This is an eye-opening read, and one that reminds me that humans are on the cusp of major change in our capabilities. “At a South Korean laboratory, a once-disgraced doctor is replicating hundreds of deceased pets for the rich and […]
The Information offers a free sample of their usually-paid articles, and its great! This is a thoroughly written piece sharing the story of how Uber Eats went from struggles to success. | learn more
Men are disproportionately represented on Wikipedia – only 18% of biographies are of women. So, software company Primer built a tool that helps serve up bios of relevant women (focused on women in science) for Wikipedia’s editors to vet and […]
VC Andrew Chen analyzes why most of the marketplace startups billed as “Uber for X market” have failed. Spot on! | learn more
Rob May of Talla questions the impact of path-dependence in machine learning models. Humans definitely approach ideas differently depending on what they learned before – should machines? | learn more
“Robots in factories have historically been unwieldy, dangerous, and confined to large industrial settings. But now, smaller, cheaper collaborative robots are overcoming traditional challenges in the robotics industry, paving the way for ubiquitous robot technology that gets us much closer […]
“Would you have seen these websites from Uber, Airbnb, and others and predicted they would one day be billion-dollar companies?” | learn more
Vijay Pande explains their investment thesis in Ciitizen, “a platform that helps patients securely collect and share their personal health data.” The startup looks to address one of the biggest underlying issues in healthcare: the structural lack of transparency when […]
One of the only YouTube channels I subscribe to is called Two Minute Papers. They create short video synopses of AI-related papers in scientific journals. This particular video is a worthwhile way to spend a couple minuets. | learn more
Here’s an interesting perspective from Wired UK that’s heavy on quotes from Kai-Fu Lee, one of the most famous technologists in China (he’s been an exec at Apple, Microsoft and Google). The author thinks China will win the global race. […]