Let there be light to build a better AI supercomputer
Will Knight | Wired
“Lightmatter wants to directly connect hundreds of thousands or even millions of GPUs (silicon chips essential for AI training) using optical links. By mitigating the conversion bottleneck, Data could be moved between chips much faster than is currently possible, potentially enabling distributed AI supercomputers of extraordinary scale.“
Apple is secretly developing a home robot that could eventually become a new product line, says a report.
Aaron Mok | Business Insider
“Apple is in the early stages of considering developing a home robot. This appears to be an effort to create the company's 'next big thing' after canceling its self-driving car project earlier this year,” the source said. told Bloomberg. . Bloomberg reports that engineers are considering developing robots that can follow users around their homes. They are also considering a tabletop home device that uses robotics to rotate its display, a more advanced project than the mobile robot. ”
Interesting 'hint' that astronomers misunderstood dark energy
Dennis Overby | New York Times
Astronomers conducting what they call the largest and most accurate survey of the history of the universe to date revealed on Thursday that there are major flaws in our understanding of dark energy, the mysterious force that is accelerating the expansion of the universe. announced that they may have discovered something “in space.'' Dark energy was thought to be a constant force present in the universe now and throughout the history of the universe. But new data suggests it may be more variable, growing stronger or weaker, reversing, or even disappearing over time. ”
How ASML took over the chip manufacturing chessboard
Matt Honan and James O'Donnell | MIT Technology Review
“When asked what he thought would cause Moore's Law to eventually stall, Van den Brink completely rejected the premise. “There's no reason to believe this will stop. “I can't answer that,” he said. “It ends when you run out of ideas and you can no longer balance the value you create with the cost of doing it. That's it. It's not because of a lack of ideas.”
First Jet Suit Grand Prix held in Dubai
Mike Hanlon | New Atlas
“This month, a new sport begins with the first-ever jet suit race held in Dubai. Each racer is powered by seven 130 horsepower jet engines, two in each arm and three in their backpack, controlled by hand throttles. (1,050 horsepower). The pilot then uses three thrust vectors to gain lift and propel himself forward, adjusting course and trying to stay on the ground… faster than anyone else. .“
Toyota's bubble humanoid grabs with its whole body
Evan Ackerman IEEE Spectrum
“Many of these behaviors look very human because they're how humans manipulate things. Be careful not to overshadow all these humanoid warehouse robots. But the video above… As pointed out in , it is not the human way to lift things using only the outstretched hand, because we use other parts of our body to lift things.Additional support It makes lifting easier.”
'A Brief History of the Future' Offers a Hopeful Antidote to Cynical Technology Initiatives
Devin Caldway | TechCrunch
“The future, he said, is not just what Silicon Valley spokespeople tell us, what the 'big dystopias' warn about, or even what TechCrunch writers predict.” Six-episode series In , he speaks with dozens of individuals, businesses, and communities about how they are working to improve and secure a future they may never see. From mushroom skins to ocean cleanups to death doulas. , Wallach faces the same terrifying future as the rest of us, yet chooses to do something about it, even if it seems hopelessly small or naive. Find people.”
This AI startup wants to be able to talk to homes, cars, and factories
Stephen Levy | Wired
“We're all amazed at how chatbots understand the world. But what if we were truly connected? genuine world? What if the dataset behind your chat interface was physical reality itself, captured in real-time by interpreting input from billions of sensors scattered around the world? That's the idea behind Archetype AI, an ambitious startup launched. As co-founder and CEO Ivan Poupyrev says, “Think of ChatGPT, but with physical reality in mind.”
How one tech skeptic decided that AI could benefit the middle class
Steve Lohr | New York Times
“David Autor seems like an unlikely AI optimist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology labor economist has weighed in on how technology and trade have been eating into the incomes of millions of American workers over the years. But Auter is now working with a new wave of technology, generation that can produce hyper-realistic images and videos and convincingly imitate human voice and writing. We argue that artificial intelligence has the potential to reverse that trend.”
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