The three main ingredients leading to predictable improvements in AI performance are training data, computation, and improved algorithms. In the mid-2010s, some AI researchers noticed that larger AI systems were consistently smarter, and so they theorized that the most important ingredient in AI performance might be the total budget for AI training computation. When this …
Dr Alan D. Thompson is a world expert in artificial intelligence (AI), specializing in the augmentation of human intelligence, and advancing the evolution of ‘integrated AI’. He defines AGI as being able to have artificial intelligence at human level or above for all tasks. AI is already helping to create the chips used for AI. …
Spark Capital is leading a $300 million investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Google invested $400 million in Anthropic. Anthropic is a competitor to OpenAI which makes ChatGPT. Anthropic is now valued at 4.1 billion. Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former senior members of OpenAI, principally siblings Daniela Amodei and Dario Amodei, the latter …
The 169 slides from Tesla Investor Day are online. Brad Templeton is an expert on robotaxis and has been advising other companies like Waymo provides a quite positive review of the Investor Day. He has criticism of the Tesla FSD safety numbers as being 3.6 million miles per airbag deployment. The 500,000 miles per ordinary …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway paid $8.2 billion to acquire Pilot Travel Centers in January. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway quietly acquired $1 billion in January and promises to boost its exposure to the fast-growing electric vehicle industry. Renowned Investor’s Group bought 41.4% of Pilot Travel Centers on January 31 for approximately $8.2 billion. The transaction boosts …
Elon Musk and Drew Baglino is saying that energy storage is the key to Master Plan 3. Nextbigfuture analysis had indicated that Megapack, Semi and Cybertruck were critical and the heart of Master Plan 3. The Electrified economy will use half of the overall power and less mining than the current economy. Elon talks about …
Julien Villa-Massone has a table with graphics and specifications for the various versions of the Starlink satellite. He has detailed analysis of Starlink and using Starlink to enhance Tesla communications and technology. Julien identified that glass antennas exist and can be used on top of Tesla and other vehicles for mobile communication via Starlink. This …
Aubrey De Grey gave a kickoff announcement for the new Robust Mouse Rejuvenation study. Above- Just a random picture of mice, not the mice in this study. The study just has a few hundred ordinary mice that have not had anything special so far. The Robust Mouse Rejuvenation” study that LEVF (Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation) …
Dr Alan D. Thompson is a world expert in artificial intelligence (AI), specializing in the augmentation of human intelligence, and advancing the evolution of ‘integrated AI’. He is predicting Artificial General Intelligence will arrive in about 35 months. Alan provides AI consulting and advisory to intergovernmental organizations including member states of the United Nations, Non-Aligned …
SpaceX Starlink V2 minis will be larger and more powerful than the Version 1.5 Starlink. SpaceX Starlink V2 mini will have more powerful phased array antennas and the use of E-band for backhaul—which will allow Starlink to provide ~4x more capacity per satellite than earlier iterations. SpaceX should launch the first Starlink V2 mini tomorrow. …
Researchers say China plans to build a huge satellite network in near-Earth orbit to provide internet services to users around the world – and to stifle Elon Musk’s Starlink. The project has the code name “GW”, according to a team led by associate professor Xu Can with the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Space Engineering University …
