Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 days agoProto Hologram demos technique of scanning people's 3D likenesses and voices to create 3D holograms of them. Integrated with LLM AIs, "You" can then hold conversations with people in any language.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareProto Hologram demos technique of scanning people's 3D likenesses and voices to create 3D holograms of them. Integrated with LLM AIs, "You" can then hold conversations with people in any language.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agoMeta’s COCONUT: The AI Method That Thinks Without Languageplus-squarewww.unite.aiexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down12
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkMeta’s COCONUT: The AI Method That Thinks Without Languageplus-squarewww.unite.aiLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agoNew research says most of the popular big AI models have demonstrated the capability to scheme and deceive.plus-squarewww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down13
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkNew research says most of the popular big AI models have demonstrated the capability to scheme and deceive.plus-squarewww.axios.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareLugh@futurology.todayOPMtoFuturology@futurology.today•Waymo now has 22% market share of taxi journeys in San Francisco, and now exceeds human-driver taxi company Lyft.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoAI is already better than human drivers in China/US. It won’t be long before it masters the more challenging environments. I suspect the humans will adapt to its predictability in places with crazier driving. linkfedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agoWaymo now has 22% market share of taxi journeys in San Francisco, and now exceeds human-driver taxi company Lyft.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down11
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-squareWaymo now has 22% market share of taxi journeys in San Francisco, and now exceeds human-driver taxi company Lyft.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square9fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 5 days agoMinuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Deliveryplus-squarewww.caltech.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMinuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Deliveryplus-squarewww.caltech.eduLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 5 days agoCould the ESA’s PLATO Mission Find Earth 2.0?plus-squarewww.universetoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCould the ESA’s PLATO Mission Find Earth 2.0?plus-squarewww.universetoday.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 5 days agoA Cheap Satellite with Large Fuel Tank Could Scout For Interplanetary Missionsplus-squarewww.universetoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA Cheap Satellite with Large Fuel Tank Could Scout For Interplanetary Missionsplus-squarewww.universetoday.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 8 days agoHartmut Neven, the founder and lead at Google Quantum AI, says Google's new Willow quantum chip is so fast it may be borrowing computational power from other universes in the multiverse.plus-squareblog.googleexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkHartmut Neven, the founder and lead at Google Quantum AI, says Google's new Willow quantum chip is so fast it may be borrowing computational power from other universes in the multiverse.plus-squareblog.googleLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-28 days agoMake some Predictions for 2025, that we can revisit in 12 months to see who is right.plus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareMake some Predictions for 2025, that we can revisit in 12 months to see who is right.plus-squarepinLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 9 days agoA new discovery about early life on Earth has big implications for the search for life on exoplanets; it suggests microbial life may be very common in the Universe and/or widely seeded via Panspermia.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareA new discovery about early life on Earth has big implications for the search for life on exoplanets; it suggests microbial life may be very common in the Universe and/or widely seeded via Panspermia.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-29 days agoPrediction - Luigi Mangione, the arrested UnitedHealth shooting suspect, is about to become an American folk hero and nexus for violent discontent?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squarePrediction - Luigi Mangione, the arrested UnitedHealth shooting suspect, is about to become an American folk hero and nexus for violent discontent?plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 10 days agoMercedes-Benz says its testing solar power generating vehicle-paint that could coat vehicles, and generate 100% of their power requirements in sunny cities like Los Angeles.plus-squareevcentral.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMercedes-Benz says its testing solar power generating vehicle-paint that could coat vehicles, and generate 100% of their power requirements in sunny cities like Los Angeles.plus-squareevcentral.com.auLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 12 days agoWhat is Quantum Robotics? Researchers Report The Convergence of Quantum Computing And AI Could Lead to Qubotsplus-squarethequantuminsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWhat is Quantum Robotics? Researchers Report The Convergence of Quantum Computing And AI Could Lead to Qubotsplus-squarethequantuminsider.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 12 days agoA CubeSat Mission to Phobos Could Map Staging Bases for a Mars Landingplus-squarewww.universetoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA CubeSat Mission to Phobos Could Map Staging Bases for a Mars Landingplus-squarewww.universetoday.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 13 days agoThe chances of a second global pandemic on the scale of Covid keep increasing. The H5N1 Bird Flu virus, widespread on US farms, is now just one genetic mutation away from adapting to humans.plus-squarewww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe chances of a second global pandemic on the scale of Covid keep increasing. The H5N1 Bird Flu virus, widespread on US farms, is now just one genetic mutation away from adapting to humans.plus-squarewww.scientificamerican.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-215 days agoChina's plan to undermine western AI? Bleed its investor-funded efforts dry, by open-sourcing equal or better alternatives.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareChina's plan to undermine western AI? Bleed its investor-funded efforts dry, by open-sourcing equal or better alternatives.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · edit-215 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 15 days agoHow Singapore became the ideal testing ground for self-driving cars - The tiny country has embraced autonomous vehicles as a way to overcome labor shortages and use its scarce land more efficiently.plus-squarerestofworld.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkHow Singapore became the ideal testing ground for self-driving cars - The tiny country has embraced autonomous vehicles as a way to overcome labor shortages and use its scarce land more efficiently.plus-squarerestofworld.orgLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 17 days agoCould humans hibernate? - Hibernation allows many animals to time-travel from difficult times to plenty. Could humans learn how to do it too?plus-squareaeon.coexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCould humans hibernate? - Hibernation allows many animals to time-travel from difficult times to plenty. Could humans learn how to do it too?plus-squareaeon.coLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 17 days agoGoogle DeepMind researchers just introduced a framework called ‘Boundless Socratic Learning’ that could enable AI systems to improve themselves through language-based interactions.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareGoogle DeepMind researchers just introduced a framework called ‘Boundless Socratic Learning’ that could enable AI systems to improve themselves through language-based interactions.plus-squareLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 18 days agoAt 7,000 km (4350 miles) long, a continent-spanning EV fast-charging network in Australia has become the world's largest electricity grid.plus-squarethedriven.ioexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAt 7,000 km (4350 miles) long, a continent-spanning EV fast-charging network in Australia has become the world's largest electricity grid.plus-squarethedriven.ioLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square0fedilink
AI is already better than human drivers in China/US. It won’t be long before it masters the more challenging environments. I suspect the humans will adapt to its predictability in places with crazier driving.