Definition: artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence (AI), the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. The term is frequently applied to the project of[…]
What Is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? How Does AI Work?
Artificial intelligence allows machines to replicate the capabilities of the human mind. From the development of self-driving cars to the proliferation of smart assistants like[…]
Threat of the Sun and Superflare
By Kazunari Shibata, Kwasan and Hida observatories, Kyoto University, March 11, 2016 Magnetic storm and aurora on 1989 March 13, that lead to Quebeck blackout[…]
How a Rare Solar ‘Superflare’ Could Cripple Humanity
By Robert Roy Britt – Jun 20, 2019 Our networked, electrified society makes us uniquely vulnerable to the effects of sudden solar weather https://onezero.medium.com/how-a-rare-solar-superflare-could-cripple-humanity-4623b66ae6a7 ·
Rare ‘superflares’ could one day threaten Earth
June 10, 2019 • By Daniel Strain Now, new research shows with more confidence than ever before that superflares can occur on older, quieter stars like our own—albeit more rarely,[…]
Could a superflare happen on our sun?
In recent years, astronomers probing the edges of the Milky Way have observed very strong explosions on stars, which they’ve dubbed “superflares,” that have energies[…]
What are the chances of a hazardous solar superflare?
By Stephen Battersby, November 19, 2019 On March 1, 2010, the Kepler space telescope spotted a distant star brighten slightly. Compared with the ferocious intensity[…]
When is the sun’s next ‘Superflare’ due?
Last bombardment exploded telegraph wires, pushed Northern Lights south In 1859, a massive solar flare bombarded Earth with so much energy that telegraph wires burst[…]
Take control of your AI
“AI can predict behavior seamlessly – neat. AI can also develop its own morals – scary. You should control AI. Not the other way around.”