Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

A new research paper reframes the simulation hypothesis, asking whether reality could be simulated and what science can test.

In the often abstract, occasionally esoteric world of artificial intelligence research, it’s rare to see a philosophical ...

But there’s one spec that has caused some concern among Ars staffers and others with their eyes on the Steam Machine: The GPU comes with just 8GB of dedicated graphics RAM, an amount that is steadily ...

Post Doc Fellow: AI and Data Systems in Nuclear/Particle Physics, Stellenbosch University In most industries, maintenance is a waiting game. Things are fixed when they break. But in the 21st century, ...

The ball rolls across the floor because it was kicked, just as Earth orbits the sun because it is tugged by gravity. The connection between cause and effect is fundamental to how we understand the ...

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...

"We have demonstrated that it is impossible to describe all aspects of physical reality using a computational theory of quantum gravity," says Dr. Faizal. "Therefore, no physically complete and ...

Heavy equipment creates unexpected issues on the concrete site, showing the skill and teamwork needed to keep the project on track. 7 lions to be euthanized at wildlife park: "No real options left" ...

In an increasingly digital environment where data and advanced analytics challenge traditional economic modeling, the Bank of England is applying a fusion of machine learning (ML) with economic theory ...

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