In addition, the newsletter mentions various technology-related news such as Bitcoin investors awaiting the 'halving', the World Health Organization's AI avatar struggling with health questions, and China ordering Apple to pull Meta-owned apps from its App Store. It also highlights issues such as university students turning to cybercrime, the commodification of brainwaves, the rise of deepfakes, and the use of AI images in a Netflix documentary. The newsletter ends with a feature on the potential of oysters in restoring coastal waters and the resistance from developers.
Key takeaways:
- Neuralink is not the only company developing brain-computer interfaces. Other companies are also making progress in this field, using different approaches to the technology.
- The term "user" is being questioned for its relevance in describing people who use software, as it is unspecific and can refer to just about everyone, including corporate bots.
- Private companies have replaced academia at the frontier of AI due to the vast computational power and extensive data sets required for large AI models. The article suggests ways the US could empower its universities to remain at the forefront of AI research.
- The article highlights various technology news, including Bitcoin investors awaiting the 'halving', Meta integrating its AI into its social media apps, and the World Health Organization’s AI avatar struggling with health questions.