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Enterprises have quickly recognized the power of generative AI to uncover new ideas and increase both developer and non-developer productivity. But pushing sensitive and proprietary data into publicly hosted large language models (LLMs) creates significant risks in security, privacy and governance. Businesses need to address these risks before they can start to see any benefit from these powerful new technologies.

As IDC notes, enterprises have legitimate concerns that LLMs may “learn” from their prompts and disclose proprietary information to other businesses that enter similar prompts. Businesses also worry that any sensitive data they share could be stored online and exposed to hackers or accidentally made public.

Scientists at Stanford University have designed a new paint that could help reduce our growing reliance on air conditioners and heaters.

It comes in an array of colors, and if used properly, it could seriously slash electricity bills and emissions.

The paint is capable of reflecting up to 80 percent of mid-infrared light from the Sun, which is 10 times more reflection than conventional colored paints.

Transparent solar windows are not only generating news as demonstration projects—many have already been set up. On the list of installations for UE Power are its own offices in Redwood City, California, at the R&D facility of its partner in Northwood, Ohio, a commercial office building in Boulder, Colorado, and in Tokyo, Japan. In addition, it has an installation at Michigan State University. UbiQD also claims to have installations in multiple U.S. states, which include a Holiday Inn hotel, its own headquarters in Los Alamos, and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado.

What’s the premium for transparency?

UbiQD’s product isn’t commercially available yet, but McDaniel expects the premium for transparent solar power to be not more than 30 percent over ordinary windows. He said that “Traditional solar cells are not sold at a cost per watt, not based on area, like windows. The additional window cost, per watt, is similar to utility-scale solar. We have a similar payback time to traditional solar [before incentives].”

BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On August 22, the 2023 World Robot Conference (WRC), which was held in Beijing with the theme of “Spurring Innovation for the Future,” came to a big success. The 2023 World Robotics Expo and the 2023 World Robot Contest took place at the same time, bringing together about 160 robotics companies and scientific research institutions from around the globe, and showcasing close to 600 advanced technologies and products, over 320 representatives from international organizations, academicians, renowned experts, and entrepreneurs at home and abroad have been invited to attend.

As a general robotics company, Dreame Technology took center stage for the first time at the World Robot Conference. It unveiled a wide range of robots, including general-purpose humanoid robots, consumer-grade bionic quadruped robots, industrial-grade quadruped robots, wireless Robotic Pool Cleaner, commercial food delivery robots and floor-cleaning robots. This range highlighted Dreame’s broad competitiveness across the fields of R&D for robotic ecosystems and technologies, supply chains, production and manufacturing, talent development, and commercialization.

Dive into the cosmic intersection of human cognition and machine intelligence as we explore the paradigm-shifting rise of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and its potential evolution into Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). Using astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s hypothesis of an alien encounter, we unpack the profound cognitive chasm between beings. How does a Bonobo’s linguistic prowess compare to a human intellectual titan? And as we’ve witnessed the evolution of ChatGPT from its first iteration to ChatGPT-4, are we brushing the fringes of true AGI? Philosophers like Bostrom speculate on a potential “intelligence explosion” when AI begins to improve itself. As we stand at the dawn of a new era, where machines might eclipse human intellect, we ponder our place in the vast intelligence tapestry. Beyond the philosophical, the practical implications are vast: from power dynamics to potential harm if AI goals misalign with ours. Yet, amidst these uncertainties, there’s optimism. This journey offers a profound insight into the most consequential technological evolution in our history and the pivotal choices we must make.

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Organoid intelligence is an emerging field in computing and artificial intelligence.

Earlier this year, an Australian startup Cortical Labs developed a cybernetic system made from human brain cells. They called it DishBrain and taught it to play Pong.

The roots of this exciting technology go back 60 years. But while it’s still novel today, it’s already superior to conventional deep-learning AI in several aspects. However, it also poses new ethical and existential risks to humanity.

Watch the video to explore how Organoid Intelligence might evolve over the next few decades and how it could fit into our lives.

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