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  • Sobre la (im)posibilidad de construir inteligencias artificiales generales

    Hace unos días, mientras grabábamos un podcast sobre la ciencia y la tecnología de Avatar 2, surgió un debate al respecto de la transferencia de la consciencia de un ser humano. En la película, el ejército recopila todos los recuerdos de un soldado y los almacena en un soporte digital a modo de «copia de…

  • ¿El fin de las revoluciones científicas?

    Esta semana he visto un artículo muy interesante en la web de Nature sobre lo supuestamente poco revolucionaria que es la investigación científica actual. Todo viene a cuento de un estudio realizado por un grupo de investigadores de la universidad de Minnesota, que se preguntaron si la ciencia actual es más disruptiva que en épocas…

  • 2022 in review: a bit of everything

    As 2022 comes to a close, I like to reflect on the things I enjoyed during the year. I try to focus on things that were released in the past 12 months, but some categories, such as books, are very difficult to summarize in this way. In the end, I decided to include things that…

  • Spy Roombas, invisible frogs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#51)

    Last one before the end of the year recap, where I will try to write about the things I enjoyed the most this year in different topics, as usual. Let’s start: AI and the information age Two interesting reads this week on AI and automation. First, what is going to happen when future generations of…

  • Strike the Earth!, Fusion, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#50)

    Just. Keep. Going. One. Week. Until. Holidays… It’s over The day has finally arrived. I have been quietly watching how the platform was degrading for a few weeks, and last night we reached a climax. First, the Devil banned the account covering his private jet flights. Then he started banning journalists reporting his misdeeds. Last,…

  • Losing is fun, FORM, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#49)

    So much stuff and so little time! Really crawling through this last couple weeks before holidays. Let’s start: Cyberpunk 2022 Back in February (time flies) I shared an article about people with cybernetic eye implants losing them when the company went bankrupt. To my surprise, this week I saw this article on Nature talking about…