May 22, 2023
Sci-fi author ‘writes’ 97 AI-generated books in nine months
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: mobile phones, robotics/AI
Plus: Official ChatGPT iPhone app debuts; Debt collectors using chatbots to chase debtors.
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May 22, 2023
Perpetual Life Hybrid Party w/ Erik Nelson, presents “Into the World of Longevity Medicine” and “NEW Age Reversal Updated” Presented by Bill Faloon
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Join us at 6:00 pm EST (11:00 pm UTC) for our Perpetual Life Hybrid Party live from our new location at 950 South Cypress Road in Pompano Beach, FL, & socialize with Immortalists from Around the World, hosted by hosted by Tonya Scholz & Rudi Hoffman.
Stay “In Zoom” for our 7:00 pm (12:00 am-midnight UTC) YouTube Streaming Service. This month, we are excited to have two speakers. First, Erik Nelson, Director of Clinical Programs at The Healthy Longevity Clinic, will present “Into the World of Longevity Medicine.”
Second, Bill Faloon: A founder of The Church of Perpetual Life and a leader in the Global Age Reversal movement, Bill will give a NEW Age Reversal Update at this service.
May 22, 2023
Are Large Language Model Generative AIs Sentient, Conscious or Thinking?
Posted by 21st Century Tech Blog in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
ChatGPT has changed the world since it emerged a few short months ago. Where will future advancements in generative AI take us?
Welcome back Katie Brenneman, a regular contributor to 21st Century Tech Blog. Several weeks ago when ChatGPT entered the headlines I suggested to Katie that she consider writing about Large Language Modelling (LLM) and the technological and societal implications in terms of its capabilities. Were we witnessing the birth of consciousness in this new artificial intelligence (AI) discipline, or were we coming to terms with what defines our sentience?
By definition, sentience is about feelings and sensations and not thinking. Consciousness, on the other hand, is about our awareness of self and our place in the world around us. And thinking is about the ability to reason, consider a problem, come up with an idea or solution, or have an opinion.
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May 22, 2023
How the digital ad industry can guide the ways AI transforms businesses
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: business, Elon Musk, robotics/AI
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When Microsoft-funded lab OpenAI launched ChatGPT in February, millions of people realized almost overnight what tech professionals have understood for a long time: Today’s AI tools are advanced enough to transform daily life as well as an incredibly broad range of industries. Microsoft’s Bing leaped from a distant second place in search to a much higher-profile level. Concepts like large language models (LLMs) and natural language processing are now part of mainstream discussion.
However, with the spotlight also comes scrutiny. Regulators around the world are taking note of AI’s risks to user privacy. The Elon Musk-backed Future of Life Institute amassed 1,000 signatures from tech leaders asking for a six-month pause on training AI tools that are more advanced than GPT-4, which powers ChatGPT.
May 22, 2023
How to worry wisely about artificial intelligence
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: robotics/AI
May 22, 2023
A Google researcher — who said she was fired after pointing out biases in AI — says companies won’t ‘self-regulate’ because of the AI ‘gold rush’
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: robotics/AI
Timnit Gebru co-authored a research paper while she worked at Google, which identified the biases of machine learning.
May 22, 2023
Quantum Biology: Unlocking the Mysteries of How Life Works
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics, quantum physics
Quantum biology explores how quantum effects influence biological processes, potentially leading to breakthroughs in medicine and biotechnology. Despite the assumption that quantum effects rapidly disappear in biological systems, research suggests these effects play a key role in physiological processes. This opens up the possibility of manipulating these processes to create non-invasive, remote-controlled therapeutic devices. However, achieving this requires a new, interdisciplinary approach to scientific research.
Imagine using your cell phone to control the activity of your own cells to treat injuries and diseases. It sounds like something from the imagination of an overly optimistic science fiction writer. But this may one day be a possibility through the emerging field of quantum biology.
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May 22, 2023
Using nanofaceting to manipulate quantum dots into nanocrystals
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology, quantum physics
A new method of controlling the shape of tiny particles about one tenth of the width of human hair could make the technology that powers our daily lives more stable and more efficient, scientists claim.
The process, which transforms the structure of microscopic semiconductor materials known as quantum dots, provides industry with opportunities to optimize optoelectronics, energy harvesting, photonics, and biomedical imaging technologies, according to the Cardiff University-led team.
Their study, published in Nano Letters, used a process called nanofaceting—the formation of small, flat surfaces on nanoparticles—to manipulate the quantum dots into a variety of shapes called nanocrystals.
May 22, 2023
Apple wants to ‘transform’ the iPhone with generative AI
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: mobile phones, robotics/AI
A flurry of job postings relating to AI suggests that Apple wants to invest in the AI revolution we’re going through.
May 22, 2023
Can charismatic robots help teams be more creative?
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: education, robotics/AI
Increasingly, social robots are being used for support in educational contexts. But does the sound of a social robot affect how well they perform, especially when dealing with teams of humans? Teamwork is a key factor in human creativity, boosting collaboration and new ideas. Danish scientists set out to understand whether robots using a voice designed to sound charismatic would be more successful as team creativity facilitators.
“We had a robot instruct teams of students in a creativity task. The robot either used a confident, passionate—ie charismatic—tone of voice or a normal, matter-of-fact tone of voice,” said Dr. Kerstin Fischer of the University of Southern Denmark, corresponding author of the study in Frontiers in Communication. “We found that when the robot spoke in a charismatic speaking style, students’ ideas were more original and more elaborate.”
We know that social robots acting as facilitators can boost creativity, and that the success of facilitators is at least partly dependent on charisma: people respond to charismatic speech by becoming more confident and engaged. Fischer and her colleagues aimed to see if this effect could be reproduced with the voices of social robots by using a text-to-speech function engineered for characteristics associated with charismatic speaking, such as a specific pitch range and way of stressing words. Two voices were developed, one charismatic and one less expressive, based on a range of parameters which correlate with perceived speaker charisma.
