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The only plausible way for investors to get their money back on OpenAI is as if, as the company has been betting, OpenAI will soon develop AI systems that can do most work humans can do on a computer. (www.vox.com)

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When AI is tested on questions it can't model from pre-existing answers on the internet, it only scores 10% in the test. (qz.com)

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Human trials are starting for 'Flash', a form of cancer radiotherapy that will deliver ultra-high doses of radiation, but only for 1 second. (www.bbc.com)

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America has just gifted China undisputed global dominance and leadership in the 21st-century green energy technology transition - the largest industrial project in human history. (self.futurology)

submitted 2 days ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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The new US President has used his first 24 hours to pull all US government support for the green energy transition. He wants to ban any new wind energy projects and withdraw support for electric cars. His new energy policy refused to even mention solar panels, wind turbines, or battery storage - the world's fastest-growing energy sources. Meanwhile, he wants to pour money into dying and declining industries - like gasoline-powered cars and expanding oil drilling.

China was the global leader in 21st-century energy before, but its future global dominance is now assured. There will be trillions of dollars to be made supplying the planet with green energy infrastructure in the coming decades. Decarbonizing the planet, and electrifying the global south with renewables will be the largest industrial project in human history.

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European decarbonization is accelerating. In 2024 renewables generated 47% of EU electricity, while fossil fuels have shrunk to 29%. (ember-energy.org)

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The Chinese EAST nuclear fusion reactor has set a world record for sustained nuclear fusion of 17.8 minutes at 100 million Celsius. (charmingscience.com)

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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis predicts AI-created drugs will hit clinical trials this year, potentially revolutionizing medicine. (www.theregister.com)

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DeepSeek's new open-source AI model can outperform OpenAI's o1 for a fraction of the cost (www.zdnet.com)

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Despite being the world's 8th biggest crude oil exporter, Norway is banning the sale of new gasoline cars in 2025. (www.bbc.com)

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US tech giants announce AI plan worth up to $500bn (www.bbc.co.uk)

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What would a world with AGI look like? (www.strangeloopcanon.com)

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2 separate research groups claim advances in lithium-sulphur batteries. (techxplore.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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Here's the second.

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Global Robot Density in Factories Doubled in Seven Years (ifr.org)

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New brain-inspired chip autonomously learns and corrects mistake - overcomes a challenge in existing neuromorphic devices by learning and correcting errors caused by non-ideal characteristics. (interestingengineering.com)

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Swiss firm Borobotics develops an autonomous drill machine to tap shallow geothermal energy in people's gardens. (thenextweb.com)

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The need for a strategic fact reserve - as the internet becomes more corrupted by AI slop, countries should look to creating their own versions of safe data for future AI. (interconnected.org)

submitted 5 days ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. If they can do it, so can terrorists. (www.acsh.org)

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Mice injected with a microRNA molecule lived longer and had fewer markers of ageing, but it’s not yet known if the treatment would work in people. (www.nature.com)

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New AI Model Exposes Secrets of Genetic “Dark Matter” in Human Cells (scitechdaily.com)

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Swiss researchers have created a 3d printed biodegradable battery made out of fungi (www.empa.ch)

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The metaphysics of talking to aliens - How language structures reality. (iai.tv)

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Digital driving licences to be introduced in the UK this year (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Artificial imagination with the 'exocortex:' Researcher proposes software to aid scientific inspiration and imagination. (techxplore.com)

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AI will gobble up YouTube in six months [about artistic AI-generated video] (magazine.mindplex.ai)

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There is speculation AI may have already reached the point it has begun recursively self-improving on a path to AGI. (www.lesswrong.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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