💡 Warp News #222
🔫 Sharp decline in U.S. murders during 2023. 🌚 A private company successfully lands on the moon for the first time. ⚡ Record decrease in emissions from the EU's energy sector. 🦟 Cape Verde reaches milestone – free from malaria.
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🦾 AI master class
Last week, I was contacted by a Canadian public company that wants me to fly to Toronto and run an AI master class for their board.
And by the European Union's combined foreign and defence ministry, EEAS, to give a talk and do a workshop on AI in Sarajevo.
I am, of course, available for such assignments.
I put together a very simple page about my AI talk and AI master class. You can find it here. More information is also available on mathiassundin.org.
Mathias Sundin
The Angry Optimist
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🤔 Wasn't China supposed to invent ChatGPT? That's what you said
"China will win the AI race!" was a commonly voiced fear until recently. But this has not been heard much since the release of ChatGPT. Once again, messy democracies were underestimated, and planned dictatorships were overestimated.
💡 Fact-based optimistic news of the week
🍌 Genetically modified banana resistant to Panama disease approved for consumption in Australia
Australian researchers have developed a genetically modified banana that is nearly immune to Panama disease. Panama disease is a fungal infection that prevents banana plants from absorbing nutrients and eventually kills the plant. The banana is the first genetically modified fruit to be approved.
🦟 Cape Verde reaches milestone – free from malaria
Cape Verde has been declared free from malaria by WHO. No cases of local transmission have been reported for three years, thanks to strengthened health care systems and increased access to diagnosis and treatment.
🔋 Electric car sales hit record with over 1 million sold in January
An increase of 69 percent compared to the previous year. In the EU, EFTA, and the United Kingdom, sales increased by 29 percent year over year, while the USA and Canada saw a 41 percent increase and nearly a doubling in China.
🔫 Sharp decline in U.S. murders during 2023
The United States is on track for a record reduction in murders, according to the FBI. Of the nine categories of violent and property crimes, only motor vehicle theft has increased.
🌚 A private company successfully lands on the moon for the first time
Intuitive Machines has successfully soft-landed a robotic lander on the moon. The last time an American spacecraft landed on the moon was in 1972. This is the first time a private company has managed to land on the moon without crashing.
⚡ Record decrease in emissions from the EU's energy sector - renewables exceed 40%
Record decrease in coal, gas, and CO2 emissions in 2023 resulted in the EU's cleanest electricity mix ever. Emissions from the power sector have now nearly halved (-46 percent) since their peak in 2007.
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