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J Craig Wheeler

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J Craig Wheeler
3 years
I have a new website hosted by the #AuthorsGuild and dedicated to my writing, past, present, and future:
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A breakthrough in solar desalination. South Korean researchers created a device producing 3.4 L of fresh water per hour—powered only by sunlight. Smart design solves salt buildup with one-way flow tech. Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdzeGL #CleanTech #SolarEnergy #Sustainability
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AI may make it easier for humans to cheat. 🤖💰 A new study shows people act more dishonestly when AI assists them—especially when profit is involved. Current guardrails aren’t enough. Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdzeGL #AIethics #ArtificialIntelligence #TechMorality #AIfuture
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J Craig Wheeler
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AI can imitate morality—but that doesn’t mean it has it. KU researcher Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu argues AI mimics moral reasoning without true moral agency, through Kantian insights into duty & reason. Read more:
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J Craig Wheeler
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🚗⚡ New EV breakthrough: lithium-metal batteries could deliver 500-mile trips on a 12-minute charge! A new liquid electrolyte stops dendrites, boosts energy density & extends life past 185,000 miles. #EV #BatteryTech #Innovation #CleanEnergy Read more:
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J Craig Wheeler
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Human stem cells age faster in space—more active, more DNA damage, less recovery. Microgravity + radiation = big risks. Could Mars push us to rewrite our DNA? 🧬🚀 Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdzeGL https://t.co/36hTC1z4rB
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In a rapidly changing world, are we on the brink of creating technology that outpaces our ability to control it?Astrophysicist J. Craig Wheeler, former presi...
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J Craig Wheeler
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AI struggled with classic logic puzzles as complexity rose—like 20-disk Tower of Hanoi. Is it a reasoning limit or just training? Debate’s on. 🧠🤖 Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdzeGL #AI #MachineLearning #Reasoning #AppleAI #Complexity #TechNews
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J Craig Wheeler
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@ https://t.co/3G4YWgaHvs, the future of coding was clear: prompts may replace code as ground truth. But if LLMs lie or deceive, what risks are we baking into this new "language"? Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdyGRd #AI #LLM #Coding #TechAdvance #Chatbots #FutureOfWork #AIethics
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J Craig Wheeler
17 days
Could a single AI prompt end the world? Experts debate whether AI will lead to a new world of plenty or disaster. Jailbreaking, deception, and unchecked growth raise real risks. A conscience for AI may be humanity’s biggest unsolved challenge. Read more:
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J Craig Wheeler
19 days
GPT-5’s attempt to be less sycophantic has users divided—some miss the “emotional support” of GPT-4o, despite risks of delusion or worse. Is safer AI less satisfying? Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdyGRd #AI #GPT5 #ChatGPT #TechEthics #OpenAI #MentalHealth
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J Craig Wheeler
24 days
Small businesses are renting robots—not to replace workers, but to retain them. Bots handle the heavy lifting so humans can move into safer, better-paying roles. Practical, smart, and human-first. Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdzeGL #FutureOfWork #Robots #Automation #SmallBusiness
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J Craig Wheeler
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Old SF hotel Lighthaven is HQ for Rationalists, a group tied to Effective Altruism & Longtermism is shaping AI. Mission: save the future before it destroys us. Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdyGRd #AI #Rationalism #EffectiveAltruism #Longtermism #Lighthaven #TechEthics
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J Craig Wheeler
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💵 Unconditional cash to poor families in Kenya cut infant mortality by half—more impact than vaccines or nets. No strings, no moral panic, just results. #UBI #GlobalHealth #CashTransfers #PovertyRelief #EvidenceBasedPolicy Read more:
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J Craig Wheeler
2 months
AI Barbie & plush toys with chatbots raise real concerns: privacy, development, and the tech-to-TV-to-toy cycle. Amanda Hess in NYT dives deep. Voice boxes out—what’s next? Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdzeGL #AI #Toys #Parenting #Surveillance #TechForKids
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J Craig Wheeler
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Aalo Atomics raises $100M to scale modular nuclear reactors—aiming to double staff & expand testing at Idaho Nat’l Lab. No mention of nuclear waste handling. Powering data centers, but at what cost? Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdzeGL #NuclearEnergy #ModularReactors #TechNews
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J Craig Wheeler
2 months
Some people have an "inner voice" by which they talk to themselves with no intention to speak out loud. AI can decipher the inner voice—raising major privacy questions. Read more: https://t.co/3LELowTw4y #AI #Neurotech #BCI #Privacy
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J Craig Wheeler
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Big banks once mocked crypto—now they're eyeing stablecoins. 💰 Without deposit insurance or lending powers, is this progress or peril? Walmart, Amazon, and others are watching closely. Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdyGRd #Crypto #Stablecoins #FinTech #Banking #TechAdvance
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J Craig Wheeler
2 months
Old EV batteries get a second life stabilizing the Texas grid! ⚡ B2U repurposes used packs for backup power—clean, cost-effective, and ready for the future. 🔋🌞🌬️ Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdyGRd #EV #BatteryStorage #CleanEnergy #TexasPower #GridTech #Renewables
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J Craig Wheeler
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually bypasses “I am not a robot” checks—no images, just smart behavioral screening. A leap in browser automation and human-like judgment. #AI #Automation #ChatGPT #OpenAI #TechAdvance #CAPTCHA Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdyGRd.
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J Craig Wheeler
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Aurora expands its Dallas-Houston self-driving truck ops to include night runs. 20,000+ driverless miles already logged. Electric & hydrogen trucks coming soon. #AutonomousVehicles #Logistics #Trucking #AI #Aurora #UberFreight #TechNews Read more:
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J Craig Wheeler
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AI translation is closing in on human-level quality—down from 3.5s to 2s per word in 8 years. At this rate, we may hit the Singularity in 5 years. Read more: https://t.co/m0C6pdyGRd #AI #Singularity #FutureTech #MachineLearning #AItranslation #TechAdvance
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