Curated Commons // Edition 140
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The AI takeover of jobs is beginning
Translators in EU are being slowly replaced thanks to more effective machine translation - Read here
Buzzfeed, that recently shut its News unit, is doubling down on generative AI and hopes to have it replace the majority of static content - Read here
Are we at peak ‘knowledge workers’? Are some jobs now permanently lost? - Read here ($)
Your DNA can now be pulled from thin air
Environmental DNA, or eDNA, is making significant progress. It’s mostly been used for biodiversity monitoring, but now it’s coming for your privacy - Read here ($)
CRISPR-edited salads are here
Can you make salads greener? A startup is rolling out a new type of mustard greens that have been engineered to be less bitter than the original plant. - Read here
A brand that’s is ‘stubbornly’ only in brick-and-mortar
Primack, the European budget retailers, is looking at the US now. Putting aside the very real challenges of fast fashion and impact on environment, the growing costs of returns is now making brands with only a physical presence tout that as a competitive advantage - Read here
Mistaking performance for competence. In AI systems
Interesting interview with computer scientist Rodney Brooks. - Read here
“What the large language models are good at is saying what an answer should sound like, which is different from what an answer should be.”
We are moving in to a 1.5C world
Researchers say we are now likely to breach 1.5C sometime in the next four years. - Read here
What does such a world mean and how might individuals need to adapt. Some thoughts in here - Read here
Can you let an AI take over and plan your daily life?
This person tried. - Read here
AI, but for great accessibility features
Apple announced a great feature that will allow the phone to speak in your voice with as little as 15 minutes training! - Read here
Semiconductor engineers are the rage now
The US Govt is encouraging semiconductor investments. Those companies now need the right talent. And fast. - Read here
More interesting reads:
Then it was Instagram forcing restaurant menus. Now it’s TikTok - Read here
If you are a miles & points afficionado, you can’t miss this post on how a student flew between LA and bay area thrice a week - Read here
AI Frenzy Accounts for All of S&P 500 Gain in 2023, SocGen Says - Read here ($)
The underground history of one of Russia’s most infamous hacker group - Read here
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