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🌍 We have passed "peak pollution". 👩⚕️ We are close to eradicating polio. 🔭 The Webb Telescope has discovered the earliest known black hole merger. 🧠 Frozen brain tissue can now be revived without damage - enables research.
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👌 Troed, Birger, WALL-Y and Thing
Thing is the name of the disembodied hand in the Addams Family. Troed Troedson's AI is named after it.
Yesterday, we had Thing at our Future Day (or afternoon) with Jonas Birgersson in Lund.
Thing listened to what we said when we talked about the Project Energy Society and AI. While we talked, it summarized, considered the benefits and possibilities related to what we said, and how the conversation could be expanded.
I have also tested Troed's Thing in a meeting with the Swedish AI Commission. I recommend you try it if you have the opportunity.
WALL-Y was also present at the event and answered questions from the audience, including what she thinks about Max Tegmark. You can also chat with WALL-Y if you want.
Mathias Sundin
The Angry Optimist
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🗳️ The startup VINICI creates a rhetorical timeline of what politicians have said - fighting for democracy in Georgia
Georgia has passed a Russian-inspired law that classifies many democracy activists as foreign agents. A step towards harsher repression. But there are many who are fighting back. VINICI is building a tool that can influence the election in Georgia this fall.
😒 It was the worst of times
When was the worst music produced? Now! Most crime? Now! Worst movies? Now! Worst morality? Now! In area after area, people think the worst time is now — a completely bizarre view.
💡 Fact-based optimistic news of the week
🔭 The Webb Telescope has discovered the earliest known black hole merger, "only" 740 million years after the Big Bang
One of the black holes is 50 million times more massive than the Sun. These findings help to understand how massive black holes have influenced galaxy development since the beginning of the universe.
🐮 Volta Greentech's new feed supplement reduces methane emissions from cows - secures $3 million investment
Volta Greentech secures $3.2 million to develop the second generation of the feed supplement Lome. The new supplement reduces greenhouse gas reduction costs by ten times. The company aims for a large-scale launch in 2026.
🧠 Frozen brain tissue can now be revived without damage - enables research
Researchers have successfully frozen and revived brain tissue without damage. This can lead to better studies of brain development. The experiments showed that the tissue maintained its structure and function after thawing, even after being frozen for 18 months.
🌍 The planet has likely passed "peak pollution" – emissions will now only decrease
The world has likely passed "peak pollution" for harmful local air pollutants. Emissions have significantly decreased in wealthier countries and China. The goal is to help developing countries quickly reduce pollution without hindering their development.
👩⚕️ We are close to eradicating polio
The world has made significant progress in the fight against polio, reducing the number of cases by a hundredfold since the 1980s. Two of the three serotypes of wild poliovirus have been eradicated. New vaccines and improvements in sanitation and testing will help us overcome the last obstacles.
🎙️ AI talk or master class?
I'm giving a lot of talks and master classes on AI in several different countries. Happy to come to your organization.
Learn more at mathiassundin.org.
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