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GPT-5 MIGHT ARRIVE THIS SUMMER=
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CHATGPT (3 MINUTE REA=
D) [9]=20
OpenAI is expected to release a major AI model, possibly GPT-=
5,
sometime in mid-2024, likely during the summer. The new model will
l=
ikely be a multimodel large language model with similar capabilities
to G=
PT-4, but better. OpenAI is still reportedly training the model,
after wh=
ich it will go through internal safety testing to identify any
issues bef=
ore public release. Other issues, besides those that may
come up from tes=
ting, may delay the launch.=20
HERE'S A VIDEO OF THE FIRST HUMAN NEURAL=
INK PATIENT CONTROLLING A
COMPUTER WITH HIS THOUGHTS (2 MINUTE READ) [10]=
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Neuralink has shared a video of its brain-computer interface in
a=
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Nolan =
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OpenAI is expected to release a major AI model, possibly GPT-5, sometime=
in mid-2024, likely during the summer
=20
GPT-5 might arrive this sum=
mer as a =E2=80=9Cmaterially better=E2=80=9D update to ChatGPT (3 minute re=
ad)
OpenAI is expected to release a major A=
I model, possibly GPT-5, sometime in mid-2024, likely during the summer. Th=
e new model will likely be a multimodel large language model with similar c=
apabilities to GPT-4, but better. OpenAI is still reportedly training the m=
odel, after which it will go through internal safety testing to identify an=
y issues before public release. Other issues, besides those that may come u=
p from testing, may delay the launch.
=20
|
=20
Here's a video of the first=
human Neuralink patient controlling a computer with his thoughts (2 minute=
read)
Neuralink has shared a video of its bra=
in-computer interface in action inside a human patient. The patient, a 29-y=
ear-old man named Nolan Arbaugh who is paralyzed from the neck down, is abl=
e to control a cursor on a screen using Neuralink's device. He is able to p=
lay games online for about eight hours before the implant needs to recharge=
.. Arbaugh reports that his experience with the implant has so far been posi=
tive, despite some initial issues. The video is available in the article.
=20
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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=20
Making Cells Young (15 minu=
te read)
Aging wreaks havoc across the body, cau=
sing cells to struggle to perform functions they could previously do with e=
ase. The field of aging has been debating how it works for decades. A new e=
xplanation for the phenomenon of aging called the 'information theory' post=
ulates that aging is mainly driven by the loss of epigenetic information an=
d that cells can be reprogrammed into behaving like their younger selves by=
reverting them to their pluripotent states. While the theory offers a path=
to reversing aging, there are still many challenges to overcome before the=
technology can be used - errors made while reprogramming cells can result =
in cancer and other major complications.
=20
|
=20
Scientists say they can cut=
HIV out of cells (2 minute read)
Scientists from the University of Amste=
rdam claim they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells using =
CRISPR gene-editing technology. The work remains a proof-of-concept and wil=
l not become a cure for the disease any time soon. The study's findings are=
still being scrutinized.
=20
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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Offer SDKs for your API wit=
h Fern (Sponsor)
Hey, I'm Danny, a co-founder at Fern. We're =
a YC-backed team building SDKs as a service.We enable companies like Web=
flow and Cohere to offer SDKs in multiple programming languages. All you ne=
ed is an OpenAPI specification. Fern automates the ongoing SDK maintenance,=
allowing engineers to spend time on more valuable work. Learn more about worki=
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GritQL (GitHub Repo)
GritQL is a declarative query language =
for searching and modifying source code. It uses Rust and query optimizatio=
n to scale up to over 10 million line repositories. GritQL's built-in modul=
e system has over 200 standard patterns. It can be used to rewrite any targ=
et language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, JSON, Java, Terraform, Solidity=
, CSS, Markdown, YAML, Rust, Go, or SQL).
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Redis Adopts Dual Source-Av=
ailable Licensing (3 minute read)
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leased with source-available licenses starting with Redis 7.4. Redis will n=
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Docusign's 7,000 employees =
and the iron law of B2B SaaS sales (8 minute read)
Docusign's over 7,000 employees are mos=
tly in sales. Around 24% of its workforce is in engineering, product develo=
pment, and customer operations. The company's sales/engineering split isn't=
that unusual. Even if a company is well positioned in a space, its future =
and profits are always uncertain - putting resources into new products or f=
eatures just in case makes sense as the cost of being overtaken is very hig=
h.
=20
|
=20
Bringing AI to the Masses w=
ith Adam D'Angelo of Quora (28 minute read)
In this interview, CEO of Quora Adam D'=
Angelo talks about how building infrastructure for creators can democratize=
AI. The interview covers how social networks are a compliment to AI, multi=
-model and multi-modal AI, bringing AI to the masses, AI infrastructure for=
creators, and much more. The video of the interview is available.
=20
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pgwire (GitHub Repo)
pgwire implements PostgreSQL Wire Proto=
col and provides APIs for building Postgres-compatible access layers for da=
ta services.
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