The new programmable chromosome engineering systems can manipulate DNA bases with 3.5 times more efficiency than original enzyme editor.
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LLMs, Cellular Automata & the Brain—a conversation with Duggan Hammock of the Wolfram Institute
What do large language models, cellular automata, and the human brain have in common? In this polymath salon, I talk with Dugan Hammock from the Wolfram Institute to discuss the deep links between these seemingly disparate fields.
Highlights include:
Computational Irreducibility: Why we can’t take shortcuts in complex systems—whether it’s a simple cellular automaton or a sophisticated LLM generating text.
The Power of Autoregression: How the simple, step-by-step process of predicting the next element can give rise to incredible complexity and human-like language.
The Nature of Thinking: Whether our own thought processes are fundamentally autoregressive and sequential, or if there’s a different, parallel mode of cognition at play.
Memory and Consciousness: The critical role of a system’s “memory” or history in shaping its future, and how this relates to our own awareness and sense of self.
Astrochemists find key life element trapped in space’s frozen depths
Sulfur is the universe’s tenth most common element and a key building block for planets, stars, and also life.
US turns former nuclear plant into low-energy polysilicon facility
US turns old nuclear site into polysilicon hub to produce 11 GW of solar cells yearly.
Former US nuclear plant site to be transformed into a polysilicon hub with energy-efficient production and renewable infrastructure.
