đ I spend my nights riding, and thinking of ideas of how to save lives. AI and disruptive tech in my opinion will not replace jobs. It will make jobs much easier, through augmenting what a human can do like this.
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Lone Wolf rifle, with infrared and thermal vision, detects aerial threats using cutting-edge targeting tech.
Possibly equipped with an AR-15/M16-pattern rifle, the robot dog appears to be a Ghost Robotics Vision 60 quadrupedal-unmanned ground vehicle (Q-UGV).
The testing was conducted at Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center in Saudi Arabia.
The Q-UGV engaged several static ground targets during the trials, but results of the tests werenât revealed, according to reports.
With the recent release of the iPhone 16, which Apple has promised is optimized for artificial intelligence, itâs clear that AI is officially front of mind, once again, for the average consumer. Yet the technology still remains rather limited compared with the vast abilities the most forward-thinking AI technologists anticipate will be achievable in the near future.
As much excitement as there still is around the technology, many still fear the potentially negative consequences of integrating it so deeply into society. One common concern is that a sufficiently advanced AI could determine humanity to be a threat and turn against us all, a scenario imagined in many science fiction stories. However, according to a leading AI researcher, most peopleâs concerns can be alleviated by decentralizing and democratizing AIâs development.
On Episode 46 of The Agenda podcast, hosts Jonathan DeYoung and Ray Salmond separate fact from fiction by speaking with Ben Goertzel, the computer scientist and researcher who first popularized the term âartificial general intelligence,â or AGI. Goertzel currently serves as the CEO of SingularityNET and the ASI Alliance, where he leads the projectsâ efforts to develop the worldâs first AGI.
Artificial-intelligence tech company OpenAI said it has raised $6.6 billion in new funding, giving it a massive post-money valuation of $157 billion, almost double its previous reported valuation of $80 billion earlier this year.
The new round of funding was led by venture-capital firm Thrive Capital, with additional investors including Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank, Fidelity, Khosla Ventures, Altimeter Capital, United Arab Emirates-based MGX and Tiger Global. In 2024, OpenAI is projecting a $5 billion net loss on $3.7 billion in revenue, CNBC reported. Next year, the company is targeting $11.6 billion in revenue, per the report.
âWe are making progress on our mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity,â OpenAI said in a statement announcing the funding. âEvery week, over 250 million people around the world use ChatGPT to enhance their work, creativity and learning. Across industries, businesses are improving productivity and operations, and developers are leveraging our platform to create a new generation of applications. And weâre only getting started.â
Weâre joined by Dr. Denis Noble, Professor Emeritus of Cardiovascular Physiology at the University of Oxford, and the father of âsystems biologyâ. He is known for his groundbreaking creation of the first mathematical model of the heartâs electrical activity in the 1960s which radically transformed our understanding of the heart.
Dr. Nobleâs contributions have revolutionized our understanding of cardiac function and the broader field of biology. His work continues to challenge long-standing biological concepts, including gene-centric views like Neo-Darwinism.
In this episode, Dr. Noble discusses his critiques of fundamental biological theories that have shaped science for over 80 years, such as the gene self-replication model and the Weissmann barrier. He advocates for a more holistic, systems-based approach to biology, where genes, cells, and their environments interact in complex networks rather than a one-way deterministic process.
We dive deep into Dr. Nobleâs argument that biology needs to move beyond reductionist views, emphasizing that life is more than just the sum of its genetic code. He explains how AI struggles to replicate even simple biological systems, and how biologyâs complexity suggests that lifeâs logic lies not in DNA alone but in the entire organism.
The conversation covers his thoughts on the flaws of Neo-Darwinism, the influence of environmental factors on evolution, and the future of biology as a field that recognizes the interaction between nature and nurture. We also explore the implications of his work for health and longevity, and how common perspectives on genetics might need rethinking.
All the topics we covered in the episode:
A team of US-based researchers has developed an inexpensive and ultrathin metasurface that, when paired with a neural network, enables a conventional camera to capture detailed hyperspectral and polarization data from a single snapshot.
Inexpensive metasurface could revolutionize the capabilities of conventional imaging systems.
Fourier Intelligence launches GR-2, enhancing humanoid robotics with customer-driven upgrades for intuitive AI interactions.
The dockworkers striking up and down the East Coast are, culturally and geographically, a world apart from the Hollywood actors and writers who staged a four-month walkout last year. But their protests share a common core principle: They donât want bots taking their jobs.
Itâs a fight you can expect to see playing out a lot more as advanced automation and AI creep into virtually every workforce.
Hereâs the deal: The East Coast port strike is getting a lot of attention for its potential disruption to the economy â which is precisely the point. Longshore work can be grueling, and the people working at ports are vital to getting all of the stuff we want to buy onto store shelves. No dockworkers means no bananas (or whatever), which means no profits for the companies that produce and ship them.
