About 13 million American adults are using ChatGPT, TikTok, and other AI-powered search tools instead of Google, Bing, and the usual engines, a number that will grow to 90 million by 2027, according to data from consulting firm Activate.
Category: 7 November 2023
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HELP WANTED: NEW YORK TIMES SEEKS SENIOR AI EDITOR, SIX-FIGURE SALARY
The New York Times, long known as the U.S.’s “newspaper of record,” has surrendered to the economic realities of newspapering in the 21st century: bots can help the bottom line by doing work that reporters used to do.
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ENGINEERS ARE TRANSFORMING AIs FROM ASSISTANTS INTO AUTONOMOUS AGENTS
ChatGPT’s most popular uses so far are as an artist, assistant, brainstorming partner, and researcher. However, when engineers at Nvidia, the company making specialized AI chips, opened the hood and began tinkering with its engine, they found a much more sophisticated and capable entity than they had expected.
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A BETTER WAY TO TURN CARBON DIOXIDE WASTE GAS INTO FUEL
Several labs are working on different ways to turn waste carbon dioxide into engine fuel.
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NO PRESSURE! NEW, CHEAPER WAY TO STORE HYDROGEN AS FUEL
Hydrogen is in the headlines these days as a viable fuel for trains, planes, and vehicles that run on fuel cells. However, a key roadblock to hydrogen’s use is storage: the gas has to be kept under high pressure, which not only requires a lot of energy to compress it but also sharpens the risks of explosions.
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NEW SIGNALS DETECTED IN BRAIN’S WHITE MATTER
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found previously undetected signals emanating from the human brain’s white matter, opening new pathways for discoveries in brain function and, potentially, into novel treatments for illnesses such as schizophrenia.
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THE GAZA GENOCIDE CONTINUES
Mainstream media and official government commentary on the violence in Gaza appears to have acquired a certain rhythm to make sure that everyone understands that it is the poor Israelis who are the real victims being assailed by a group called Hamas that is invariably labeled as “terrorists.”
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ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARKET OVERVIEW
Worried about the economic future, what to invest in, and what to do? Never before in modern history will it be so important to look beyond the economic perimeter and understand the crucial megatrends shaping the future.
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MORE CENTRAL BANK CURRENCY AND DEBT MANIPULATION. AND THE GREATEST TRANSFER OF WEALTH IN HISTORY.
Last week the Federal Reserve began a new phase of currency and debt manipulation on an unprecedented scale. And as a result, the U.S. stock market had its best week in terms of gains for the year.
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TOP TREND 2023, MIDEAST MELTDOWN: ISRAEL WAR THREATENS GLOBAL ECONOMY
If the Mideast war is prolonged or becomes regional, the world’s food and fuel costs could rise once again, extinguishing the global post-COVID recovery and halting economic expansion, several major economists have warned.