Lifeboat Foundation

A layman’s review of the scientific debate on what the future holds for the current artificial intelligence paradigm.

At the end of a Vincent van Gogh exhibit at Musée D’Orsay, the artist himself awaits visitors, dressed in a dapper blue jacket and ready to answer their questions.

At the Musée D’Orsay, a digital version of the legendary painter has answers to your questions. Including why he committed suicide.

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The operation cost for the Digit robot is reportedly estimated to be in the range of $10 to $12 per hour.

In a significant leap toward the future, humanoid robots are quietly but steadily becoming an integral part of our daily lives, taking on a myriad of tasks that were once solely the domain of living beings. From assisting with household chores to working alongside humans in professional settings, these machines are slowly reshaping how we live and work.

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Visualizing the number of years left to live for Americans at every age, reveals the broader trends in American life expectancy.

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Amazon is being sued for selling spy cameras disguised as clothes hooks after a girl discovered a camera recording her inside a bathroom.

Theoretical descriptions of the first excited state of helium-4 are now consistent with experimental data.

Have you ever felt you were being watched? Almost everybody has. It’s a scientific phenomenon that is universal.

More than 80 per cent of women, and nearly three-quarters of men, questioned in Britain, the U. S. and Scandinavia, say they have experienced it — turning around to find someone staring at them, or looking at someone from behind who turned and looked back.

Numerous studies have proved that the sensation can be reproduced under rigorous laboratory conditions. Those who watch people for a living, such as private detectives and celebrity photographers, have no doubt it’s real. Professionals who use long-range lenses, including paparazzi and snipers, know the moment when the target senses their gaze and looks straight at them.