Curated Commons // Edition 172
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AI + Biology = Magic?
When AI starts delivering results for life sciences research, the result can be really amazing. This lede from this story says it all! - Read here ($)
It took humans 134 years to discover Norn cells. Last summer, computers in California discovered them on their own in just six weeks.
If it has a sensor…ask who made it
The golden age of IoT, where you slap a cheap sensor for adding remote abilities, is probably behind us. Every Government/organization is beginning to start questioning now/soon. - Read here ($)
Is prompt engineering…dead?
New research apparently suggests prompt engineering is best done by the model itself, and not by a human engineer. - Read here
The big, fat island called China
Some countries are pushing against it. And China itself is pulling back in areas. China makes up just 1.5% of Microsoft’s annual sales! - Read here ($)
Not for all companies though. Ask Meta/Google - Read here ($)
There’s money to be made ‘protecting’ people from spam you create
Sad that there are such ‘entrepreneurs’ - Read here
Reproducing your fingerprints…from the sounds they make when you swipe
Security challenges of the future are going to be wild… - Read here
Microgravity, for understanding cancer
Scientists sent cancerous cells to the International Space Station. Why? Coz they grow at warp speed there. But that also means they can experiment with potential treatments rapidly. - See here
On a related note, a very good read on how lives change when a disease that was deadly, is tamed by science. The case of Cystic-Fibrosis - Read here($)
Using food waste to extract gold from e-waste
A new technique apparently has quite some returns! - Read here
A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to researchers – who found the key gold-filtering substance in cheesemaking, of all places.
AI models are thirsty
For water that is. New studies add a figure to the amount of water that training GPT-3 might require. Can AI solve water scarcity? After it causes it? - Read here
What is your p(doom)?
Can’t get Google/Alexa/Siri to recognize my desi accent, but have to believe an assembly-line of stories that AI is about to take over the world ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Read here ($)
Your insurer is likely able to buy your car driving behavior, from an online exchange
How you drive a car is now a datapoint for car manufacturers to sell, and for your insurer to buy. - Read here ($)
Is there a “DEI retreat” happening?
The pendulum keeps swinging… - Read here ($)
No better troll than a NewYorker Cartoon!
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