Hello esteemed readers of ATS. I presume we're all acquainted with the rapid rise in efforts of many aggressive attempts by researchers and corporations to achieve "artificial intelligence." Likewise, I'm sure you're aware of the many warnings within the Speculative Fiction writings of Jack Williamson and Isaac Asimov, as well as the contemporary concerns of people such as and . Finally, as conspiracists, we oft loan credence on this issue to popularized fantasies such as the Matrix and Terminator movies. How could we not? The latest and most alarming news comes from a company called Deep Mind Technologies, and their Deep Q-Networks. Their ...

" Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83. " Very sad new that this legend has passed away today, one of the greatest loved actors in Sci-fi I am sure will be missed by fans all over the world. Live long and prosper!

Someone posted this on a forum,and i went and checked it out for myself. It does indeed seem to be the case what all is listed here. I wasn't sure about posting someone else's post from another forum so please forgive me mods. i will say this is from yahoo news. ABC News...

first off im not sure if this is the correct forum. if not feel free to move it :) p.s. how the heck do you attach a photo?? i clicked insert an image and couldnt navigate anywhere..anyways heres the story found it very interesting. as well as their "theories" on whats causing...

This story is a really great example of the discord in the global warming debate. There are those who believe it’s a big conspiracy perpetrated by scientists who get funding just to say it’s real, and those who insist there is...

I found this rather touching. At first I thought it seemed a little exploitative, but after watching the video I think the owners have very good intentions. People with Autism get a bad rap. Same with any other person with a mental disorder. I think they have a lot to teach us, and that...

Thanks to the we can now pin point those organizations that "hate" Christianity and want to silence Christians and destroy their rights to practice their religion! "A prominent fundamentalist organization is making headlines after creating an "anti-Christian bigotry map" which includes lesbian, gay,...

The further we've gotten from the religion induced morality of our founding fathers, the worse off our government and nation have become. Even though many of them were deists, they still lived by principles that they were willing to die for. Those principles came from the belief in...

One of the most closely-held secrets of American law enforcement has been clandestine rendition sites inside the US. Rumors and well-informed speculation have placed these intensely-secret locations in or near New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Dallas, Los Angeles,...

Things are getting downright creepy folks :) Another whistle blower? Or bunk? "Former World Bank Senior Council, Karen Hudes has been making a lot of noise lately, and she recently said something she’s never said before. She said...

Greeting cherished readers. Lately, I've found myself being repulsed over the absurdity of various forms of "American Exceptionalism" being expressed by politicians, pundits, and cheerleaders on social media. The latest example of which is the farcical media charade surrounding...

You knew it was coming didn't you? Now, most of you already know that the people behind NLBS of ATS made a video in which they talk about this controversy. But did they really cover all there is to it? Well, first of all, Joe and the other NLBS folk try to pin down the vaccine-autism link...

" I imagine everyone who comes up with a new theory, even a complicated one, must experience one particularly delicious moment, like a perfect chord change, when disorder gives way to order. This was that moment for me. Once I threw out the troublesome BFO...

Last year there was quite a stir over three massive holes found in the Yamal Peninsula of northern Siberia. Scientists are unsure how the holes developed but the prevailing theory is that they resulted from underground methane explosions....