Fact checking Moravec’s paradox
I have launched a YouTube channel in which I analyze AI developments from a normal technology perspective. This essay is […]
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January 2026
‘Uncanny Valley’: Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok’s New Owners, and Moltbot Hype
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the news that’s held our attention this week: ICE activity as
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Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt
Last year, Google showed off Genie 3, an updated version of its AI world model with impressive long-term memory that
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What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions
Ice fishing is a longstanding tradition in Nordic countries, with competitions proving especially popular. Those competitions can also tell scientists
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She’ll mess with Texas: Nurse keeps mailing abortion pills, despite Paxton lawsuit
A Texas fight with a nurse practitioner may eventually push the Supreme Court to settle an intensifying battle between states
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Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data
In April 2025, Comcast President Mike Cavanagh bemoaned that the company’s cable broadband division was “not winning in the marketplace”
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Elon to Merge SpaceX and xAI
Earlier this week, news emerged that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was considering taking his private space company public on his
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A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI
As the world’s largest companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into large language models, San Francisco-based Logical Intelligence is
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Senators Push for Answers on ICE’s Surveillance Shopping Spree
Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine formally asked the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate
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Sam Altman Says Oops, They Accidentally Made the New Version of ChatGPT Worse Than the Previous One
It’s been a little over three years since the launch of the first commercially-available large language model (LLM) chatbot, OpenAI’s