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Elon Musk’s New STEM University in Austin & Tesla FUD Addressed

Elon Musk plans to start a new STEM-focused university in Austin, while also addressing criticisms and misinformation about Tesla and promoting a healthy lifestyle for productivity and fulfillment.

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What is Elon Musk planning to start in Austin?
—Elon Musk plans to start a new STEM-focused university in Austin, beginning with a stem focused primary and secondary school, and has sent $2.2 billion in stock to his foundation for this purpose.

AI gives birth to AI: Scientists say machine intelligence now capable of replicating without humans

A group of scientists from across the U.S. claim to have created the first artificial intelligence capable of generating AI without human supervision.

Artificial intelligence models can now create smaller AI systems without the help of a human, according to research published Friday by a group of scientists who said the project was the first of its kind.

Essentially, larger AI models — like the kind that power ChatGPT — can create smaller, more specific AI applications that can be used in everyday life, a collaboration between Aizip Inc. and scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several University of California campuses demonstrated. Those specialized models could help improve hearing aids, monitor oil pipelines and track endangered species.