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Drugs, robots and the pursuit of pleasure – why experts are worried about AIs becoming addicts

Drugs, robots and the pursuit of pleasure – why experts are worried about AIs becoming addicts: Rock'n Roll Monkey/Unsplash, FAL In 1953, a Harvard psychologist thought he discovered pleasure – accidentally – within the cranium of a rat. With an electrode inserted into a specific area of its brain, the rat was allowed to pulse …

Drug use in South Africa takes dangerous turn as addicts share blood in ‘Bluetooth’ trend

South Africa in the news: Drug use in South Africa takes dangerous turn as addicts share blood in ‘Bluetooth’ trend: “Bluetooth” involves one addict injecting themselves with heroin, then injecting their own blood into a friend’s. It’s a dangerous and risky practice, but many of the young South Africans doing it say they are desperate …