General purpose technologies are the closest thing we have to magic. Each has given us more with less – and propelled civilization forward. Check out this list of 24 over the last 10,000 years – Domestication of plants – Domestication of animals – Smelting of ore – Money –
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Neuralink’s Pager Monkey Mastered Pong via Brain Interface
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I remember writing this thread on Neuralink’s work with Pager the monkey a year ago.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 30 janvier 2024
TL;DR: Pager learned how to play pong at an insane difficulty (better than most humans) using his brain via Neuralink.
Mindblowing.https://t.co/pGMHtohZpLI remember writing this thread on Neuralink’s work with Pager the monkey a year ago. TL;DR: Pager learned how to play pong at an insane difficulty (better than most humans) using his brain via Neuralink. Mindblowing.
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Neuralink completes first human brain chip implant
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Elon just revealed that the first Neuralink brain chip in a human was completed.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 30 janvier 2024
Imagine going back in time 10 years and telling people humans would solve telepathy in 2024.pic.twitter.com/92hRqp940ZElon just revealed that the first Neuralink brain chip in a human was completed. Imagine going back in time 10 years and telling people humans would solve telepathy in 2024.
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CodeLlama 7B Python quantized to 4-bit on MLX
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I've just quantized CodeLlama 7b Python to 4-bit with MLX, meaning you can now run this model super fast on Apple Silicon. Here's the link to the model! https://
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High-Flyer AI LLM Training Infrastructure for Financial Services
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At #GTC24, learn how High-Flyer AI uses shared infrastructure to meet the #LLM training needs of their #financialservices customers. Add the session to your schedule on March 20. https://t.co/LqjPmXpCD0 pic.twitter.com/f6sCZoPj1O
— NVIDIA AI (@NVIDIAAI) 29 janvier 2024At #GTC24, learn how High-Flyer AI uses shared infrastructure to meet the #LLM training needs of their #financialservices customers. Add the session to your schedule on March 20. https://
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SAS Innovate 2026: Early Bird Discount on Cloud Analytics AI Sessions
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The early bird gets the worm, but in this case the super-early bird gets a discount on SAS Innovate registration . 100+ expert-led sessions with best practices & cutting-edge technologies, await! Rate ends on Feb. 2. http://
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Tech Career Lifestyle: Learning, Working, Repeating Daily
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Tesla invests $500M Dojo supercomputer for autonomous driving AI
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Similarly, Elon's EV baby also just announced a $500M plan to construct one of its Dojo supercomputers at Tesla's Buffalo, NY, Gigafactory.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 29 janvier 2024
The supercomputer will process video data from vehicles, training AI to power its Full Self-Driving software.pic.twitter.com/ri76s4sAt0Similarly, Elon's EV baby also just announced a $500M plan to construct one of its Dojo supercomputers at Tesla's Buffalo, NY, Gigafactory. The supercomputer will process video data from vehicles, training AI to power its Full Self-Driving software.
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Master Databricks Data Engineering Professional Certification
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Ready to level up your data engineering skills? The Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional certification exam will test your knowledge of the Databricks platform and tools like #ApacheSpark, #DeltaLake, and #MLflow. Register here: https://
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IoT Insights Unveiled: 5-Part Webinar Series Feb 5-9
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Join @Keyfactor for "IoT Insights Unveiled: A 5-Part Webinar Series" from Feb 5-9, 2024. Mark your calendars and stay tuned! https://
ow.ly/GFt850Qu2cT #sponsored #keyfactor_ics #IoTInsights #WebinarSeries #IoT #Industry40 @FogorosAndrei @stephatkins via @fogoros