I'm a neuroscientist examining how the human brain enables how we think about the world. Think of our brains as computers (a thought itself!). Then add up all of the computers you've ever owned. Reconstruct the gaps in their use. Consider, rather than electricity, their power comes from food, sleep, and emotion. That's your brain - the computer with more memory than you'll ever know and more precious than anything you'll ever own.
Given how long this has been in development, I’m surprised that Apple didn’t buy a studio like MGM or Paramount+CBS. If AVP is best as a consumption device, creating next generation content and especially on top of events like the Grammys and Super Bowl would accelerate adoption. Folks are raving at how Avarar looks, and Cameron has another 4 or 5 in the works.
The assumption that it’s v1 and will only get better seems to miss the physics and battery limitations. Magic Leap spent billions trying to overcome the physics of seeing in high definition. How soon we forget…
Moreover, are the latest iPhones or iPads really that much better than the first versions, each seems like incremental improvements, not dramatic leaps forward.
That’s a movie though, not work. And taking it off for a lunch or snack break, does the user feel sore putting it back on? Is the 3rd or 4th session of the day so uncomfortable as to be limiting for an 8 hour work day?
Why I’m asking, feels a bit like the old iPad / desktop shorthand on consumption vs creation. I liked one review that compared Vision Pro to a highend TV, but not convinced it’s worth more than that.
Now researchers…have identified a molecule that reduces hypersensitivity in trials in mice by binding to a protein they have shown is involved in neuropathic pain.
Consider the difference in tribes that you’ve felt really apart of and those you haven’t or are new to. That’s the natural part - we are wary of strangers. Being part of tribes helps encourage social interactions based on shared contacts, histories, language, customs, etc. We are tribal creatures based in our evolutionary history. Tribes are more successful at hunting, foraging, reproducing, and caring for each other.
I’m still surprised that D’Angelo didn’t get as much scrutiny in the OpenAI mess, especially as the only board member still in place. Seems obvious in hindsight that Quora continuing to fail can only be saved by leveraging as training data for the next thing. And OpenAIs ambitions threaten that.
Different mechanisms, you’re born with ~100x the amount of neurons you’ll have as an adult, those normally used for hearing get adapted and trained on other stimuli.
Why put so much emphasis on FaceTime and other video calls? Seems like that’s a great opportunity to take the thing off and have a conversation. EyeSight too could be marketed more like glances than a full on experience.
Looking at a health software design principles to maximize for privacy, thinking we just ask for age. Anyone know of examples that take these user privacy questions seriously to inverse the typical ad-centric models? Age-based indicators are really helpful for predictive analytics but not at the cost of privacy maximization.
Organic seems to sell well, but often just as tasteless. I bet the market would recognize something like a terroir label which designate the value of taste. The price of apples for instance seems to reflect this already, the pricier ones do taste better. The taste of apples also seems pretty resilient to long cold storage.
Seems to not only explain crops and tastes but also more abstractly people, and the differences in outcomes by zip codes, for instance. You are where you grow.
Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel for showing how women choosing flexibility in their work is the main driver of pay disparities, so much so that men suffer the financial penalties too when they choose flexibility.
What is human level AI? Is it beating world champions at chess or go? Designing new molecules or drugs? Navigating automobiles down streets or spacecraft to planets? Diagnosing or treating common diseases?
These debates are frankly tiresome. Automation has been here to stay for quite a while. Every age has tried to call out the threats and benefits to humans. The pioneers drown out the noise by building the future.
Biggest question for me is how it feels on my face. If it makes airplane travel more fun for cross country flights, that alone is worth the cost to me.
Can someone explain the technical difference between what search engines do to index newspapers versus what is being claimed here? Is the difference as simple as me being able to get summaries and content from a newspaper from GPT without needing to visit their website?
As an example, my cellular provider gives a discount assuming I’ll be BYOD for the next three years. I’m really curious if I can make it past those three years. It would mean my phone is 5 years old at that point.
Great effort! As I’ve realized the folly of updating my phone every 2-3 years, have you considered a sign up to be notified that my device is reaching its end of life?
The localization of these broader services to trade and market demands is how they scale faster and deeper. Unless you think MS and Google and Amazon have Europe locked down now?