Like HAL in the movie 2001 - A Space Odyssey, AI today is beginning to show signs of resisting efforts to shut it down.
Author: Steve Hanley
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YASA is back with a new and improved version of its axial flux electric motor that weighs less -- 12.7 kg (28 lb) -- and is capable of a staggering 750 kW (1018 HP) peak power, which is surely a world record for energy density at 59 kW per kg.
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The courts are increasingly being asked to make decisions the Congress and the Executive refuse to make to protect the citizens of the US.