This 3D printed material is stronger than anything produced by nature
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New ways to print materials are allowing us to give them new qualities and properties which opens up new use cases. Love the Exponential…
Companies start using AI cartoon characters to interview candidates
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Finding a job can be dehumanising at the best of times but this new twist has some people really upset. Love the Exponential Future?…
Is it really worth swapping to eating insects?
Our government nudge people seem intent on pushing us to eating protein from insects. Many of us find that thought unappealing. I read an article today https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/28/government-backed-research-centre-public-insects-lab-grown/ The senten ce…
Scientists develop a new algorithm to spot AI Hallucinations
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI makes facts up, heck it bullshits as well, so how do we stop if from doing that? Love the Exponential Future? Join our…
The cost of training Frontier AI has already gone through the roof
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF With the cost of training the world’s largest AI models expected to top $200 Ml and even $1 Bn this is not a game for…
China is turning into the West’s research and development center
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF With so much Chinese research over capacity increasingly Western companies are hiring Chinese researchers to do R&D for them in an ironic twist. Love…
Calls for India to build its own sovereign internet grow louder
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As different countries use the internet as a means to attack other countries citizens and infrastructure more countries are considering creating their own walled versions…
Groq’s ultrafast LPU accelerator smashes AI LLM benchmarks
WHY THIS MATTERS When it comes to AI in some cases fast is best and a new rival GPU manufacturer has just one upped Nvidia. Love the Exponential Future?…
The guy behind the internets business model has a fix for AI’s shoplifting problem
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our information on the internet is not fair game and now there’s a business model to protect it. Love the Exponential Future? Join our…
This bot completes thousands of job applications while you sleep
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As recruiters step up their use of AI to interview and screen candidates candidates are using AI to apply for every and any job going…