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Dec 17, 2022

Elon Musk’s history with OpenAI—the maker of A.I. chatbot ChatGPT—as told by ChatGPT itself

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The buzz will likely ramp up even more when OpenAI releases a superior next version of the A.I. chatbot, reportedly sometime next year.

Speaking of buzz, few people have been generating more of it lately than Elon Musk, who leads Tesla, SpaceX, and now Twitter, among other companies. As it turns out, Musk has ties to OpenAI, including as an original backer, and has been involved in both supporting artificial intelligence and warning about its dangers.

This month Musk called ChatGPT “scary good” and warned, “We are not far from dangerously strong AI.”

Dec 17, 2022

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Propulsion — What Is It?

Posted by in category: futurism

What is it? MHD PROPULSION EXPLAINED

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Dec 17, 2022

Corkscrew Optical Logic Finds Direct Line to Electronics

Posted by in categories: computing, electronics

By using light waves that essentially spiral through space like corkscrews, optical logic gates can run one million times faster than their electronic counterparts, advancing the cause for ultra-fast, light-based computing, a new study finds.

Dec 17, 2022

Researchers say time is an illusion. So why are we all obsessed with it?

Posted by in category: futurism

Even guardians of America’s atomic clocks say time doesn’t work the way we think it does.

Dec 17, 2022

World’s first net-zero transatlantic flight: Fly London to New York on used cooking oil

Posted by in categories: business, government, transportation

The United Kingdom government has announced that Virgin Atlantic will fly a historic net zero London-New York flight in 2023.

“For decades, flying from London to New York has symbolized aviation’s ability to connect people and drive international progress. It’s now going to be at the forefront of cutting carbon emissions from flying,” said British transport secretary Mark Harper.

“Not only will this flight pave the way for future generations, but it will demonstrate just how much we can achieve when we work together on a shared goal — bringing together some of the best businesses and academics in the world and led by a British airline.”

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Dec 17, 2022

New BladeRobots serve wind turbines ‘4 times faster’ than conventional methods

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI, sustainability

AI is used by the robotic solution to swiftly adapt to all types of blades used in the sector.

Danish energy solutions provider Vestas has unveiled BladeRobots as a stand-alone business with an automated robotic technology solution for the maintenance of wind turbines.

The robot performs automated blade-leading edge maintenance up to “four times faster” than traditional manual methods, according to a press release by the company published on Wednesday.

Dec 17, 2022

Qatar’s Stadium 974, the first dismountable stadium in the world

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At number 15 on IE’s 22 best innovations of 2022, we take a look back at Qatar’s Stadium 974.

Qatar has built or refurbished eight stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and they have all been equipped with technology to keep players and fans cool in the Qatari heat.

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Dec 17, 2022

NASA’s Juno collects key data on Jupiter’s moons

Posted by in category: space

So far the mission has produced information on Io, Ganymede and Europa.

NASA’s Juno mission already brought us much data on the moons Ganymede and Europa. Now, according to a press release by the agency published on Wednesday, the spacecraft is exploring one more of Jupiter’s moons: Io. Io is notably the most volcanic place in the solar system.

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Dec 17, 2022

Norwegian companies submit record $20.5 billion fossil fuel investment plans amid Russia-Ukraine war

Posted by in category: energy

This does not bode well for eco-friendly renewables.

Last month, Europe supported a call by India to phase down fossil fuel use as part of a COP27 deal. Now, partially due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, it seems to be changing its mind.

These projects amount to total investments of more than NOK 200 billion (around $20.

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Dec 17, 2022

Nuclear fusion: How scientists can improve after latest breakthrough

Posted by in categories: innovation, nuclear energy

U.S. Department of Energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy said on December 13, 2022, that for the first time – and after several decades of trying – scientists have managed to get more energy out of the process than they had to put in.