John Baez University of California, Riverside The 20th century was, arguably, the century of physics. While there was immense progress on so-called fundam…
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What is TIME and from where it’s originates? What is the “Arrow of Time”?
Why time flows from the past towards the future? Why Time is a Fractal Flow?
Oct 2, 2023
Huang’s Law Is The Catalyst That Drove NVDIA’s 1000x Chip Speedup In Less Than A Decade
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: computing, futurism
NVIDIA “Huang’s Law” is the primary catalyst for driving chip performance and efficiency to over 1000x in less than a decade. For NVIDIA, Huang’s Law is the fundamental approach that moves beyond traditional chip speedup fundamentals such as Moore’s Law which had dominated the tech industry in the past.
Huang’s Law To Dominate The Future For NVIDIA, Chip Shrinking In No Way Defines The Increment in Performance
Oct 2, 2023
Possible New Human Species Found through 300,000-Year-Old Jawbone Fossil
Posted by Arthur Brown in category: futurism
The discovery has enabled a more detailed analysis of where the Hualongdong people fit on the human family tree. The mandible has a mixture of both modern and archaic features. For example, the bone along the jawline is thick, a feature shared with early human species, such as Homo erectus. It also lacks a true chin, the presence of which is a key feature of Homo sapiens. But the side of the mandible that attaches to the upper jaw is thinner than those of archaic hominins and more reminiscent of that of modern humans.
Oct 1, 2023
ChatGPT’s New Upgrade Teases AI’s Multimodal Future
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
ChatGPT isn’t just a chatbot anymore.
OpenAI’s latest upgrade grants ChatGPT powerful new abilities that go beyond text. It can tell bedtime stories in its own AI voice, identify objects in photos, and respond to audio recordings. These capabilities represent the next big thing in AI: multimodal models.
“Multimodal is the next generation of these large models, where it can process not just text, but also images, audio, video, and even other modalities,” says Dr. Linxi “Jim” Fan, Senior AI Research Scientist at Nvidia.
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Oct 1, 2023
The MOST LIKELY reason that we haven’t found alien
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: futurism
Oct 1, 2023
Did Aliens put Synthetic Elements in Did Aliens put Synthetic Elements in Przybylski’s Star?
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: futurism
Oct 1, 2023
Microsoft blames Google for Apple rejecting offer to buy Bing
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: futurism
Microsoft boss Mikhail Parakhin claims that despite offering more money than Google, the company was still turned down by Apple.
Oct 1, 2023
Facebook Proud of New Glasses That Let You Record People Without Them Knowing
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: futurism
The new Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses look like regular shades, but can record and livestream video with little warning to those around it.
Oct 1, 2023
There’s No Such Thing As Too Many Hobbies—A Psychologist Explains
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: futurism
Some people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about their tendency to pick up and put down hobbies on a whim. They ask questions like:“Why do I feel so scattered, hopping from one interest to another?”
“Is it normal to want to learn so many things, or am I just avoiding commitment?”“Why do I feel like I’m not truly excelling in any one area despite my many pursuits?”
The pervasive cultural narrative has often celebrated specialization, making those with multifaceted interests feel out of place. Society has long valued depth over breadth, equating mastery in a single field with success and purpose. This has led to a collective anxiety: the fear of missing out on becoming an… More.
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