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What We Get Wrong About AI (feat. former Google CEO)
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Mark Cuban: Why Lifelong Learning is the Key to Success.
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Why AI Needs a “Nutrition Label” | Kasia Chmielinski | TED
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Google Engineer on His Sentient AI Claim
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Blake Lemoine and Gary Marcus Debate AI Chatbots
Blake Lemoine is the ex-Google engineer who concluded the company's LaMDA chatbot was sentient. Gar… Michael Levin Jul 5, 2023 17 views
LaMDA | Is google's AI sentient? | Full audio conversation between Blake Lemoine and LaMDA
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The REAL GENIUS of Steve Jobs (THIS Made Him EXCEPTIONAL!)
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Data Science – Baba Brinkman Music Video
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Google's Deep Mind Explained! - Self Learning A.I.
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Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez - Kotlin: The Next Frontier in Metaprogramming
Topic In an epic quest using Kotlin and native desktop development to generate UI testing for the T… Michael Levin Aug 21, 2019 118 views
Larry Ellison: Billionaire Samurai Warrior of Silicon Valley
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AWS Introduces Flat-Rate Pricing to Eliminate Cloud Cost Overages
AWS introduces flat-rate pricing plans for website delivery and security, offering predictable monthly costs with no overages. Combining CloudFront CDN, DDoS protection, and more, tiers start from free to $1,000/month. This shift enables seamless scaling for applications and simplifies budgeting, empowering developers to innovate without fear of unexpected charges.
By Steef-Jan WiggersSauce Labs Launches AI Tool for Faster Test Analysis
Sauce Labs has launched Sauce AI for Insights, an AI-driven tool that accelerates test analysis by providing natural-language explanations, visual summaries and faster root cause detection. The company claims that it reduces debugging time, improves release readiness, and addresses the growing complexity of test data.
By Mark SilvesterGoogle Ships Angular 21: Signal Forms, Zoneless Migration, and AI-First Tooling
Angular 21 introduces groundbreaking advancements in web development, featuring Signal Forms for enhanced composability, zoneless change detection for streamlined performance, and AI-driven tools for improved developer experiences. This release emphasizes stability while optimizing reactivity and enabling smoother migrations, making it a game-changer for enterprise applications.
By Daniel Curtisgroundcover Takes Aim at Datadog with Observability Migration Tool
Observability platform company groundcover has launched a new migration tool to help organisations move their observability stacks from other vendors (such as Datadog) to its own platform. The company is claiming that organisations can migrate metrics, dashboards and monitors with full automation, and without needing any downtime nor consultants.
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