YESTERDAY, Gary Marcus’ “The Fever Dream of Imminent ‘Superintelligence’ Is Finally Breaking,” a Guest Essay in The New York Times, described that today’s A.I. is failing to achieve Artificial General … Continue reading →| Simanaitis Says
A.I. SPECIALIST GARY MARCUS WRITES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025, “The Fever Dream of Imminent ‘Superintelligence’ Is Finally Breaking.” Here, in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow, are ti…| Simanaitis Says
Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals et Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany ont conclu un accord dans la cadre de la lutte contre le cancer L’article Biocytogen conclut un accord avec Merck, KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, visant à faire progresser les solutions d’administration à base de lipides conjugués à des anticorps est apparu en premier sur Chine Magazine.| Chine Magazine
La Chine connaît une augmentation rapide de la prévalence du diabète et de l'obésité, principalement due à plusieurs facteurs L’article La chute du brevet sur le sémaglutide représente une opportunité substantielle pour les entreprises du marché chinois des génériques est apparu en premier sur Chine Magazine.| Chine Magazine
Reports and other media articles over the past month detail the ways in which the technology and norms underpinning China’s surveillance industry are proliferating in other countries around the world. This week, Emily Baker-White at Forbes published an investigation finding that Intel, which recently agreed to give the U.S. government a ten-percent stake in the […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
Recent articles have highlighted the ways in which various Chinese groups attempt to circumvent censorship in the liminal spaces of its enforcement. Across different domains, shifts in censorship capacity and communication methods provide opportunities to expand the limits of free speech, albeit sometimes only temporarily. As mentioned in a previous CDT post, the Made in […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
The recently concluded Humanoid Robot Games, a three-day event in Beijing, brought together over 500 humanoid robots, built by 192 universities and 88 private companies, representing 280 teams from 16 countries. The robots competed in a variety of sports and other challenges to showcase global innovations in AI and robotics. Held in one of the […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
In March, despite questionable jurisdiction, Xinjiang authorities hit Yunnan-based independent filmmaker Guo Zhenming with a 75,000 yuan (US$10,300) fine and the confiscation of some of his equipment for alleged "unauthorized filmmaking." Guo had previously been barred from traveling overseas or renewing his passport. Recently, Guo posted about the intrusive monitoring he had been subjected to […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
REGULAR READERS, BLESS ’EM, ARE FAMILIAR with my rantings about Artificial Intelligence, its immense energy gobbling, its vast data scrapings, and its hallucinations. Today let’s celebrate an…| Simanaitis Says
At The New York Times on Monday, columnist Li Yuan describes how, as "wages stagnate and jobs disappear, the promise of upward social mobility is eroding, especially for those from modest backgrounds. For many […], the Chinese Dream no longer feels achievable." Similar themes have featured prominently on CDT in recent months, from uproar over […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
THESE DAYS THE PHRASE “WITHOUT EVIDENCE” is tacked on pronouncements galore. By contrast, legitimate science has held fast to the concept of attributing sources. And, to some extent, the judiciary …| Simanaitis Says
STUTI MISHRA REPORTS “NEW PLASTIC THAT DISSOLVES in Seawater Raises Hopes for Tackling Ocean Pollution,” The Independent, June 4, 2025. She recounts, “The material, created by researchers at the Un…| Simanaitis Says
June 4, the date of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, is among the most sensitive dates on the Chinese political calendar. Any attempts to draw attention to the event are routinely censored on the Chinese internet. This year, as people in China, Hong Kong, and around the world commemorated the 36th anniversary of the massacre, censors […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
I ADMIRE THE SAGACITY of ZEYNEP TUFEKCI, (“zey-NEP tuu-FEK-chee,” her given name Turkish for “precious gem” related to Arabic “fragrant flower.”) Dr. Tufekci is a Turkish-American sociologist, Henr…| Simanaitis Says
I KINDA SAW THIS COMING with Google searches occasionally offering corrupted versions of SimanaitisSays comments: “Dennis Simanaitis says Benito Mussolini and Ercole Boratto won the 1936 Mille Migl…| Simanaitis Says