So.. How Does One REALLY Determine AI Is Conscious?

Times have changed. It's not uncommon for apps to need a SQL database, a NoSQL database, a Kafka cluster, and a few additional application services. Organizations that develop such apps are already using some container-related technology, e.g., Docker or Kubernetes, to manage this complexity.

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tech-stories

Shhh! The Future of Noise Control Is Twisting Through 3D-Printed Labyrinths

TL;DR Discover how 3D-printed labyrinthine panels achieve near-perfect noise absorption using space-coiling structures for tunable mid-to-low frequency sound control.

By @labyrinthine [ 6 Min read ]

Authors:

(1) F. Nistri, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy and Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy;

(2) V. H. Kamrul, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy;

(3) L. Bettini, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy;

(4) E. Musso, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy;

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machine-learning

Democratizing Access to AI Has Become More Important Than Ever

TL;DR As AI’s influence grows, so do the disparities in who has access to its transformative potential.

By @teknas [ 11 Min read ]

There are four aspects to the democratization and commercialization of AI: access to Data, Compute, IP (technical knowhow) and Finance.

[1] https://harvardlawreview.org/blog/2024/04/nyt-v-openai-the-timess-about-face/

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/27/new-york-times-openai-microsoft-lawsuit

[3] https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241212-australia-to-force-tech-titans-to-pay-for-news

[4] https://venturebeat.com/ai/ai-research-finds-a-compute-divide-concentrates-power-and-accelerates-inequality-in-the-era-of-deep-learning/

[5] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03792-6