The Economist magazine recent Technology Quarterly had a set of articles that described the limitations and disappointment that big businesses are having with current AI. Managers are finding AI projects difficult to implement and the results are disappointing. * Getting and fixing the data to train AI is time-consuming, expensive and the data may not …
The number of people living in poverty in the world could increase, in comparison to the status quo in 2018, by between 85–135 million under a 5 percent contraction, by between 180–280 million under a 10 percent contraction, and, startlingly, between 420–580 million people under a per capita income or consumption contraction of 20 percent. …
Youtuber TIK explains why the Germans had the tactical advantage and were winning from 1939 to 1942. The reason is simple. They had a lot more guns (artillery and anti-tank guns) and knew how to use their tanks. They avoided tank on tank fighting, which would destroy their tanks and the allied tanks. They used …
In 2019, the population of very high net worth [VHNW] (those between $5 million to $30 million of net worth) increased by 10% to 2.7 million. The combined net worth of VHNW individuals also increased by over 10%, to $26.6 trillion. This is according to WealthX. There are 22.2 million people with between $1-5 million …
Ray Kurzweil predicted the Technological Singularity will be reached in 2045. This actually means there will be strong AI, something like AGI that is 1 billion times more capable than the human brain in many aspects.
Contributed Post Penny stocks have a bad rap among traditional Wall Street investors and traders, and with good reason. They trade on Pink Sheets or the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) exchanges that don’t require them to make statutory filings with the SEC. Hence, you’ll most likely be making your trading/investment decisions based on incomplete or …
Dexamethasone, a cheap steroid, reduced deaths by one-third in ventilated patients and by one fifth in other patients receiving oxygen only. There was no benefit among those patients who did not require respiratory support. A total of 2104 patients were randomised to receive dexamethasone 6 mg once per day (either by mouth or by intravenous …
I missed Aubrey de Grey talking to Joe Rogan in February. I was traveling and missed this. Aubrey has promoted that the accumulation of seven types of damage of living are the cause of aging. If we fix the damage of aging extremely well damage then like repairing a car we can massively extend lifespan. …
There was another successful SpaceX Starlink launch. There are now 478 version 1.0 satellites and about 60 version 0.9 satellites. 420 satellites are needed for minor broadband coverage of Earth. 780 of the first ~1600 for moderate coverage. There are STarlink launches scheduled for: June 22 If there are two Starlink launches each of the …
Here we examine how Tesla can impact the world. Tesla is already worth $170+ billion in market value. In 2019, Tesla delivered 367,000 electric vehicles. In 2020, Tesla should deliver over 500,000 electric vehicles. The 2020 deliveries are in spite of COVOD-19 shutdowns. Tesla will have the capacity to produce 200,000 cars in a quarter …
Israel’s military will be buying about $6 billion of new military gear over the next six years (2021-2026). They will be updating the transport helicopters. The air force plans to purchase 18-20 transport helicopters at a cost between $1 billion and $1.5 billion and is trying to decide between two models. They could get the …