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‘Mathematics is more than a mechanical process’ — why I think the field will survive OpenAI’s disruption

Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03622-x Artificial intelligence could take the field into new territory, but researchers must create the rules and institutions that keep humans at its centre.

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This skinless 1910 goat automaton bleats like a real goat

If you need to watch a video of a loud, bleating goat automaton without any skin, here you go . The House of Automata shared this lovely early-20th-century goat automaton. It is currently under construction for restoration, so it does not have any skin or goat-like features at the moment. — Read the rest The post This skinless 1910 goat automaton bleats like a real goat appeared first on Boing Boing .

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Engines haven't been fully mechanical in decades - and that's good!

Technology Connections · EN