Chan Zuckerberg org to spin up 1,000+ H100 GPU cluster for AI medical research. I kinda wish it was someone else doing this because I'm not sure if this will come with some kind of privacy backdoor that will benefit Meta, but at least they know what kind of requirements will be necessary. I'm sure someone will take them up on the offer.
Related: Steve Jobs revived Apple with internet-connected Macs - the iMac. Now Intel will sell A.I.-computers, devices with A.I. capabilities built-in.
That's the realities of society in the UK. Social mobility is a myth in the UK. Sorry but it is.
A recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that where you are born in the UK, and the income and wealth of your family, now matter more than ever in defining life outcomes, with social mobility at its worst in more than 50 years.
When will it hit them? Getting vaccinated does not protect you against getting COVID-19 again, nor does it prevent you from getting Long-COVID. What does the vaccine really do for you?
Weird to get two articles on consciousness in my newsfeed:
The climate change fanatics need to read this. Not that it will make them less confident or shut up about the subject.In the case of scientific knowledge, overconfidence might be particularly significant, as the lack of awareness of one's own ignorance can impact behaviors, pose risks to public policies, and even jeopardize health.
Two Neuralink articles. Was one a hit piece?
- The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died
- Neuralink’s First-in-Human Clinical Trial is Open for Recruitment
You first.
Silicon Valley does value smarts. So people call it a Cult of IQ. Interesting that the author of the article calls this "right wing". So are those with “just intelligent enough to be able to focus their resentment on some limited grievance” somehow "left-wing"? From what's happening in the news, I could hardly blame you if you thought so.
Studio Ghibli was sold to Nippon TV for an undisclosed amount. Interesting that they were looking for a successor, and both Hayao and his son, Goro, declined. They knew where their strengths were, and probably did not want to get involved with corporate hassles.
OHSU researcher wins Lasker prize for the development of a novel diagnostic imaging modality for the eye – optical coherence tomography.