Why the Godfather of A.I. Fears What He’s Built
Geoffrey Hinton has spent a lifetime teaching computers to learn. Now he worries that artificial brains are better than ours.
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Fear in the News
Anti-aging-obsessed tech mogul Bryan Johnson used to eat trays of brownies while battling ‘chronic depression’
Bryan Johnson — the 45-year-old who bio-hacks his body with a strict vegan diet, exercise regimen and blood plasma transfusions — said that in his 30s, he would wolf down trays of brownies to cope with stress.
‘Do you still love me?’ The challenges of relationship anxiety
Relationship anxiety is the pervasive and unfounded fear that your partner will abandon you – and it can be crippling.
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Rebecca Morgan: My widowed mum of seven built a modelling empire in the ’70s — ‘She used her fear to propel herself’
Starting a modelling agency was never the intention for Rebecca Morgan’s mother, the legendary agent Nanette Morgan, known to her family and friends as Nan. For the mother of seven — six girls and one boy — working outside of the home was not part of the plan.
The Booming Business of American Anxiety
Americans are increasingly anxious, and a flurry of companies and opportunistic entrepreneurs aim to fill the demand for relief.
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For This Venture Capitalist, Research on Aging Is Personal; ‘Bob Has a Big Fear of Death’
Robert Nelson has invested hundreds of millions in Altos Labs, a biotech company working on ways to rejuvenate cells and eliminate disease
Native Hawaiians fear Maui wildfire destruction will lead to their cultural erasure
Hawaiians are still grappling with the emergency caused by wildfires that destroyed Lahaina, but Indigenous leaders are thinking about the future of the community and how to rebuild.
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The Fear of Sharks
Did you know that more than half of all Americans experience a certain level of fear when it comes to sharks? It might seem irrational, but there are both logical and irrational reasons behind it. Great White Sharks specifically tend to strike terror even though actual attacks are quite rare. This fear stems from their
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I might never conquer my fear of heights, but I’m trying one peak at a time
Despite a fear of heights, Eric Sparling wanted to conquer the Knife Edge in Maine by himself. Along the way, he learned to be kinder to himself and accept help.
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The Rise of AI: Fears and a Story to Tell
For many book writers, AI is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity
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