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A surgical robot has successfully completed a crucial part of a gallbladder removal surgery without any human involvement, representing a major advancement toward fully autonomous surgical procedures. in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today -1 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

It seems logical they would test it on extracted gall bladders first. Finding a gall bladder during surgery seems far from an insurmountable task for AI.

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US researchers have developed a new technology that allows lithium to be extracted from sea water using a low-cost, scalable membrane made from clay. (news.stanford.edu)
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A surgical robot has successfully completed a crucial part of a gallbladder removal surgery without any human involvement, representing a major advancement toward fully autonomous surgical procedures. (www.science.org)
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Utah becomes the first US state to allow consumers the freedom to install rooftop/balcony solar without the regulation that doubles its cost compared to Germany. (futurology.today)
 

The new law will allow consumers to install solar in their homes without the need to connect to the grid; however, more needs to be done.

"Regulations and standards governing electrical devices haven’t kept pace with the development of the technology, and they lack essential approvals required for adoption, including compliance with the National Electrical Code and a product safety standard from Underwriters Laboratories. Nothing about the bill Ward wrote changes that."

The fossil fuel industry has the current US administration in its pocket. Once they see they have leverage with national requirements like this, expect them to exploit the situation with delays and blocking tactics.

But it will only work for so long. They can't hide what is happening in the rest of the world, and more and more Americans will be wondering why they can't have the cheap energy everyone else is enjoying.

Balcony solar took off in Germany. Why not the US?

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China’s maglev research program says it has achieved the highest speed ever for a maglev train - 650 km/h (about 404 mph) - beating the previous Japanese record by 47 km/h. (futurology.today)
 

China operates the world's only commercial maglev train. It connects Shanghai Airport and the city center, and reaches top speeds of 430 km/h. China is also testing a near-vacuum-tube train which claims it may achieve speeds of up to 1,000 km/h in the future.

Interestingly this project aims to demonstrate 800 km/h later in 2025. That speed is almost as fast as the cruising speed of commercial airliners.

Will it need special rail tracks? This is the Japanese test maglev train passing people at 500 km/hr.

400 mph in 7 seconds: China’s maglev breaks speed barriers with new record

A simple monthly injection allows mice to live 25% longer & free from diseases The strategy — the injection of a simple antibody — has already begun to be tested in humans in an attempt to cure ageing in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today -1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

"our" democratically elected leaders

You know the internet isn't just made up of Americans, right? (E.g. I'm Irish & the other 2 mods of this site are Indian & English.)

Why not try and see developments from a global perspective?

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A simple monthly injection allows mice to live 25% longer & free from diseases The strategy — the injection of a simple antibody — has already begun to be tested in humans in an attempt to cure ageing (english.elpais.com)
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Alphabet’s Isomorphic Labs has grand ambitions to ‘solve all diseases’ with AI. Now, it’s gearing up for its first human trials. (archive.ph)
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Robot CapsuleInterface: Full-Body Experience via Senses and Motion (youtu.be)
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Ford CEO Says Blue-Collar Workers ‘Safe’ As AI Will Replace ‘Literally Half Of All White-Collar Workers’ (www.theautopian.com)
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Did UCLA Just Cure Baldness? - How Bruin genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles. (newsroom.ucla.edu)
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Researchers in England say a non-invasive electrical scalp stimulation technique improved maths ability by over 25%. (www.sciencealert.com)
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Chinese researchers have rehabilitated a stroke patient's movement via a brain-computer interface in a vein in his neck. (www.scmp.com)
Kawasaki and Foxconn build robot nursing assistant in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

People overestimate how much an aging population will be a burden in decades to come, because they underestimate the impact of robots.

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New study shows aligning renewable energy targets with supportive policies would lift 193 million people out of extreme poverty (climatepromise.undp.org)
Amazon boss says AI will replace jobs at tech giant in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

At least they're being honest about it.

Finland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing. in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

A Swiss company is trying this, though using concrete instead of water. Wear and tear and moving parts are disadvantages though.

https://www.swiss.tech/news/giant-gravity-batteries-storage-renewable-energies

In England, 90% of keyhole surgeries in the public health system to be performed by robots by 2035, government says. in c/futurology@futurology.today
San Francisco based XRobotics pizza making robots, lease for $1,300 a month and can make 100 pizzas per hour. in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd guess it's the quality of the ingredients that matter, not if its robot or human put together.

San Francisco based XRobotics pizza making robots, lease for $1,300 a month and can make 100 pizzas per hour. in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Here's it in action. The dough base is pre-made.

https://youtu.be/7eunAdUqGZA

It looks believable to me that this might be far faster than a human.

Snap will launch its AR glasses called Specs next year, and these will be commercially available in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 1 points 1 month ago

The Meta Quest 3 is the one I've found most appealing. Using it as a virtual desktop or entertainment screen looks genuinely useful, though shame it still looks so ungainly.

Snap will launch its AR glasses called Specs next year, and these will be commercially available in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Will these be the AR glasses that take off? This tech has been 'about to take off' for some years now.

Women 3x More Likely to Lose Job to AI Than Men, UN Study Finds in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 1 points 1 month ago

In fairness to them, if you are a government or economic body, trying to plan for these events, then you do need to get granular and look at things from specifics like demographics, age groups, gender and so on.

Women 3x More Likely to Lose Job to AI Than Men, UN Study Finds in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] Lugh@futurology.today 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

To add to the confusion when you click on the link to the report, it talks about generative AI, so it is not talking about AI as a whole. One of the biggest categories of jobs that will disappear is driving jobs and delivery jobs, thanks to self-driving tech. I'm guessing that these jobs are overwhelmingly male dominated.

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