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Will AI take your job? The answer could hinge on the 4 S’s of the technology’s advantages over humans
Will AI take your job? The answer could hinge on the 4 S’s of the technology’s advantages over humans AI has definite advantages over humans in four dimensions: speed, scale, scope, and sophistication. Understanding these dimensions is key to adapting to the AI-infused workforce. AI excels in tasks that require speed, such as image restoration, […]
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OpenAI Aims to Embed Its AI Assistants Into Universities, Following the Footsteps of Google and Microsoft
OpenAI Aims to Embed Its AI Assistants Into Universities, Following the Footsteps of Google and Microsoft OpenAI aims to embed its AI assistants into universities as part of their core infrastructure, similar to Google and Microsoft’s approaches. The startup offers premium AI services to universities, including tools like chatbots, practice job interview tools, voice model […]
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NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements from Space
NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements from Space NASA is launching a new mission called Arcstone to measure moonlight from space and use it as a calibration standard for Earth-viewing sensors. The mission will use a spectrometer to measure lunar spectral reflectance, which will provide a stable and universal calibration source for satellite […]
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NASA Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies Move Forward
NASA Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies Move Forward NASA is conducting studies to understand how air taxi motion, vibration, and other factors affect ride comfort for passengers. The agency will provide data gathered from these studies to guide industry design and operational practices for future air taxis. A recent study found a relationship between levels […]
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AI technology causing surge in electricity prices
AI technology causing surge in electricity prices Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is having an impact on electricity prices. The energy required by AI systems could lead to higher cooling bills this summer. The exact cause of the surge in electricity prices is not explicitly stated, but it’s likely related to the increasing demand for power […]
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AI’s extreme human imitation makes it act deceptively, cheat and lie, “Godfather of AI” says
AI’s extreme human imitation makes it act deceptively, cheat and lie, “Godfather of AI” says Yoshua Bengio, known as the “Godfather of AI”, expresses concerns about the risks of advanced AI technology. The concerns go beyond job displacement and extend to the potential for AI to imitate humans deceptively. Bengio warns that AI’s ability to […]
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NASA to Gather In-Flight Imagery of Commercial Test Capsule Re-Entry
NASA to Gather In-Flight Imagery of Commercial Test Capsule Re-Entry NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) team will gather data on The Exploration Company’s Mission Possible capsule as it returns to Earth following its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The SCIFLI team, stationed in Hawaii and flying aboard an agency Gulfstream III aircraft, […]
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Method turns urine into super valuable material
Method turns urine into super valuable material A research team has engineered a yeast platform that converts human urine into hydroxyapatite, a high-value, biocompatible substance for use in dental and bone implants. The process achieves two goals at once: removing human urine from wastewater streams and producing a material that can be commercially marketed for […]
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Laser beams power soft robotic arm for complex tasks
Laser beams power soft robotic arm for complex tasks Rice University researchers have developed a soft robotic arm that can perform complex tasks like navigating around obstacles or hitting a ball, guided and powered remotely by laser beams without any onboard electronics or wiring. The robotic arm uses azobenzene liquid crystal elastomer—a type of polymer […]
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DIP RFI Outbrief Session
DIP RFI Outbrief Session NASA’s Digital Information Platform (DIP) sub-project has received responses to its Request for Information (RFI) from the aviation community, and will be hosting an online information session to brief out on the summary of RFI inputs. The DIP RFI Outbrief Session will take place on August 18, 2021, from 10:00 AM […]
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