Token Wisdom ✨ 3rd Edition

Quantum Q-Day, Godfather of AI Quits, Babies Conceived by Robots, $150k Banana, Venmo Gets a Crypto Pipe, the Grandeur of a16z, No More Coders, Copyright Against Musicians, We're Losing the Race, but the Market is Maturing, Generative AI = Dangerous, Blockchain is Paving the Way for Cloud Compute, Apple Wins Again, Grimes Loses Again, and Generative AI is Making Us Think Less.

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Khayyam Wakil
May 08, 2023

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Quantum computing could break the internet. This is how

We don’t know when. We don’t know who will get there first. But Q-day will happen — and it will change the world as we know it

ig.ft.com

Godfather of AI Quits Google, Fears AI's Risks and Regrets His Work

Geoffrey Hinton, who pioneered neural networks, has suddenly left Google after almost a decade, warning of the dangers of AI.

futurism.com

First Babies Conceived By A Robot Were Just Born. NBD.

Automated IVF could be closer than ever following the successful birth of two babies conceived by a robot.

bgr.com

'He Was Hungry': Art Student Untaped the Infamous $150,000 Banana From a Museum Wall and Ate It

An art student ate Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's infamous banana sculpture "Comedian" off the wall at the Leeum Museum Art in Seoul.

news.artnet.com

PayPal Brings Crypto Transfers to 60 Million Venmo Users

PayPal, which has been offering crypto transfer services to customers for almost a year, now will allow Venmo users the same courtesy. It’s starting.

theblock.co

Andreessen Horowitz saw the future — but did the future leave it behind?

Disruptors, disrupted. The venture capital firm was known for hyping its portfolio. But in the era of tech skepticism and rising interest rates, is it still ahead of the curve?

theverge.com

No Human Coders in 5 Years? Then Who’s Doing All the Thinking?

Will AI eliminate the need for human programmers in the next five years, or will it turn all of us into coders? Or will it just prevent us from thinking?

diamandis.com

A Brief History of Copyright Cases Against Musicians

From The Beatles to Vanilla Ice and Michael Bolton, these are some of the most significant copyright cases in music history. Decades of artists arguing "you can't copyright a feeling."

theweek.com

‘A Race It Might Be Impossible to Stop’: How Worried Should We Be About AI?

Scientists are warning machine learning will soon outsmart humans – maybe it’s time for us to take note. Our contributions only speed up the process.

theguardian.com

The Mass Marketing Maturity Model: Predictions About the Future of Web3 Marketing

Until the last bull run, web3 brands were almost completely absent from mass media advertising (like web banner ads, search ads, or billboards). But that was more a reflection of the state of the ad industry versus the ineffectiveness of media marketing for crypto.

hackernoon.com

Why Generative AI is More Dangerous Than You Think

The real short-term danger of generative AI isn't lost jobs or fake content but targeted generative ads and targeted conversational influence. 🎯

venturebeat.com

How Blockchain Technology is Paving the Way For A New Era of Cloud Computing

Cloud infrastructure is being revolutionized by blockchain technology — making it decentralized and with high fault tolerance.

venturebeat.com

Apple Declares 'Resounding Victory' After Decision in Epic Games Appeal

An appeals court on Monday mostly sided with Apple over its App Store rules in a suit with Epic Games.

cnbc.com

Grimes Launches AI Software That Allows Anyone To Insert Her Voice Into Music

Any royalties will be split 50% with Grimes.

hypebeast.com

How Generative AI Is Affecting Knowledge Management

The promise of AI innovation in knowledge management lingered on the fringes for years — the application of AI was just outside of possible and not quite ready for prime time.

forbes.com

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