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Apr 16, 2023

Remote workers can now hold down many jobs thanks to AI tools

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, employment, robotics/AI

The pandemic also helped by normalizing remote work.

A new report by Vice.

“That’s the only reason I got my job this year,” one worker referred to only as Ben said of OpenAI’s tool.

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Apr 16, 2023

Boosting body’s antiviral immune response may eliminate senescent cells

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Senescent cells are those that have stopped dividing but haven’t read the “time to die” memo. Instead, they hang around, accumulating in the body and fueling chronic inflammation – sometimes called inflammaging – which in turn, contributes to conditions such cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, sarcopenia and degenerative disorders.

Longevity. Technology: In mice, eliminating senescent cells from aging tissues can restore tissue balance and lead to an increased healthy lifespan. Now a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB), has found that the immune response to a virus that is ubiquitously present in human tissues can detect and eliminate senescent cells in the skin [1].

For the study, which is published in Cell, the scientists analyzed young and old human skin samples to learn more about the clearance of senescent cells in human tissue.

Apr 16, 2023

Lightning Bolt Deposits a Strange Mineral Never Seen on Earth Before

Posted by in categories: climatology, space

A lightning bolt that struck a tree on Florida’s west coast has produced a fascinating type of phosphorus material we haven’t seen on Earth before: one that could represent a whole new mineral group, bridging the gap between space minerals and minerals found on Earth.

The material, which is a close match for calcium phosphite (CaHPO3), was found trapped inside a fulgurite – a “metal glob” formed by the reaction of the ultra-hot lightning bolt with the sand around the roots of its target.

These ‘fossilized lightning’ fulgurites often occur when lightning strikes certain types of sand, silica, and rock. What’s much less common is to find something so unique hidden inside one of these structures.

Apr 16, 2023

Mother Nature can’t stop evolving eyes

Posted by in category: evolution

Evolution has produced many different eyes relatively quickly. Here’s how, and why, nature keeps evolving eyes.

Apr 16, 2023

MIT Researchers Make Discovery That Could Lead To The Reversal Of Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Neuroscientists at MIT have discovered a way to potentially reverse neurodegeneration and other issues related to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a news release from the school.

Researchers, experimenting on mice, found that interfering with an enzyme that is typically overactive in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s can reverse the degeneration in the brain.

Apr 16, 2023

Inspired by NASA’s hypersonic aircraft, engineers break paper plane flight world record

Posted by in category: transportation

Three aerospace engineers beat the previous record of 252 feet, 7 inches (77 meters) by flying a paper airplane, a total of 289 feet, 9 inches (88 meters), breaking the previous mark.

Apr 16, 2023

This new OLED display can be wrapped around your wrist

Posted by in category: electronics

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This is according to a press release by the University of Chicago published last week.

Apr 16, 2023

Sam Altman confirms OpenAI is not training GPT-5, but AI safety concerns persist

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI

OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder, Sam Altman, has revealed that the business is not currently training GPT-5, the technology behind artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot sensation ChatGPT.

Apr 16, 2023

Web2’s Lesson for AI: Decentralize to Protect Humanity

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

In order to prevent the potentially destructive impact of AI on humanity, we need open-source innovation and collective governance that is possible through blockchain protocols and Web3, rather than the monopoly defaulting structure of Web2, according to Michael Casey, CoinDesk’s chief content officer.

Apr 16, 2023

Algorithms auditing algorithms: GPT-4 a reminder that responsible AI is moving beyond human scale

Posted by in categories: information science, robotics/AI

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries, streamlining processes, and, hopefully, on its way to improving the quality of life for people around the world — all very exciting news. That said, with the increasing influence of AI systems, it’s crucial to ensure that these technologies are developed and implemented responsibly.

Responsible AI is not just about adhering to regulations and ethical guidelines; it is the key to creating more accurate and effective AI models.