector has spotted about 6,200 total thus far. The company says it can often detect these fires when they're just about 10 acres in size.