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A robot that can pick up trash, while reasoning why it chose to give a human an apple. The robot Figure One uses ChatGPT to talk and listen, while performing physical tasks.
Economics professor David Autor disputes the AI experts who believe that AI will lead to mass unemployment.
A year ago, we were close to dying. But we are clearly still here. But how are we doing and how are things going?
"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.
"If I saw a child with a jetpack flying over me, I would believe anything is possible. I would be inspired. Doesn't that make the world a better place?"
Newsweek named Stockholm Europe's internet capital. Swedes had the most computers and the best broadband in the world. From the Swedish IT miracle, Skype, Spotify, and many other unicorns were born. What can we learn from that as we now try to create AI miracles?
AI-generated disinformation is the biggest global threat, says 1500 experts. That's nonsense.
Also, tips on how to read 100 books a year. Reading so many books requires discipline, but is easier than one might think.
Four reading tips for Christmas. Everything from a history of the electronic era to the creator of Spaceballs.