{"id":12458,"date":"2023-01-01T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1392983"},"modified":"2023-01-01T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:00:05","slug":"the-most-mind-blowing-neural-stories-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12458","title":{"rendered":"The most mind-blowing Neural stories of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We did it! Despite humanity\u2019s best efforts, we made it through 2022. Before we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and brace for whatever 2023 has to offer, we should probably take some time to reflect on the year that was.<\/p>\n<p>Here at Neural, that means recounting our favorite stories from the past 12 months. There was a lot of mind-blowing news in the world of tech in 2022. From Elon Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter to former Google engineer Blake Lemoine declaring that he\u2019d met a sentient <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AI<\/a>, it was a year to remember.<\/p>\n<p>But, rather than rehash months-old news, we wanted to take this opportunity to share our most mind-blowing and fascinating stories from the year. Some of these were big news when we published them, others have a more evergreen feel to them. But they\u2019re all articles we\u2019re particularly proud of.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper neural channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/neural.webp\"><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"src='https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/07\/neural.webp'\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\" readability=\"7\">\n<h2 class=\"channel-cta-title\">Greetings, humanoids<\/h2>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">Subscribe to our newsletter now for a weekly recap of our favorite AI stories in your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So, before we bid you and 2022 adieu, and without further ado, here Neural\u2019s most mind-blowing stories of the year.<\/p>\n<h2>Thomas Macaulay<\/h2>\n<p>TNW\/Neural reporter Thomas Macaulay had a fantastic year. It\u2019d take a few volumes to reprint all the amazing stories he wrote in 2022, but we\u2019ve managed to snag five hits for your reading pleasure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1386096 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists blame the singularity\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/most-mind-blowing-neural-stories-of-2022#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2023%2F01%2F01%2Fmost-mind-blowing-neural-stories-of-2022%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists blame the singularity\" data-title=\"Share Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists blame the singularity on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists blame the singularity on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists blame the singularity<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1386096\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists blame the singularity\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/why-have-aliens-never-visited-earth-scientists-suspect-asympotic-burnout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New \u2018burnout\u2019 theory explains why aliens are avoiding Earth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What if the real reason why we haven\u2019t met aliens yet is because their civilizations became too big to succeed? This is all theoretical, but you might be surprised who the first species to experience this \u201cburnout\u201d could be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/ai-ressurects-imaginary-friend-as-monstrous-microwave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An inventor resurrected his imaginary friend with AI \u2014 then it tried to murder him<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all fun and games until your childhood pal becomes a killer robot. This is eerily similar to the plot of the 1986 cult classic \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090917\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Deadly Friend<\/a>.\u201d Although the real story is about a guy who trained an AI-powered microwave to act like his imaginary friend, and the movie was about a guy who shoved a computer chip in a dead person\u2019s head, both tales have their merits as classic horror features if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/plant-based-filet-mignon-gave-me-a-taste-of-meatless-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A plant-based filet mignon gave me a taste of a meatless future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This story is a delightful dive into what it\u2019s like to experience culinary cuisine at the cutting edge. It\u2019s a great story. But, if I\u2019m being honest, my biggest takeaway is that Tom\u2019s childhood favorite food was steak.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1391631 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. Why can\u2019t they eat it?\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/most-mind-blowing-neural-stories-of-2022#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2023%2F01%2F01%2Fmost-mind-blowing-neural-stories-of-2022%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. Why can\u2019t they eat it?\" data-title=\"Share The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. Why can\u2019t they eat it? on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. Why can\u2019t they eat it? on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. Why can\u2019t they eat it?<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1391631\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. Why can\u2019t they eat it?\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-1-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/dutch-are-world-leaders-in-lab-grown-meat-but-cant-eat-it-meatable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. How come they can\u2019t eat it?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is one of my favorites, and a perfect example of why Tom\u2019s so good at what he does. This deep dive not only discusses the technology, but dares to ask hard questions: \u201cIt\u2019s not vegetarian, but if it\u2019s removed every drawback of conventional meat, why wouldn\u2019t I eat it? And why can\u2019t I find it in Europe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/elon-musk-most-ridiculous-predictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elon Musk\u2019s 7 most preposterous predictions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. If you ask us, that\u2019s way less impressive than it sounds. He spent 2022 doing what he always does: making headlines and causing controversy. Rather than speculate about what he\u2019s going to do next, we wanted to gently remind you that he has a habit of making things up as he goes along.<\/p>\n<h2>Tristan Greene<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m not usually one to toot my own horn. But, since it\u2019s the holiday season, I thought I\u2019d share my favorite Neural stories that were written by yours truly in 2022:<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1386803 aligncenter js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1386803 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/05\/scalingAI-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/deepmind-researcher-claims-new-gato-ai-could-lead-to-agi-says-game-is-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeepMind researcher claims new \u2018Gato\u2019 AI could lead to AGI, says \u2018the game is over!\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This whole thing turned into a big deal on Twitter, at least as far as the AI community goes. There was a significant amount of respectful debate that has since boiled over into numerous other discussions about fancy AI models from OpenAI and Meta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/your-brain-might-be-quantum-computer-hallucinates-math\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your brain might be a quantum computer that hallucinates math<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure who needs to hear this but, your brain is way smarter than you think it is. While you\u2019re enjoying life in a classical world, our brains are (theoretically) operating in a <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/quantum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quantum<\/a> one. If it sounds tricky, that\u2019s because it is.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1362551 aligncenter js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1.jpg\" alt=\"Time crystals\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><figcaption>Credit: Nicole Gray<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1362551 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1.jpg\" alt=\"Time crystals\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/07\/timecrystals-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/eureka-scientists-just-linked-two-time-crystals-together-first-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eureka! Scientists just linked two time crystals together for the first time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The biggest story of 2021 was <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/google-may-have-achieved-breakthrough-time-crystals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google\u2019s time crystals<\/a>. To date, I think it\u2019s the most important story I\u2019ve ever covered. But 2022 also had some very cool experiments in the same domain. I can\u2019t wait for 2023!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/why-home-robots-are-further-away-than-you-think\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why \u2018home robots\u2019 are a lot further away than you think<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk and Tesla are trying to convince the world that they\u2019re on the cusp of putting a humanoid helper robot into production. Spoiler alert: they most certainly are not. A little critical thinking goes a long way here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/did-world-actually-end-in-2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Did the world actually end in 2012?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wrote this piece in early January of 2022 and having thought about it for the whole year, I stand by it. I\u2019m pretty sure the world ended in 2012, it\u2019s the only thing that makes any sense.<\/p>\n<p>However, if it didn\u2019t, and all of this has been real, then I\u2019d like to wish you a wonderful 2023. On behalf of Neural, thanks for reading. Happy new year!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/most-mind-blowing-neural-stories-of-2022\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We did it! Despite humanity\u2019s best efforts, we made it through 2022. Before we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and brace for whatever 2023 has to offer, we should probably take&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12458"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}