As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more and more integrated into society, two divergent narratives have captured the public imagination. On one end of the spectrum, the "AI apocalypse" scenario ...

Newswise — The rise of superintelligent machines, the transfer of humans' consciousness into computers, and the birth of machine consciousness are all points on the spectrum of the singularity.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Futurists have long debated the arrival of the singularity, when human and artificial intelligence will merge, a concept borrowed ...

Brain implants, deepfakes, and nanobots may be early steps toward a “You 2,” says futurist Ray Kurzweil.

The small and beautiful humbling forces for tranquility and peace include love, laughter, being grateful, showing respect and forgiveness. Tranquility and peace are important because they remind us of ...

"My chest feels restless."Ren stood at the reception of a joint research center for quantum information and cosmology in the ...

How consciousness arises in the brain is no clearer after two big theories go head-to-head, but the competition's design could push the field forward. “Theories are like toothbrushes,” it’s sometimes ...

Psychedelics are known for inducing altered states of consciousness in humans by fundamentally changing our normal patterns of sensory perception, thought, and emotion. Research into the therapeutic ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I met Christof Koch in 1994 at the first of ...