CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what’s ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today’s show, Jose Fernandez da Ponte of PayPal discusses the rollout of the firm’s dollar-pegged stablecoin.
What’s a Superconductor and Why Are Investors So Interested in LK-99? | WSJ
A group of scientists claimed to have discovered a superconductive material nicknamed LK-99 that works at room temperature and ambient pressure, which could allow for huge technological advancements. Despite skeptical feedback regarding the research, stocks for companies with a perceived connection to superconductors have skyrocketed.
WSJ explains why investors are closely watching developments in superconductor tech and what would need to happen to bring a superconductor that works at room temperature and pressure to market.
Joe Rogan: “AI is A Turning Point in Human Civilization”
This video highlights how the Twitter Files show collaboration between the government and social media for the purpose of censorship and how there is currently a fight in government about whether AI should be allowed as open source or only controlled by big industry.
Watch Nvidia Announce Grace Hopper AI Superchip Booster (Siggraph 2023)
At Siggraph 2023, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reveals a boost in memory and performance for its generative AI chip, Grace Hopper.
Can cells think? | Michael Levin
Michael Levin, a developmental biologist at Tufts University, challenges conventional notions of intelligence, arguing that it is inherently collective rather than individual.
Levin explains that we are collections of cells, with each cell possessing competencies developed from their evolution from unicellular organisms. This forms a multi-scale competency architecture, where each level, from cells to tissues to organs, is solving problems within their unique spaces.
Levin emphasizes that properly recognizing intelligence, which spans different scales of existence, is vital for understanding life’s complexities. And this perspective suggests a radical shift in understanding ourselves and the world around us, acknowledging the cognitive abilities present at every level of our existence.
Scientists Control Human DNA Using Electricity | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Scientists from a university in Zurich have released a paper detailing their experiments in controlling human DNA using electricity. They have showed the proof of concept for an “Electrogenetic” interface. the researchers say the technology will help advance medical wearable devices, and could help them apply gene-based therapies. Is this the future of wearable medical devices? Palki Sharma explains
The Depressing Rise of AI Girlfriends
AI Companions are on the rise. Whether we like it or not, this is going to be our future. In this documentary we tell stories about people already falling in love with A.I. girlfriends. People are getting lonelier and lonelier and turn to AI chatbots to ease their pain. And unfortunately, this is not the answer.
YouTube wants us to pay for views – this platform is circling the drain
YouTube is seeking more revenue by having content creators pay for their videos to be seen.
What Happened To Google Search?
The Google Search search engine is dying. The giant that shaped the internet for the last 20 years is being consumed from the inside by SEO, lack of quality information, the emergence of platforms and no more avenues for growt
AI Will Kill Us. AI Will Save Us. HUH?
Everyone’s talking about artificial intelligence and machine learning. There are lots of names thrown around – OpenAI’s ChatGPT and DALLE-2, Google’s Bard, Meta’s LLaMa 2, Midjourney, AlphaFold…
Right now, we’re in this weird moment where lots of smart people agree we’re on the cusp of a truly world-changing technology. But some seem to be saying it’s going to lead to human extinction while others are saying it’s “more profound than fire.”
But it all feels so VAGUE.
I want to know: How specifically would AI kill me? Or totally transform my life for the better? In this video, that’s what I’m going to try to learn. We dive into what the most extreme bad and good AI futures actually look like, so that you and I can get ready. And more importantly, so we can make sure that we get our real future RIGHT.