Weizenbaum: Computer scientist who created world’s first chatbot in the 1960s spent his whole life warning that AI should never replace humans, and the reason will shock you

Joseph Weizenbaum realized that programs like his Eliza chatbot could “induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people” Joseph Weizenbaum set out to prove that computers could imitate conversation. Instead, his experiment convinced him that people could become emotionally attached to machines far more easily than he had imagined. That discovery changed the course of […]

Rare Neanderthal baby fossil reveals our ancient relatives may have begun life much like modern humans | World News

The earliest months of Neanderthal life have remained one of the least understood chapters of human evolution. Fossils from adults and older children have revealed the distinctive features that set these ancient relatives apart, yet remains from unborn babies are extraordinarily scarce. That has made it difficult to determine when the familiar Neanderthal body shape […]

23,000-year-old footprints in White Sands are rewriting the story of the first humans in the Americas | World News

In the scrubby expanse of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, a set of impressions pressed into ancient mud has continued to unsettle assumptions about when people first moved through the Americas. The markings, preserved in layers of sediment that later hardened into gypsum, were first described in a 2021 study published in Science, […]

The hidden reason humans may never build a self-sufficient city on Mars |

Building a city on Mars has long been a symbol of human ambition, but the practical reality behind it is far more complicated than the dream suggests. A recent preprint study led by Serena Suriano explores one of the biggest hidden challenges: where the construction materials will actually come from. Mars does have iron, but […]

Antarctica has no cities, no people, and no permanent life: Here’s why humans can’t stay there forever | World News

PC: Discovering Anttarctica What makes the Antarctic continent different from all other continents on our planet is that no permanent settlements or people are living there. All other continents are populated by permanent residents, whereas no permanent settlement has formed on Antarctica at all times. The people there only come temporarily for work purposes, mostly […]

Ex-US congressman says Army source told him of ‘aliens breeding with humans’ in secret sites | World News

Matt Gaetz said on The Benny Show an Army source described alleged alien-human breeding programme/ Image: Screengrab Benny Johnson X A former US congressman who was once in line to become the country’s top law enforcement official has claimed that a serving member of the military briefed him on what he described as a secret […]

First time since 1972, humans leave Earth orbit: Artemis II astronauts head for the Moon; what comes next?

Artemis II was launched on Thursday. In a major leap for human spaceflight, Nasa’s Artemis II mission successfully executed a critical engine burn late Thursday, sending its crew out of Earth’s orbit and onto a path toward the moon.The trans-lunar injection took place about 25 hours after liftoff, placing three American astronauts and one Canadian […]

A stunning find in Saudi Arabia: 120,000-year-old footprints reveal where humans once walked | World News

Archaeologists have identified 120,000-year-old human footprints at the ancient lake site of Alathar in the Nefud Desert, Saudi Arabia. Ancient human artefacts discovered in the Nefud Desert demonstrate a long history of human habitation in the region. According to the research published in Science Advances, the site includes 120,000-year-old human footprints found at Alathar (an […]

Can humans get pregnant in space? New study reveals a surprising answer |

While space agencies are making significant preparations for long-term missions to the Moon and Mars, a fundamental human query is emerging: can life be initiated outside of Earth? While space travel has progressed significantly, human reproduction in space is an unexplored area of uncertainty. Scientists are using animal research, lab experiments, and space missions to […]

Inflatable homes on the Moon: Scientists reveal how humans could live there sooner than expected |

The notion of humans inhabiting the Moon has long been relegated to science fiction, but recent scientific breakthroughs indicate that it is not far-fetched to think that it will become a reality in the near future. Scientists are working hard to come up with creative ways to design lunar habitats that are light, strong, and […]