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Feb 13, 2023

China’s Bid to Improve Food Production? Giant Towers of Pigs

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Well that’s one way to make good use of the space.

If we have vertical farms then why not vertical pig farms.


High-rise hog farms have sprung up nationwide as part of Beijing’s drive to enhance its agricultural competitiveness and reduce its dependence on imports.

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Feb 13, 2023

This Plant Will Give You Ketchup and Fries At The Same Time and It’s Now Available in the US

Posted by in category: futurism

Hybrid.


Coolest stuff on the planet. Interesting posts/articles about Earth – nature, animals, geography, science, history and more.

Feb 13, 2023

Mapped: The World’s Major Earthquakes from 1956‒2022

Posted by in category: futurism

Where do the world’s major earthquakes happen? This map highlights the epicenters of earthquakes on record between 1956 and 2022.

Feb 13, 2023

3 free ChatGPT Chrome extensions to make you more productive

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

ChatGPT AI extensions for Google Chrome that generate emails, improve web searches, and write LinkedIn updates.

Feb 13, 2023

The battle for internet search

Posted by in categories: internet, robotics/AI

Will the AI chatbots eat Google’s lunch?

Feb 13, 2023

Meta delays setting team budgets, likely to fire more employees soon

Posted by in category: futurism

Facebook’s parent company Meta has delayed setting its teams’ budgets, as per reports. The move comes amidst reports of further layoffs at the company.

Feb 13, 2023

Farming robot kills 200,000 weeds per hour with lasers

Posted by in categories: chemistry, food, health, robotics/AI, space

In 2021, Carbon Robotics unveiled the third-generation of its Autonomous Weeder, a smart farming robot that identifies weeds and then destroys them with high-power lasers. The company now has taken the technology from that robot and built a pull-behind LaserWeeder — and it kills twice as many weeds.

The weedkiller challenge: Weeds compete with plants for space, sunlight, and soil nutrients. They can also make it easier for insect pests to harm crops, so weed control is a top concern for farmers.

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Feb 13, 2023

Toolformer language model uses external tools on its own

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Metas Toolformer is designed to learn to use tools independently, outperforming larger language models in certain downstream tasks.

Natural Language is the programming language of the brain, wrote science fiction author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash. Recent advances in machine processing of natural language show that language can also be the programming language of machines – as they get better at understanding it.

With “Toolformer”, Meta wants to extend this principle to the use of tools.

Feb 13, 2023

Deep Learning Expert Says GPT Startups May Be in for a Very Rude Awakening

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Despite the VC gold rush, this expert is arguing that hype — as opposed to firm data and proven results — is in the generative AI industry driving seat.

Feb 13, 2023

Yes, We Are At A Tipping Point: ChatGPT Is Just The Beginning Of How AI Will Soon Change Everything

Posted by in categories: blockchains, economics, robotics/AI

Forbes writer Kenrick Cai joins “Forbes Talks” to discuss his landmark report on how generative artificial intelligence will reshape the economy and the world.

Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2023/02/02/things-yo…b4aebb5e31

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