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🦾 Chatbot convinced conspiracy theorists to reconsider their beliefs. 🚀 SpaceX plans even bigger Starships. 🔋 New fast-charging electric vehicle battery with a lifetime of 400,000 miles.
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🦾 AI Commission in Gothenburg
I'm writing this from Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, where the Swedish AI Commission has held its latest meeting. Today's hosts were Volvo Group and AI Sweden. I'll return with a report next week.
📅 Free day Thursday
I had to take another day from the "free day" account last Thursday. Over the past two weeks, I've given eight talks and courses (about AI). I usually don't do that many and I underestimated how much time the preparations would take. As a result, my writing suffered.
A pleasant problem, that brings both revenue and more readers to Warp News. But I need to get better at planning.
Mathias Sundin
The Angry Optimist
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The big news was not how many died in the earthquake in Taiwan, but how many did NOT die
💡 Fact-based optimistic news of the week
🚢 The world's largest electric ferry charges in six minutes - and reduces emissions
Electrification of a previously diesel-electric ferry reduces CO2 emissions annually by about 28,000 tons. The transition to fully electric operation is expected to be cost-effective within eight years, and the ferry is estimated to operate many more years than that.
🦾 Chatbot convinced conspiracy theorists to reconsider their beliefs
People's belief in conspiracy theories decreased by about 20 percent after talking to an AI. The chatbot used a fact-based method to question conspiracy theories. The change in belief persisted for at least two months, suggesting a lasting effect.
🚀 SpaceX plans even bigger Starships
In front of SpaceX employees, Elon Musk has updated his vision for how to take humans to Mars and establish a self-sustaining colony there. The key is the rocket currently being developed, Starship, which they are planning to make even bigger.
🔋 New fast-charging electric vehicle battery with a lifetime of 400,000 miles
StoreDot has introduced a new electric vehicle battery that can be charged up to 80 percent in just 5-10 minutes. The battery boasts a lifetime of 65,000 miles thanks to the ability to undergo 2,000 ultra-fast charging cycles.
🌌 The most detailed measurement of the universe's expansion
This is the first time researchers have measured the expansion history of the distant period, 8-11 billion years ago, with a precision of better than one percent. With just one year of data, DESI has surpassed all previous 3D spectroscopic maps combined.
🔋 Battery storage in Europe expands significantly
The demand for energy storage has reached new heights in Europe with over 10 GW of new installations last year. The capacity is predicted to increase sixfold by 2030, with a total capacity of over 120 GW.
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