Subj : Apple WWDC 📱, Microsoft AI PC rules 💻, why Google didn't make GPT-3 🤖
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Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference will start with a keynote on
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MICROSOFT=E2=80=99S NEW ERA OF AI PCS WILL NEED A COPILOT=
KEY, SAYS INTEL
(3 MINUTE READ) [5]=20
Microsoft's new specification=
s for OEMs building AI PCs includes a
requirement that they must have a C=
opilot key. To be recognized as an
AI PC, OEM partners must also provide =
a combination of hardware and
software including a Neural Processing Unit=
(NPU), the latest CPUs and
GPUs, and access to Copilot. It is unclear wh=
at OEMs will get in
return for adhering to Microsoft's AI PC definition. =
Intel recognizes
some laptops without the Copilot key as AI PCs due to th=
eir integrated
NPUs.=20
APPLE=E2=80=99S WWDC 2024 IS SET FOR JUNE 10T=
H (2 MINUTE READ) [6]=20
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference will s=
tart with a keynote on
June 10 and run through until June 14. This year's=
event should be
similar to previous years, with announcements likely foc=
using on the
company's fall software updates and new hardware. Apple has =
reportedly
spent millions per day training its own AI models and it has b=
een
rumored to be courting news outlets for training content partnerships=
..
The company may be planning a deal with third parties to supply
cloud=
-based AI features. It may also be planning to open up an
ecosystem for A=
I developers to create deep integrations into its
devices.=20
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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
STARTUP PLANS LARG=
EST OCEAN GEOENGINEERING PLANT (5 MINUTE READ) [7]=20
Californian start=
up Ebb Carbon plans to use seawater to remove tons
of carbon dioxide from=
the air. Its pilot carbon dioxide removal
plant, codenamed Project Macom=
a, could start operations as soon as
this year. It will pump hundreds of =
thousands of liters of seawater
every day, splitting the water into acidi=
c and alkaline streams using
an electrochemical process. The alkaline out=
flow mixes with carbon
dioxide in ambient seawater to create bicarbonate,=
a stable way to
store carbon. While the impact of the plant will be smal=
l, the
process, if scaled up, could help mitigate the effects of climate=
change.=20
IT'S HEARTY, IT'S MEATY, IT'S MOLD (5 MINUTE READ) [8] =
One of the most promising sources of alternative foods is fungi,
w=
hich contain nutritious proteins, fats, antioxidants, and flavor
molecule=
s. Scientists are exploring the many possibilities for new
flavors and te=
xtures that can be made by modifying genes already
present in fungi, as o=
pposed to introducing genes from wildly
different species. Researchers ha=
ve modified a fungus called koji
mold, usually used in East Asia to ferme=
nt starches, to be more
meat-like, offering an alternative route for crea=
ting meat
substitutes. The approach can create meat substitutes without t=
he
complex ingredients lists, costs, and technical difficulties of
cult=
ured meat.=20
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PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE
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WHAT COMPUTERS CANNOT DO: THE CONSEQUENCES OF TURING-COMPLETENESS (32=
MINUTE READ) [9]=20
This article helps readers understand the limits=
of computers and
what computers cannot do. Most programmers seem to not =
understand
these hard limits or what they mean. Understanding Turing-comp=
leteness
and its consequences for our finite machines, which are technica=
lly
not Turing-complete, is important for programming.=20
WHY GOOGLE =
FAILED TO MAKE GPT-3 + WHY MULTIMODAL AGENTS ARE THE PATH
TO AGI =
=E2=80=94 WITH DAVID LUAN OF ADEPT (64 MINUTE READ) [10]=20
This articl=
e contains an interview with David Luan, one of OpenAI's
early hires, a p=
ast leader of Google's LLM efforts and co-leader of
Google Brain, and fou=
nder of Adept, one of the leading companies in
the AI agents space, where=
he discusses his time with early OpenAI and
how Adept is building agents=
that can do anything humans can do on a
computer. Google had a huge lead=
with AI in 2017, but it was OpenAI
that ended up making GPT 1/2/3. While=
Google's team created
Transformers, the company's internal processes mad=
e it difficult for
its researchers to get work done. OpenAI was able to b=
eat Google
because it took big swings and focused.=20
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HERE=E2=80=99S WHY AI SEARCH ENGINES REALLY CAN=
=E2=80=99T KILL GOOGLE (11 MINUTE
READ) [11]=20
Google Search seems t=
o be getting worse as AI tools get better.
Google is complex and people u=
se it for many different things. Large
language model-based bots may be g=
enuinely more useful than a page of
Google results in some cases, but it =
will be difficult for AI to
replace Google as the center of the web for m=
ost use cases. This
article looks at how search works and explains how Go=
ogle is still
much better than LLM-based systems for the majority of quer=
ies.=20
HOW TO TRADE SOFTWARE FOR SMALL MONEY? (4 MINUTE READ) [12]=20
=
It's easy for system engineers to make something that is valuable and=
widely used, but quite a lot harder to get paid for it. The
competitio=
n is often free software maintained by well-funded teams and
there is a c=
ommunity norm where it is seen to be mildly immoral to
charge money for s=
oftware. Pricing models for systems software is also
tricky. This post lo=
oks at various options for pricing models. SaaS
software is likely more p=
revalent as VCs don't think that non-SaaS
companies make money.=20
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Facebook had a secret project that intercepted and decrypted Snapchat=
network traffic to understand user behavior and help Facebook compete
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with Snapchat.=20
THOUGHTS ON APPLE VISION PRO (10 MINUTE READ) [14] =
A review of the Apple Vision Pro from the developer who built the
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largest open-source projects for both of Apple's AR frameworks: ARKit
and=
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Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference will start with a keynote o=
n June 10 and run through until June 14
Microsoft=E2=80=99s new era=
of AI PCs will need a Copilot key, says Intel (3 minute read)
Microsoft's new specifications for OEMs=
building AI PCs includes a requirement that they must have a Copilot key. =
To be recognized as an AI PC, OEM partners must also provide a combination =
of hardware and software including a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), the late=
st CPUs and GPUs, and access to Copilot. It is unclear what OEMs will get i=
n return for adhering to Microsoft's AI PC definition. Intel recognizes som=
e laptops without the Copilot key as AI PCs due to their integrated NPUs.
|
Apple=E2=80=99s WWDC 2024 i=
s set for June 10th (2 minute read)
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference=
will start with a keynote on June 10 and run through until June 14. This y=
ear's event should be similar to previous years, with announcements likely =
focusing on the company's fall software updates and new hardware. Apple has=
reportedly spent millions per day training its own AI models and it has be=
en rumored to be courting news outlets for training content partnerships. T=
he company may be planning a deal with third parties to supply cloud-based =
AI features. It may also be planning to open up an ecosystem for AI develop=
ers to create deep integrations into its devices.
|
|
Science & Futuristic Technology
|
Startup Plans Largest Ocean=
Geoengineering Plant (5 minute read)
Californian startup Ebb Carbon plans to=
use seawater to remove tons of carbon dioxide from the air. Its pilot carb=
on dioxide removal plant, codenamed Project Macoma, could start operations =
as soon as this year. It will pump hundreds of thousands of liters of seawa=
ter every day, splitting the water into acidic and alkaline streams using a=
n electrochemical process. The alkaline outflow mixes with carbon dioxide i=
n ambient seawater to create bicarbonate, a stable way to store carbon. Whi=
le the impact of the plant will be small, the process, if scaled up, could =
help mitigate the effects of climate change.
|
It's hearty, it's meaty, it=
's mold (5 minute read)
One of the most promising sources of al=
ternative foods is fungi, which contain nutritious proteins, fats, antioxid=
ants, and flavor molecules. Scientists are exploring the many possibilities=
for new flavors and textures that can be made by modifying genes already p=
resent in fungi, as opposed to introducing genes from wildly different spec=
ies. Researchers have modified a fungus called koji mold, usually used in E=
ast Asia to ferment starches, to be more meat-like, offering an alternative=
route for creating meat substitutes. The approach can create meat substitu=
tes without the complex ingredients lists, costs, and technical difficultie=
s of cultured meat.
|
|
Programming, Design & Data Science
|
Why Google failed to make G=
PT-3 + why Multimodal Agents are the path to AGI =E2=80=94 with David Luan =
of Adept (64 minute read)
This article contains an interview with=
David Luan, one of OpenAI's early hires, a past leader of Google's LLM eff=
orts and co-leader of Google Brain, and founder of Adept, one of the leadin=
g companies in the AI agents space, where he discusses his time with early =
OpenAI and how Adept is building agents that can do anything humans can do =
on a computer. Google had a huge lead with AI in 2017, but it was OpenAI th=
at ended up making GPT 1/2/3. While Google's team created Transformers, the=
company's internal processes made it difficult for its researchers to get =
work done. OpenAI was able to beat Google because it took big swings and fo=
cused.
|
|
Here=E2=80=99s why AI searc=
h engines really can=E2=80=99t kill Google (11 minute read)
Google Search seems to be getting worse=
as AI tools get better. Google is complex and people use it for many diffe=
rent things. Large language model-based bots may be genuinely more useful t=
han a page of Google results in some cases, but it will be difficult for AI=
to replace Google as the center of the web for most use cases. This articl=
e looks at how search works and explains how Google is still much better th=
an LLM-based systems for the majority of queries.
|
How to trade software for s=
mall money? (4 minute read)
It's easy for system engineers to make =
something that is valuable and widely used, but quite a lot harder to get p=
aid for it. The competition is often free software maintained by well-funde=
d teams and there is a community norm where it is seen to be mildly immoral=
to charge money for software. Pricing models for systems software is also =
tricky. This post looks at various options for pricing models. SaaS softwar=
e is likely more prevalent as VCs don't think that non-SaaS companies make =
money.
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