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uralink is collaborating with researchers in California and Spain
on a cl=
inical trial to study visual prosthetics. The study, sponsored
by the Uni=
versity of California at Santa Barbara, aims to address the
fundamental q=
uestions that will allow the development of a Smart
Bionic Eye. Such a de=
vice would use AI to help blind people identify
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ors, and read, among other things. The
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'once available'. Neuralink is develo=
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Elon Musk's Neuralink Joins Study Working Toward a Bionic Eye (1 mi=
nute read)
Neuralink is collaborating with researc=
hers in California and Spain on a clinical trial to study visual prosthetic=
s. The study, sponsored by the University of California at Santa Barbara, a=
ims to address the fundamental questions that will allow the development of=
a Smart Bionic Eye. Such a device would use AI to help blind people identi=
fy faces, navigate the outdoors, and read, among other things. The study's =
description says that researchers will use Neuralink patients 'once availab=
le'. Neuralink is developing a brainchip called Blindsight that aims to res=
tore vision to blind people and grant superhuman vision.
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Meta Appoints Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist of New Superintellig=
ence Lab (2 minute read)
Shengjia Zhao, a former lead scientist =
at OpenAI, has joined Meta as chief scientist at the company's newly establ=
ished Superintelligence Lab. Zhao, a co-creator of ChatGPT and GPT-4, will =
be tasked with setting the research agenda and scientific direction for the=
new lab. He will work directly with Mark Zuckerberg and Alexandr Wang to s=
teer Meta's research efforts towards artificial general intelligence. Indus=
try observers see Zhao's hiring as a significant move in the escalating AI =
talent war.
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Science & Futuristic Technology
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China's Unitree Offers a Humanoid Robot for Under $6,000 (2 minute =
read)
Unitree Robotics's R1 bot has a startin=
g price of 39,900 yuan, or around $5,900. Weighing just 25 kilograms, it ha=
s 26 joints and is equipped with multimodal artificial intelligence, includ=
ing voice in image recognition. If it works as advertised, the new robot ma=
rks a milestone for the robotics industry. Chinese companies are pushing ah=
ead with humanoids for factories, households, and even military use - prici=
ng is crucial to their proliferation.
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The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going =
global (4 minute read)
The US Food and Drug Administration has=
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twice-yearly injections. Sold under the brand name Yeztugo, lenacapavir is =
a capsid inhibitor. It stops the virus from entering cells and copying itse=
lf. Gilead has made moves to ensure the drug is affordable - eligible unins=
ured individuals will likely be able to access the drug free of cost throug=
h its Advancing Access medication assistance program.
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Programming, Design & Data Science
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An Engineer's Guide to AI Code Model Evals (30 minute read)
A crucial part of the process of improv=
ing a coding-capable AI model is evaluation (evals). Evals are structured t=
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y are analogous to unit tests or integration tests in software. This post e=
xplores what evals are, how they're constructed, what 'hill climbing' means=
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t efforts shows how desperate the tech world is to provide AI to customers =
without paying the 'Nvidia tax'.
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rview at the X Takeover 2025 event held in San Mateo, California. During th=
e interview, Musk spoke candidly about Tesla's Optimus robot, Neuralink's p=
otential medical applications, and more, offering wide-ranging insights int=
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remains ambitious and far-reaching. A video of the interview is linked in =
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