🧠 Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) helps doctors make better diagnoses, scientists create new materials, farmers grow crops more effectively and all of us driving cars - and millions of other applications. This topic also covers subsets of AI such as machine learning (ML), deep learning and neural networks.
⚡ 550% increase in data centers led to only 6% higher electricity consumption
More efficient computer chips have reduced energy intensity by 99 percent since 2008. IEA predicts that data centers will account for only 3 percent of increased electricity consumption by 2030.
🌏 The best things happening to humanity right now
It is easy to think of bad things happening right now, but what are the best ones? The list can be made very long, but here are my favorites.
🤝 Google's AI succeeds in uniting people better than human mediators
DeepMind's new AI system achieved 56 percent acceptance for joint statements, compared to 44 percent for human mediators. Agreement increased in five out of nine discussed issues.
🐷 AI interprets pig sounds to improve their well-being
A team of researchers has developed an AI algorithm that can translate different pig sounds into emotional states. The algorithm can distinguish between positive and negative emotions in pigs by analyzing their grunts, screams, and other sounds.
🗨️ No more syntax error
Machines will use our language to talk to each other.
💰 Young AI companies generate revenue faster than previous tech companies
AI startups reach million-dollar revenues in just eleven months. This can be compared to 15 months for the previous generation of SaaS companies. Top AI companies reach $30 million in annual revenue five times faster than previous software companies.
😮 Researchers impressed by ChatGPT's latest model
OpenAI's new model, o1, performs better than previous models on advanced scientific and mathematical tasks. o1 performed a calculation on black holes in about an hour, which previously took the researcher several months. It solved 83% of the tasks on a qualifying test for the Mathematics Olympiad.
👩💻 AI will not replace humans - not even when it's superintelligent
It is said that AI will make you unemployed and in the long run turn humans into a useless class. That will never happen.
🦾 Industrial robots learn new skills on their own
Industrial robots are becoming more intelligent with the help of AI and can now perform increasingly complex tasks. Generative AI enables robots to perform more complex tasks, such as pouring liquids or turning knobs, and to learn new skills faster based on learned behavior.