If Lex means AI running on digital computers, he is dead wrong, as digital systems provably cannot be conscious. Article in prep. Stay tuned.

The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans razibkhan.com/p/the-genetic-… On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks about the April 2024 preprint The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans. This blockbuster publication introduces nearly 300 new ancient DNA samples, uncovers the…

I'm very sad to hear of Daniel Dennett's passing. He claimed that consciousness is an illusion, which upset many people. I have a different perspective. Some people (like me) have aphantasia, which is the lack of a specific type of conscousness - the ability to see things in my…

Whoa - asking *that* question about 23andMe: medcitynews.com/2024/04/23andm…

Ok, this is gonna blow your mind: 🤯

Jeff Bezos’ grandfather was a naval officer during WW2 who moved to leadership in the Atomic Energy Commission’s Division of Military Applications, and from there helped found DARPA, working on “space technology and ballistic missile…

hey mutable.ai can you please auto wiki precisely/rapids because it's a great public utility for developing user experience state machines using functional programming #mutableai

My latest The Sol Foundation paper is getting some good coverage. I cite it here noting that we are badly lacking adequate #maritimedomainawareness (MDA) and we have much to learn if the U.S. government ever adopts a policy of #UAP ( #UFO ) transparency.

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After all, the one thing AI is unarguably *very* good at is producing bullshit at scale. As the web becomes an anaerobic lagoon for botshit, the quantum of human-generated 'content' in any internet core sample is dwindling to homeopathic levels:

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Summary 🧵 of a long but must-read:

A yearlong investigation uncovered evidence suggesting 'Havana Syndrome' may be caused by directed energy weapons wielded by Russian GRU Unit 29155.

Members of the unit have been placed at the scene of suspected attacks on U.S. personnel. 1/

Great news for Colossal Biosciences®. Congrats to Ben and the entire Colossal team. Onward! World-Renowned Ancient DNA Expert, HHMI Investigator, and MacArthur Award Winner Beth Shapiro, Ph.D., Joins Colossal as Chief Science Officer streetinsider.com/Business+Wire/… via Streetinsider.com

AARO’s *historical* review of U.S. government involvement with UAP omits the most important and relevant *historical* documents.

Moreover, the inclusion of an egregious falsehood betrays the report’s extraordinary bias and fundamentally flawed analytic tradecraft.

A thread.🧵

I'd heard SxSW's health track was meaty—but I never expected a full house for a panel about AI and the immune system! Thanks to all who came out to hear our vision and offer support. This is a big year for us—already, we've outlined the science that constitutes a human immunome…

IMPORTANT:

*Despite Kirkpatrick’s media tour,* Sen. Rounds indicates the Senate will proceed with the UAP Disclosure Act.

Rounds: “We’ll have to work with the House to find out what their concerns are, and we’ll have to address that.”

H/t @AskaPol_UAPs

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I fully concur with Robert's comments regarding the ineptitude of the AARO historical report; it is pathetic. Anyone who has read even a few basic books about the history of UAP can see that. I believe it not only neglects critical events but also contains inaccuracies in other…

I agree with Avi Loeb's assessment of the latest DOD AARO report as well: 'Part of the problem is that AARO does not have many scientists, so their assessment might be superficial. It is easy to 'resolve' cases because of poor data and scientific incompetence.'

Must read thread from one of the best analysts on the topic.

The biotech follow-on market is hot right now. According to Cowen, 36 of the 40 follow-on offerings (PIPEs and marketed deals) since Feb 1st are trading above issue. Avg returns +17%.

Very constructive ECM backdrop for creating the momentum needed to open the IPO market

Thank you Tim Gallaudet for coming to Austin to brief us on UAP. The crowd was very appreciative.

Let's assume, for discussion, that AI in 2024 is like atomic technology in 1943, that AI should therefore be handled like the Manhattan Project, and that the specific risk is that the Chinese Communist Party gains access to American AI. And let's use OpenAI as an example of an…