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🍫 Chocolate without sugar is no longer a bitter dream. 🥵 Reduced mortality in heat waves. 🎨 New study: AI increases artists' productivity and creativity.
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💉 Recommended dose of drugs for children
Ordered by the government, the Swedish Public Health Agency has issued recommendations regarding screen time. The agency wasn't particularly concerned, but the politicians were far more excited.
"Screen time is literally like drugs for a child's brain," said Ebba Busch, who is the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Democrats.
If I understand the Swedish Public Health Agency's new recommendations correctly, children under 2 years should ideally not do drugs at all, children aged 2-5 can do drugs for one hour a day, those aged 6-12 are allowed 1-2 hours per day, and teenagers can go wild with up to 3 hours per day.
There are no restrictions for children doing drugs while reading homework or books.
🧠 A digital brain
I grossly underestimated the power of having an AI that knows me. In my new book project, with the working title On AI, I created an AI editor. What emerged feels like magic.
I have described that magic and how you can build your own AI editor in two articles. Scroll down a little bit and you'll find them.
Mathias Sundin
The Angry Optimist
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🧐 I've built an AI book editor (that yells at me like Steve Jobs)
The AI editor is my digital twin. It understands me and my vision, and brings out my very best.
👨💻 The Angry Optimist's guide to building your own AI editor
How to create an AI editor that knows you and helps you level up your writing to a new level. It's easy and requires no prior knowledge.
💡 Fact-based optimistic news of the week
🍫 Breakthrough: Chocolate without sugar is no longer a bitter dream
Researchers in Switzerland have developed a method to produce chocolate without added sugar. The entire cocoa fruit is used in the process, which reduces food waste. The method can increase income for cocoa farmers and create jobs in countries of origin.
🥵 Reduced mortality in heat waves
Heat waves cause many deaths globally – but the trend is pointing downward. The number of deaths per capita caused by heat waves decreased by 7.2% per decade globally.
⚡ Baseload Capital to invest $60 million in geothermal energy - IKEA and Bezos among investors
Baseload Capital secures $60 million in a Series B funding round. Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source that can deliver electricity, heat, and cooling 24 hours a day, all year round.
🔥 BurnBot performs controlled burns to reduce the risk of forest fires
BurnBot has developed a robot that performs controlled burns without flames and smoke. The robot reduces the need for personnel and minimizes the risk of fire spreading uncontrollably.
🎨 New study: AI increases artists' productivity and creativity
Artists using AI tools produce 50 percent more artworks. Artworks created with AI assistance receive 50 percent more appreciation from other users. The study shows that human ability to generate ideas and filter results is crucial for success with AI tools.
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Check out this pretty new newsletter, Techno-Optimist. "Unapologetically for human flourishing and true progress, against safetyism and the precautionary principle," sa the author Owen Lewis explains it.
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