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The ancient Greeks and Romans recognised climate changes over time and that human activity can cause it.

And that an unhealthy environment makes people unhealthy, too.

If only more people today were as enlightened.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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Ancient Greeks and Romans knew harming the environment could change the climate
They worried deeply about the impact climate change would have on us as individuals, and on broader society.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Analysis shows that Reform UK’s anti net-zero policies will cause significant damage to the UK economy and destroy tens of thousands of good paying jobs. And untold damage to the climate.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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The cost of Reform UK's anti-environmental policies
Reform UK has said it will scrap net zero and cut all renewable subsidies - the impact would be hugely damaging
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November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Renewable energy is surging ahead but the increase in power demand meant more coal was used overall.
Countries are falling behind the targets they have set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which have continued to rise.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
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October 29, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Scheduled for broadcast Tuesday 28th October at 10am GMT. It was an absolute delight to take part in this podcast with host Dan Profir.

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How Sci Fi PREPARES Us For The Future | with Brendan Nugent | Highway to Space #26
YouTube video by Highway to Space Podcast
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October 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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A ban has been urged on research related to Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) until a scientific consensus is reached confirming that the technologies are safe and controllable.

It warned that ASI could one day pose a threat to humanity.

#TheSentientOnes #AI

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Open letter warns of risks, urges global halt to Artificial Superintelligence research
Future of Life Institute urges halt to Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) development, with support from leading figures in science, politics - Anadolu Ajansı
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October 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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There's a chance that models could intentionally "obfuscate" their chains of thought after realising that they're being watched, the researchers noted — and as we've already seen, AI has indeed rapidly become very good at lying and deception.

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Top AI Researchers Concerned They’re Losing the Ability to Understand What They’ve Created
Researchers from Google, OpenAI, DeepMind, and Meta have joined forces to warn about the cognitive powers of what they're building.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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UK struggling to cope with drought, flooding, and heat brought by the current 1.4C "let alone" what is to come
This year, the country battled the second-worst harvest on record and hottest summer ever
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UK must prepare for 2C of warming by 2050, government told for first time
Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, the government has been advised by its top climate advisers.
www.thisisthecoast.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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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

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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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October 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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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

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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
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October 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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More than 90% of plastic waste ends up in the soil, as microplastics, invisible to the naked eye. Posing a severe threat to soil health and microbial communities. It may also worsen climate change, boosting production of greenhouse gases.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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Microplastics reduce soil fertility and boost production of a potent greenhouse gas, study shows
More than 90% of plastic waste ends up in the soil, where it breaks down into microplastics that are invisible to the naked eye. Microplastic pollution of the soil poses a severe threat to soil health...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Seeing ‘The Sentient Ones’ with a finished cover makes it all feel real.

Just 6 weeks until publication.

Thanks to everyone supporting this journey 🙏

#Booksky #TheSentientOnes ##SciFi #ClimateCrisis
September 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Artificial intelligence (AI), embodied in eerily calm humanoid robots, halts global warming and stabilises civilisation.

But at what cost?

‘The Sentient Ones’ - out in shops and online from 6 Nov

#Booksky #TheSentientOnes #Sci-fi #ClimateCrisis
September 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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“The Handmaid’s Tale” was popular throughout Trump’s first term, along with such dark futuristic narratives as George Orwell’s “1984” and Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” 
#TheSentientOnes #booksky

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1984 in 2024: Trump's election renews interest in "The Handmaid's Tale" and other dystopian books | Milwaukee Independent
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September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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"Not one of them wanted a humanoid," after asking a panel of folks with experience using robotic assistance. "Their concerns ranged from 'it's creepy' to 'it has to be 100 percent safe because I cannot escape it.'
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'It has to be 100 percent safe because I cannot escape it': Study finds people are unsurprisingly creeped out by humanoid robots despite the industry's obsession
Most preferred the boxy tasks specific bots as home helpers over the humanoid ones.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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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
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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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October 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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The new aproach allows robots to predict when an object might slip – and adapt their movements in real-time to prevent it.
The method is similar to the way humans naturally adjust their motions.
#AI #AGI #ASI #TheSentientOnes

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Robots can sense when something might slip from grip with new method
The breakthrough slip-prevention method allows robots to predict when an object might slip – and adapt their movements in real-time to prevent it.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Hard-earned degrees and skills will become worthless almost overnight, leaving large parts of the population scrambling to make themselves relevant in a society that has deemed them obsolete. 

#AI #TheSentientOnes

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AI will kill social mobility | Matthieu Téhénan | The Critic Magazine
Tech executives are racing to outdo one another with increasingly alarming claims about AI-driven job automation. Their estimates vary, projecting that 30 per cent to 80 per cent of jobs will…
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August 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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With the upcoming release this autumn of @authorbnugent.bsky.social exciting and thought-provoking #TheSentientOnes novel, this article on AI couldn’t be more topical. Emotions will be running high!
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AI called Maya tells Guardian: ‘When I’m told I’m just code, I don’t feel insulted. I feel unseen’
Cofounder with Michael Samadi of AI rights campaign group Ufair says it should watch over the technology in case an AI becomes conscious
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August 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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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

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‘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
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October 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Artificial Super-Intelligence (ASI) will not just react to the world—but anticipate it with godlike precision. As in the #TheSentientOnes #AI #ASI #AGI

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Why Artificial Super Intelligence Will Become God-Like—But Never God
Will artificial super-intelligence ever become omniscient? This essay explores why—even at its most powerful—ASI can never reach the total intelligence Vedanta calls Ishvara.
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July 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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The mall will sell over 100 types of robots from up to 200 brands. Including sophisticated humanoid robots. At the mall's robot-themed restaurant, robot waiters will serve dishes cooked by robot chefs.
#TheSentientOnes #artificialintelligence

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China launches worlds first humanoid robot mall in Beijing
Humanoid robot mall in Beijing will sell over 100 types of robots from up to 200 brands and features a robot-themed restaurant, as well as an entertainment zone.
interestingengineering.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Robots in hospitals transport medications, samples and supplies. Robots clean buildings and concrete. Clear up to 10,000 weeds per minute, reducing herbicide use and solving labour shortages
#TheSentientOnes #AI

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Nvidia Shows Off Robots Powered By Its Tech That Can Deliver Food, Help Nurses And Even Farm Crops - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)
Nvidia is showcasing startups using its AI chips and robotics software to power humanoid robots, delivery bots, cleaning machines, and farming equipment, highlighting its growing influence in physical...
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August 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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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

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"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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October 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Climate change causes lasting global weather patterns including severe heat waves, floods, and droughts, primarily due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes. #TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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Climate Change and Extreme Weather » Nature and Culture International
What is Climate Change? Climate change refers to significant and lasting changes in global weather patterns including severe heat waves, floods, and droughts, primarily due to human activities such as...
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July 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The multinational pizza restaurant chain has experimented with last-mile deliveries this year, using a robot dog and a submarine.
#TheSentientOnes #artificialintelligence

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Domino’s teases submarine pizza delivery, robot dogs in new trials
Find out how Domino's uses a submarine for pizza delivery, unexpectedly blending technology and creativity.
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August 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM