Token Wisdom ✨ 15th Edition

Phenomenology, Psychology of Disney, Encode-Decode, Quantum Transmission, Hollyweird Wants Billions and Not Millions, Splitting Sound, AI Detection Doesn't Work, Crops from Space, HumanFirst Raises $ for No-Code AI, Quantum Algorithms, NVIDIA Research Advances, Rotary Engines, Picket Line AI Specialists, Fountain of Youth (pill), and Recycling Backfired Spectacularly.

Khayyam Wakil
July 31, 2023

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How Phenomenology Can Radically Change Your Perspective On Everyday Life

Phenomenology is about studying the thing itself — be it a work of literature, death, or a car — without preconceived notions or dogma.

bigthink.com

The Psychology of Disneyland

The park has achieved success by creating a sense of absolute well-being through its layout, efficiency, and sound design. Despite its success, high prices, long lines, and broken rides are the most common complaints, leading to a potential erosion of the magical experience.

trungphan.substack.com

Problems With The Encode-Decode Model

The encode-decode model says the thing that makes communication possible is a common language. But there are several problems with this account.

www.sltinfo.com

New Quantum Transmission Protocol Has Higher Data Transmission Rate, Robustness Against Interference

Quantum cryptography is one of the most promising quantum technologies of our time: Exactly the same information is generated at two different locations, and the laws of quantum physics guarantee that no third party can intercept this information.

phys.org

Publishers Want Billions, Not Millions, From AI

Barry Diller fired publishers’ opening shot at artificial intelligence platforms in a Semafor interview this April, suggesting they sue the companies that have trained models on their data.

semafor.com

How Splitting Sound Might Lead To A New Kind of Quantum Computer

When you turn on a lamp to brighten a room, you are experiencing light energy transmitted as photons, which are small, discrete quantum packets of energy. These photons must obey the sometimes strange laws of quantum mechanics, which, for instance, dictate that photons are indivisible, but at the same time, allow a photon to be in two places at once.

phys.org

OpenAI Shuts Down AI-Written Text Detector. Why Should We Believe Other AI Detection Software Works?

False positives are common and problematic

synthedia.substack.com

This Tech Helps Farmers Monitor Their Crops — From Space

The satellites will take high-res thermal images of crops to help farmers monitor the health of their fields and predict future threats.

thenextweb.com

Montreal startup HumanFirst Raises $5M to Transform Organizations’ Conversational Data Into No-Code AI

Whiteside did not sugarcoat the point that his customers may use his technology to reduce their human staff workers.

venturebeat.com

To Move Fast, Quantum Maze Solvers Must Forget the Past

Quantum algorithms can find their way out of mazes exponentially faster than classical ones, at the cost of forgetting the paths they took. A new result suggests that the trade-off may be inevitable.

quantamagazine.org

Latest NVIDIA Graphics Research Advances Generative AI’s Next Frontier | NVIDIA Blog

Around 20 NVIDIA Research papers advancing generative AI and neural graphics are headed to SIGGRAPH, the premier computer graphics conference.

blogs.nvidia.com

Why the Rotary Engine Failed

Felix Wankel and NSU created a smaller, less complex internal-combustion engine. Here's why it failed.

roadandtrack.com

Studios Quietly Go on Hiring Spree for AI Specialist Jobs Amid Picket Line Anxiety

Netflix is hiring a $ 900,000-per-year AI product manager, Disney is looking for generative AI specialists, and Sony seeks an AI ethics expert, while the tech becomes a staple of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild picket signs.

hollywoodreporter.com

"Fountain of Youth" pill created by Harvard scientists reverses aging

Scientists at Harvard University claim to have come excitingly close to finding the proverbial Fountain of Youth

www.earth.com

Scientists Say Recycling Has Backfired Spectacularly

While recycling campaigns help limit what heads to the landfill, scientists are saying that it's masked the growing waste crisis.

futurism.com

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Man saw Oppenheimer twice.
Tried to get rid of ants 🐜
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— Linus (●ᴗ●) (@LinusEkenstam)
Jul 28, 2023

Hello world!
I'm super busy but will show some new cool stuff soon :)
— Maciej Drabik (@NegativeVibrat1)
Jul 26, 2023

A friend wanted a beautiful, serene computer. He couldn't find one, so I made one for him.
This is the Mythic II — it has transcription, thermal printing, conversational AI, notes, a pdf/ebook reader, and nothing else.
Reach out if you'd like one:
— Keegs (@keegan_mcnamara)
Jul 26, 2023

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Principle: Call out the locals
If you're taking out ads in a specific town, use their specific language.
— The Ad Professor (@The_AdProfessor)
Jul 28, 2023

Gm♥ Draw longing.
— KAMULCH (@Kamulch_Art)
Jul 28, 2023

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About the Connected Spaces Platform by Magnopus

Included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022, ‘Connected Spaces’ by Magnopus is cross-reality, cross-device platform that unites the physical and digital worlds.

www.magnopus.com

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