Hace unos días, mientras grabábamos un podcast sobre la ciencia y la tecnología de Avatar 2, surgió un debate al respecto de la transferencia de la consciencia de un ser humano. En la película, el ejército recopila todos los recuerdos de un soldado y los almacena en un soporte digital a modo de "copia de …
Sigue leyendo Sobre la (im)posibilidad de construir inteligencias artificiales generales
Last one before the end of the year recap, where I will try to write about the things I enjoyed the most this year in different topics, as usual. Let's start: AI and the information age Two interesting reads this week on AI and automation. First, what is going to happen when future generations of …
Sigue leyendo Spy Roombas, invisible frogs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#51)
Just. Keep. Going. One. Week. Until. Holidays... It's over The day has finally arrived. I have been quietly watching how the platform was degrading for a few weeks, and last night we reached a climax. First, the Devil banned the account covering his private jet flights. Then he started banning journalists reporting his misdeeds. Last, …
Sigue leyendo Strike the Earth!, Fusion, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#50)
Not a lot going on lately (mostly centered on work these days), but still a couple cool links and some shocking news. Let's start: Watering your watch? Cute study that really made me think. A groupp of researchers designed simple wearables that, instead of being just made of electronics, required a living organism to properly …
Sigue leyendo Watering your watch, farewell to Nibel, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#44)
Extremely packed week. Lots of stuff happening at the same time in the world (Nobel prizes, Tesla robots, AI learning to do matrix multiplications really well), but also at home (new lab, here I come!). Let's get to it: Do the robot🤖 In the same week, we had robot presentations (nothing too interesting there, to …
Sigue leyendo Saving the rainforest, AI multiplication, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#40)
Lots of funny stories this week. Trombone Champ is blowing it, Jack Dorsey is a maniac, AI keeps spreading over all the aspects of our life, Google manages to be evil again, and people are finally starting to take action against the nonsensical fashion industry. Let's start: The real trombone champ That was quick! People …
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