Fallow Fields: September 2024

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Trump is a peace-loving hippie

Just the shirt I was looking for on the heels of fresh negotiations to end the war in Ukraine ahead of the election.

Take that, you war-mongering lefties!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1728972221/comfort-colors-trump-2024-tshirt-hippie

https://allbluetees.com/product/funny-hippie-trump-meme-hawaiian-shirt/

https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Groovy-Hippie-Sleeve-T-Shirt/dp/B0D9155CSJ

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Meta glasses AI real-time video

Good progress, but disappointed the translation isn't real-time.

The only difference between this and Google Translate is that it's hands-free and visual. However, we still have the translation lag. Hopefully, this is obvious enough that real-time is on radar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_QruJ0Kv9U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA7ZnWOHs8I

Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Updated With Real-Time AI Video, Reminders, and QR Code Scanning (techcrunch.com)14

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @06:00PM from the new-and-improved dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch:Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced updates to the company's Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at Meta Connect 2024 on Wednesday. [...] Meta says its smart glasses will soon have real-time AI video capabilities, meaning you can ask the Ray Ban Meta glasses questions about what you're seeing in front of you, and Meta AI will verbally answer you in real time. Currently, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses can only take a picture and describe that to you or answer questions about it, but the video upgrade should make the experience more natural, in theory at least. These multimodal features are slated to come later this year. In a demo, users could ask Ray-Ban Meta questions about a meal they were cooking, or city scenes taking place in front of them. The real-time video capabilities mean that Meta's AI should be able to process live action and respond in an audible way. This is easier said than done, however, and we'll have to see how fast and seamless the feature is in practice. We've seen demonstrations of these real-time AI video capabilities from Google and OpenAI, but Meta would be the first to launch such features in a consumer product.

Zuckerberg also announced live language translation for Ray-Ban Meta. English speaking users can talk to someone speaking French, Italian, or Spanish, and their Ray-Ban Meta glasses should be able to translate what the other person is saying into their language of choice. Meta says this feature is coming later this year and will include more language later on. The Ray-Ban Meta glasses are getting reminders, which will allow people to ask Meta AI to remind them about things they look at through the smart glasses. In a demo, a user asked their Ray-Ban Meta glasses to remember a jacket they were looking at, so they could share the image with a friend later on. Meta announced that integrations with Amazon Music, Audible, and iHeart are coming to its smart glasses. This should make it easier for people to listen to music on their streaming service of choice using the glasses' built-in speakers. The Ray-Ban Meta glasses will also gain the ability to scan QR codes or phone numbers from the glasses. Users can ask the glasses to scan something, and the QR code will immediately open on the person's phone with no further action required.Zuckerberg also unveiled the company's prototype AR glasses codenamed Orion, which feature a 70-degree field of view, Micro LED projectors, and silicon carbide lenses that beam graphics directly into the wearer's eyes.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Sam Altman predicts superintelligence in a few thousand days (2.7 years=1000 days)

This doesn't explain why Altman feels the need to speak in Vulcan vernacular.

Sam, would you mind using ChatGPT to let us know in plain language?

Altman: "Superintelligence will occur in a few thousand days."

Or for those of us who are not yet cyborgs, 2.7 years equals 1000 days, and if "a few" suggests let's say, "three", then he thinks we'll reach superintelligence within ten years.

Ergo, will we reach AGI a.k.a "singularity" when? Or are we already there? Sam?

https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-ceo-sam-altman-anticipates-superintelligence-soon-defends-ai-in-rare-personal-blog-post/

Monday, September 23, 2024

Running LLMs locally

https://www.infoworld.com/article/2338922/5-easy-ways-to-run-an-llm-locally.html

Sunday, September 8, 2024

Deep state exposed

https://stateofthenation.co/?p=245635

SpaceX Starlink = 2/3 of all Active Satellites

Starlink Now Constitutes Roughly Two Thirds of All Active Satellites (the-independent.com)56

Posted by BeauHD on Saturday September 07, 2024 @08:30AM from the would-you-look-at-that dept.

"SpaceX deployed its 7,000th Starlink satellite this week, making the vast majority of active satellites around earth part of a single megaconstellation," writes Slashdot reader DogFoodBuss. "The Starlink communications system is now orders of magnitude larger than its nearest competitor, offering unprecedented access to low-latency broadband from anywhere on the planet." According to the latest data from satellite tracker CelesTrak, SpaceX now controls over 62% of all operational satellites. The Independent reports:The latest data from non-profit satellite tracker CelesTrak shows that SpaceX has 6,370 active Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit, with several hundred more inactive or deorbited. The figure, which has risen more than six-fold in just three years, represents just over 62 per cent of all operational satellites, and is roughly 10-times the number of Starlink's closest rival, UK-based startup OneWeb.

SpaceX plans to launch up to 42,000 satellites to complete the Starlink constellation, capable of delivering high-speed internet and phone connectivity to any corner of the globe. Starlink currently operates in 102 countries and has more than three million customers paying a monthly fee to access the network through a $300 ground-based dish. The company expects to launch its service in dozens more countries, with only Afghanistan, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Syria not on the current waitlist due to internet restrictions or trade embargos."Starlink now constitutes roughly 2/3 of all active Earth satellites," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on X following the latest SpaceX launch.