When you mention “true artificial superintelligence,” do you mean AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)? This is orders of magnitude harder to do than any AI that exists today. Rudimentary, non-learning “AI” has been around for centuries. A toilet, a fuse, the front door lock and an ...

The newest wave of the elections throughout New York State was a cause for celebration for some, and great concern for others. No matter the reaction, the unprecedented level of engagement and dedication from newly elected candidates is the reason why we should be truly hopeful. However, there ...

The Independence Day floods that devastated the Texas Hill Country, leaving more than 130 people dead, will go down in history as a series of systemwide failures. But one of those failures in particular should ring loud and clear in the Adirondacks: inadequate cell phone coverage. The North ...

On the morning of Dec. 13, 1862, Generals Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet were watching the Battle of Fredericksburg unfold from their headquarters on Lee Hill. The killing would become especially brutal as ammunition ran low and soldiers fought hand-to-hand with bayonets and used muskets as ...

Dear Mom, Leaves are falling. Tamaracks are golden. We’re getting much-needed rain. Sunday, I swam to the island; yesterday, in Church Pond. Soon I’ll switch from swimming in the pond to doing laps in the pool. Temperatures are getting colder. Elections came and went, but it’s ...

In 1966, the Paul Smith’s Electric Company conceded that it could not supply its service area with enough electricity and sold out to the Niagara Mohawk Corporation, the second largest investor-owned utility in New York state. To get even more complete control over this area, Niagara Mohawk ...