This AI Beats Colonel In Aerial Combat Simulations

Every time artificial intelligence (AI) beats a human in something, the world cries “Skynet” and assumes the robot takeover is about to happen. Whereas we definitely don’t have to worryabout that happening anytime soon, a new AI has wandered onto the stage and, for once, aTerminator film series-inspired machine revolution appears to be somewhat possible….

Cartoon explains why Elon Musk thinks we’re in a computer simulation

Elon Musk thinks it’s almost certain that we are living in a computer simulation. In short, we are characters in an advanced version of The Sims — so advanced that it creates, well, us. I understand the instinct to treat the idea as absurd, and to ignore people who suggest these things. It’s what happens…