Despite reports of it’s death, moores law continues at pace. I’ve already got a computer in my pocket more powerful than the supercomputers of the previous few decades.
I left reddit after the API nonsense (which was to stop AI companies scraping their content), and I could see them selling their content for AI (or creating their own AI) coming a mile off. It’s only ever about money
AI techniques are making inroads into the field of drug discovery. As a result, a growing number of drugs and vaccines have been discovered using AI. However, questions remain about the success of these molecules in clinical trials. To address these questions, we conducted a first analysis of the clinical pipelines of AI-native...
It used to be that you needed years and lots of specialist skills to build humanoid robots. Not anymore. Now base models are open-source. Want more complex appendages? Companies like Shadow Robot are making and selling those. Open-source AI is almost as good as closed-source industry leaders. Unitree’s new advanced humanoid...
I’m not convinced that ChatGPT is the right way to AGI but watching the demos of GPT4 omni and seeing these cheap robots does make it feel like the next 5 years are going to be … interesting times shall we say.
Two surveys of millions of stars in our galaxy have revealed mysterious spikes in infrared heat coming from dozens of them. Astronomers say this could be evidence for alien civilisations harnessing energy from their stars by using a vast construction known as a Dyson sphere – although they can’t fully rule out more mundane...
Vanguard’s new forecasting framework suggests AI is likely to be the catalyst for a surge in economic growth, surpassing the impact of the personal computer and the internet.
Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) this century, blasting past internationally agreed targets and causing catastrophic consequences for humanity and the planet, an exclusive Guardian survey has revealed....
If billionaires actually cared about saving the planet, they’d pool their vast wealth and buy everyone a heat pump. Instead of burning planet-warming fossil fuels, these appliances extract warmth from even freezing outdoor air and transfer it into a building, thanks to neat tricks of physics. In the summer, they reverse to act...
Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From Trees (www.wired.com)
World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in September (newatlas.com)
‘Our Oppenheimer moment’ — In Ukraine, the robot wars have already begun (www.politico.eu)
‘World-changing’ indoor solar cells offer everlasting electronics (www.independent.co.uk)
George Lucas Thinks Artificial Intelligence in Filmmaking Is 'Inevitable' - IGN (www.ign.com)
Tech companies are voluntarily agreeing to an AI ‘kill switch’ to prevent Terminator-style risks as some regulators remain hesitant to flex their legal muscles (fortune.com)
How should countries deal with falling birth rates? (www.bbc.co.uk)
How America's population will look in the 2050s (www.newsweek.com)
Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought (www.theguardian.com)
Faster-than-light 'warp speed' interstellar travel now thought to be possible (www.earth.com)
85% of Neuralink implant wires are already detached, says patient (www.popsci.com)
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
AI 'godfather' says universal basic income will be needed (www.bbc.co.uk)
HOW TO PUT A DATA CENTER IN A SHOEBOX - Imec’s plan to use superconductors to shrink computers. (spectrum.ieee.org)
Microsoft's Emissions Spike 29% as AI Gobbles Up Resources (www.pcmag.com)
Cambridge-based Raspberry Pi to float on London stock market (www.bbc.co.uk)
OpenAI and Reddit Partnership (openai.com)
Reddit has sold its content to OpenAI
The teens making friends with AI chatbots (www.theverge.com)
How successful are AI-discovered drugs in clinical trials? A first analysis and emerging lessons (www.sciencedirect.com)
AI techniques are making inroads into the field of drug discovery. As a result, a growing number of drugs and vaccines have been discovered using AI. However, questions remain about the success of these molecules in clinical trials. To address these questions, we conducted a first analysis of the clinical pipelines of AI-native...
There are almost 40 different humanoid robots in development, and open-source tech, and makers of specialist components, are making it easier than ever for other people to make them.
It used to be that you needed years and lots of specialist skills to build humanoid robots. Not anymore. Now base models are open-source. Want more complex appendages? Companies like Shadow Robot are making and selling those. Open-source AI is almost as good as closed-source industry leaders. Unitree’s new advanced humanoid...
America's population time bomb (www.newsweek.com)
Full scan of 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue took 1.4 petabytes of data, equivalent to 14,000 4K movies — Google's AI experts assist researchers (www.tomshardware.com)
Autonomous F-16 Fighters Are ‘Roughly Even’ With Human Pilots Said Air Force Chief (nationalinterest.org)
Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien civilisations (www.newscientist.com)
Two surveys of millions of stars in our galaxy have revealed mysterious spikes in infrared heat coming from dozens of them. Astronomers say this could be evidence for alien civilisations harnessing energy from their stars by using a vast construction known as a Dyson sphere – although they can’t fully rule out more mundane...
AI and demographics: the economic tug of war | Vanguard UK Professional (www.vanguard.co.uk)
Vanguard’s new forecasting framework suggests AI is likely to be the catalyst for a surge in economic growth, surpassing the impact of the personal computer and the internet.
Rifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators (Updated) (www.twz.com)
'Warp drives' may actually be possible someday, new study suggests (www.space.com)
A new study provides some theoretical underpinning to warp drives, suggesting that the superfast propulsion tech may not forever elude humanity....
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target (www.theguardian.com)
Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) this century, blasting past internationally agreed targets and causing catastrophic consequences for humanity and the planet, an exclusive Guardian survey has revealed....
Humanity is one convincing deepfake away from a global catastrophe (thehill.com)
Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the almost-apocalypse....
The One Thing Holding Back Heat Pumps (www.wired.com)
If billionaires actually cared about saving the planet, they’d pool their vast wealth and buy everyone a heat pump. Instead of burning planet-warming fossil fuels, these appliances extract warmth from even freezing outdoor air and transfer it into a building, thanks to neat tricks of physics. In the summer, they reverse to act...
Humans share the web equally with bots, report warns amid fears of ‘dead internet’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Humans now share the web equally with bots, according to a major new report – as some fear that the internet is dying....
NASA Veteran’s Propellantless Propulsion Drive That Physics Says Shouldn’t Work Just Produced Enough Thrust to Overcome Earth’s Gravity - The Debrief (thedebrief.org)
‘Cheap and simple’ Bill Gates-backed fusion concept surpasses heat of the Sun in milestone moment (www.rechargenews.com)
Bosses are becoming increasingly scared of AI because it might actually adversely affect their jobs too (www.techradar.com)
U.K. Criminalizes Creating Sexually Explicit Deepfake Images (time.com)
The U.K. will criminalize the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images as part of plans to tackle violence against women....
Humanoids? No, thanks. Most G7 countries feel uncomfortable with the most advanced robots (www.yahoo.com)
AI is coming for Wall Street: Banks are reportedly weighing cutting analyst hiring by two-thirds (www.businessinsider.com)
New bill would force AI companies to reveal use of copyrighted art (www.theguardian.com)
Google Update Reveals AI Will Read All Your Private Messages (www.forbes.com)