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10/6/2024
15 : 24
OpenAI raises over $6.6 billion - Sync #487
Plus: SB 1047 has been vetoed; a new humanoid robot has been revealed; the dark side of AI voice cloning; a new episode in the fight over the CRISPR patent; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/28/2024
19 : 34
Meta's new empire: VR, AR and AI - Sync #486
Plus: Mira Murati leaves OpenAI; Microsoft to revive a nuclear plant for its AI data centre; bioengineered trees that capture more carbon; stem cell therapy for diabetes; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/22/2024
15 : 24
From Oil to AI: The Middle East's Rise as a New AI and Tech Hub - Sync #485
Plus: Google to flag AI-generated images; new AI laws in California; Cruise is back in Bay Area; drones to fly between hospitals in London; 23andMe independent board directors resigns; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏
9/22/2024
15 : 14
From Oil to AI: The Middle East's Rise as a New AI and Tech Hub - Sync #485
Plus: Google to flag AI-generated images; new AI laws in California; Cruise is back in Bay Area; drones to fly between hospitals in London; 23andMe independent board directors resigns; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏
9/15/2024
10 : 4
OpenAI Eyes a $150 Billion Valuation - Sync #484
Plus: 60 countries endorsed a “blueprint” for military AI; Reflection 70B drama; "cyborg worms" controlled by AI; the feasibility of data centres in space; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/7/2024
22 : 4
Humanoid robots for factories and for homes - Sync #483
Plus: new rumours about OpenAI's new models; DeepMind AlphaProteo; DIY, pirated medicine; OpenAI and Anthropic to share models with US government; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/1/2024
12 : 14
Hot (AI) Chips 2024 - Sync #482
Plus: OpenAI Strawberry could be released this autumn; AGI safety and alignment at DeepMind; OpenAI in talks for another funding round; Chinese humanoid robots; Disney's dancing robot; and more! ͏
8/23/2024
23 : 14
California's controversial AI bill - Sync #481
Plus: Neuralink shares a progress update on the second clinical trial; Windows Recall is coming back in October; a $16000 humanoid robot from Unitree; a lot about drones; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
8/20/2024
2 : 24
Google goes all in with Gemini - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #480
Plus: Grok-2; AI and BCI helps a person with ALS speak; Nvidia delays its new AI chips; new rumours about Apple's secret robotics project; drones to carry cargo missions in the Himalayas; and more!
8/9/2024
22 : 44
Figure unveils a new humanoid robot - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #479
Plus: more OpenAI drama; the race to 150; a robot playing table tennis; Groq raised $640 million; video game actors are on strike over AI concerns; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
8/2/2024
21 : 24
A peek into Apple Intelligence - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #478
Plus: EU AI Act is in force now; a titanium heart pumps blood inside a living human; an AI necklace to combat loneliness; autonomous cars drifting in tandem; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
7/26/2024
17 : 14
OpenAI announces SearchGPT - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #477
Plus: Will billionaires live forever; a police robot dog jamming wireless networks; Alphabet to invest $5B into Waymo; warnings about “model collapse”; a new partnership for AI security; and more! ͏ ͏
7/19/2024
20 : 14
It's Strawberry Summer at OpenAI - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #476
Plus: GPT-4o-mini; first Miss AI contest sparks controversy; lab-grown meat for pets approved in the UK; Tesla delays robotaxi reveal until October; 'Supermodel granny' drug extends life in
7/17/2024
17 : 24
Digital twins
How physical becomes digital ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
7/12/2024
18 : 54
Weekly News Roundup - Issue #475
Plus: Microsoft leaves OpenAI's board; OpenAI got hacked; the first step toward reversible cryopreservation; how good ChatGPT is at coding; China proposes guidelines for humanoid robotics; and more
7/5/2024
17 : 14
Big Tech's new plan to acquire AI startups - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #474
Plus: the best bionic leg yet; Apple to get a set on OpenAI's board; Perplexity, Suno and Udio are in trouble; new humanoid robots; Biotech Behemoths in review; brain-in-a-jar robot; and more! ͏ ͏
7/3/2024
20 : 4
Superintelligence—10 years later
10 years on, some things have changed and some did not ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
6/28/2024
14 : 4
DJI faces ban in the US - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #473
Plus: Apple delays the launch of AI tools in the EU; the first ad made with Sora; a new protein-generating AI; a humanoid robot gets its first proper job; Pope calls to ban autonomous weapons ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
6/21/2024
15 : 24
Anthropic raises the industry bar for intelligence - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #472
Plus: Ilya Sutskever is back; Nvidia becomes the world's most valuable company; another company trials a humanoid robot; a military robot-dog arms race; a mad scientist grows neurons to play Doom ͏
6/20/2024
7 : 34
What is "humanity" anyway?
And how far can we extend the definition of "humanity"? ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏