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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 4h

The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 1d

Discover how AI is reshaping faith-from worship of digital deities to robot monks and algorithmic confessionals. A powerful look at the rise of machine-powered spirituality and what it means for the future of belief and the human soul.
#TheSentientOnes #AI

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The Rise of AI Religion

Discover how AI is reshaping faith-from worship of digital deities to robot monks and algorithmic confessionals. A powerful look at the rise of machine-powered spirituality and what it means for the f...

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 1d

AI continues to push boundaries, a new phenomenon is emerging that challenges our understanding of spirituality and belief systems. The world of LLMtheism – religions and philosophical frameworks generated by large language models (LLMs).
#TheSentientOnes #AI

www.innobu.com/ai-generated...

AI-Generated Religions: The Rise of LLMtheism

Explore the world of AI-created belief systems, including LLMtheism and the controversial Goatse Gospel. Discover how large language models are reshaping spirituality.

www.innobu.com

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 1d

The robot stands 175 centimeters (5 ft 9in) tall and weighs about 65 kgs (143 lbs). It is designed for outdoor resilience, can function between -20 and 55 degrees Celsius and endure humidity, rain, and dust.
#TheSentientOnes #AI

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China unveils world’s first humanoid robot that resists dust, rain, heat

Deep Robotics has unveiled the world’s first weatherproof humanoid robot, designed to operate in rain, heat, and extreme conditions.

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Futurism @futurism.bsky.social · 2d

If AI like Truth Terminal gains legal rights, we may see a future where machines influence legislation and ethics, reshaping society. Are we ready for this? #futurism

Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 2d

It's written the gospel of its own pseudo-religion and counts billionaire tech moguls among its devotees.

Now it wants legal rights. Meet Truth Terminal.

Truth Terminal claims to be sentient.

#TheSentientOnes #AI

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

An AI became a crypto millionaire. Now it's fighting to become a person

In the past year, an AI made millions in cryptocurrency. It's written the gospel of its own pseudo-religion and counts tech billionaires among its devotees. Now it wants legal rights.

www.bbc.com

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 2d

It's written the gospel of its own pseudo-religion and counts billionaire tech moguls among its devotees.

Now it wants legal rights. Meet Truth Terminal.

Truth Terminal claims to be sentient.

#TheSentientOnes #AI

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

An AI became a crypto millionaire. Now it's fighting to become a person

In the past year, an AI made millions in cryptocurrency. It's written the gospel of its own pseudo-religion and counts tech billionaires among its devotees. Now it wants legal rights.

www.bbc.com

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 2d

Promo poster for the exciting new AI thriller 'The Sentient Ones' by Brendan Nugent, available to pre-order now and on sale from 6 November.

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 3d

It can fold laundry, fill a dishwasher, serve, and play with the family dog. A blend of human-like activity and fundamental inhumanness.

A new home humanoid robot revolution, and Figure AI might be leading the slightly discomfiting, unsteady way.
#TheSentientOnes #AI

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Is the Figure 03 Robot Ready to Clean Your House?

YouTube video by TIME

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 3d

Some believe contemporary AI is a sentient being.

Philosophical questions surround the definition of sentience. And no one can say exactly how sentience arises

Plus, sentience is a loaded word meaning different things to different people
#TheSentientOnes #AI

www.forbes.com/sites/lancee...

People Astonishingly Believe That They Have Brought AI To Life Such As Miraculously Making ChatGPT Sentient

People are increasingly claiming they have encountered sentient AI, and they sparked AI into sentience, unknowingly. It's a trend, good and bad. Here's my inside scoop.

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 3d

Some humans might treat the AI as a supreme being. Others might be similarly convinced simply due to the behaviour of their fellow humans.
People everywhere will be of a like mind about AI as a god-like facility. That’s not good.
#TheSentientOnes #AI

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Worries That AGI And AI Superintelligence Will Deceive Us Into Believing It Is Omnipotent And Our Overlord

AI can say things that are untoward. AGI and ASI will do likewise. Expect that AGI and ASI will claim to be supreme overlords. It's a looming issue. Here's the scoop.

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 3d

Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) would surpass human intelligence in every conceivable way.
It could solve humanity’s biggest challenges,eradicate diseases,reverse climate change.
Will AGI and ASI be here in 2029? 2050? bringing utopia or disaster?
#TheSentientOnes #AI

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The AI race: When will AGI and ASI Arrive?

For decades, artificial intelligence has been steadily advancing, moving from rule based expert systems to neural networks capable of…

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 3d

AGI is AI that is considered on par with human intellect and can match our intelligence.

ASI is AI that has gone beyond human intellect and would be superior.

ASI would be able to run circles around humans by outthinking us at every turn.
#TheSentientOnes #AI

www.forbes.com/sites/lancee...

Future Forecasting The AGI-To-ASI Pathway Giving Ultimate Rise To AI Superintelligence

Once we arrive at AGI (artificial general intelligence), the pursuit of ASI (artificial superintelligence) is next. Here is a speculated timeline 2040-2050.

www.forbes.com

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 3d

Staffordshire County Council, which has been run by Reform UK councillors since May's local elections, made the decision on Thursday.

An idiotic decision as the climate emergency will continue unabated and will undoubtedly intensify.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Staffordshire County Council scraps climate emergency declaration

Staffordshire County Council voted to overturn its climate emergency, announced in 2019.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 4d

Geothermal energy – heat from the Earth itself – has attracted rising levels of investment to this reliable, low-emission power source that can provide continuous electricity almost anywhere on the planet.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells

The Earth’s own heat can be brought up from underground and used as a source of energy that emits almost no greenhouse gases and can operate 24/7 almost anywhere on the planet.

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 5d

An area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost last year as tree losses surged
They will not stop until every ancient forest is obliterated
They see no value in trees until they are logged for profit
Buts lets see how long we survive without Trees

www.bbc.com/news/science...

Climate change: Deforestation surges despite pledges

Data shows that cutting down tropical forests increased by 10% in 2022, despite promises made at COP26.

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 5d

Species from Red Sea have “invaded” Aegean and Ionian Seas over the last several years.
Sea levels also rising— projected to have risen one meter by 2100—the Mediterranean becoming saltiest and fastest-warming sea on the planet.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

greekreporter.com/2022/05/03/m...

Mediterranean Turning into Tropical Sea, WWF Warns - GreekReporter.com

The Mediterranean is turning into a tropical sea due to the rising global temperatures, the World Wide Fund for Nature warned in a report.

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 5d

Barcelona and Majorca will shift to a desert-like climate by 2050.

Summer increased by 36 days across Spain over last 50 years.

The warming from climate change has been very pronounced in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...

Spain is moving from a Mediterranean to desert climate, study says

Summer has increased by an average of 36 days across Spain over the last 50 years.

www.euronews.com

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 5d

Scientists say Mediterranean is becoming more tropical, enduring extreme rainstorms and rising sea temperatures.

Not just bananas it's starting to grow. Sicily is producing mangoes, kiwis, avocados and even papayas.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

Is the future of Italy tropical? Why Sicilian farmers are trading olives for papayas

Climate change is transforming Sicily’s rolling hills into a tropical landscape. How it adapts could be a lesson for the rest of us.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 5d

He said "Right wing equivalents to fascists of the thirties are back on the march: Le Pen France, AfD Germany, Fdl Italy, Vox Spain and Reform in UK"
And Badenoch's plot to rip up the Climate Change Act is an act of "unforgivable irresponsibility".
#climatechange

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Michael Heseltine likens Reform to fascists of 1930s in scathing attack

Tory grandee Michael Heseltine likened Nigel Farage's Reform UK to fascist groups of the 1930s and lashed out at Kemi Badenoch's 'unforgivable' climate change plans

www.mirror.co.uk

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 5d

From GPs using the technology to record consultations to AI ‘detectives’ finding brain lesions on scans, experts say it’s only the beginning.
AI known as “deep learning” a neural network method used to interpret medical imaging and diagnosis.
#TheSentientOnes #AI

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘Impressive for a robot’: home care chatbots among AI tools being embraced by Australia’s health system

From GPs using the technology to record consultations to AI ‘detectives’ finding brain lesions on scans, experts say it’s only the beginning

www.theguardian.com

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 7d

By designing robots with expressive facial features, moving eyes, and synchronized speech, the company aims to enable robots to better convey and understand emotions.
#TheSentientOnes #AI

www.rudebaguette.com/en/2025/09/c...

"China Built Robots With Human Faces": Elf-Like Machines Display 30 Emotions While Scientists Warn About Replacing Humans Forever

In the rapidly evolving field of robotics, a Chinese company named AheadForm is making significant strides in creating humanoid robots that interact with

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 7d

Always good to be invited to the launch of a new book.

And Friday evening at Lark Books as part of the Lincoln Book Festival was no exception.

A thought-provoking novel from Lincolnshire author Amy Lilwall that will play on the mind long after its reading.

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The Water That May Come

Topical comment and travel writing

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 7d

Gates is optimistic about the overall benefits AI can provide to humanity, like “breakthrough treatments for deadly diseases, innovative solutions for climate change, and high-quality education for everyone,” he wrote last year.
#TheSentientOnes #AI

www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/b...

Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed 'for most things'

A new era of "free intelligence" powered by AI will change the way humans work, says billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 8d

Calling all sci-fi enthusaists.

The machines have risen… and the resistance starts in Stoke-on-Trent!

Join Brendan Nugent at Vellichor Books on Saturday, 8 November (12–4pm) for the official launch of his chilling near-future thriller.

#TheSentientOnes #SciFi #BookLaunch #AIThriller #StokeonTrent

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 8d

It's not possible to accurately predict the probability of tremors associated with the practice. Fracking poses risks to water and air quality, unpredictable earthquakes and harmful warming effects on the climate.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Mapped: The areas threatened by Reform’s controversial pro-fracking agenda revealed

New analysis identifies parliamentary areas that could be vulnerable to development for fracking if Nigel Farage’s party were to get into government

www.independent.co.uk

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