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Remote Bees | smARTist | Auto X - The Convo Kit #43
Are you a robot? Same here, definitely not a robot. So many artificial intelligence stories in one week is just a coincidence. Though, I am having a lot of trouble passing this captcha test…
-Steve
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BFH: Beekeep From Home
Even beekeepers can work remotely in 2021. Beewise’s BeeHome automates climate control, harvesting, and other beekeeping practices you can manage without a special suit.
Automated bee care, 24/7
1 Beehome houses 24 colonies
Price: $400 per month
75% of the world's food crops partially depend on animal pollination. Beehomes reduce unnecessary loss of production with real-time colony support. Which means Pooh may finally satisfy that rumbly in their tumbly.
Dalí x WALL·E
OpenAI’s new AI system creates images based on simple text prompts. “DALL·E 2” incorporates shading, reflections, and textures to create original content.
Uses Deep Learning to understand connections between objects
Can also create variations of existing art
Includes “Inpainting” = photoshop, but with text prompts
Aside from being a cool toy to play with, DALL·E 2 can teach us how AI understands our world. To mitigate risks (i.e. deep fakes) OpenAI is testing with small groups. A waitlist to join is available in the link below.
Bonus: DALL·E 2 created this week’s cover image based on: “Teddy bears working on new AI research on the moon in the 1980s”
X-Ray Automation
Chest x-rays in the EU can now be reviewed by AI. Oxipit’s ChestLink received “CE mark certification”, similar to FDA clearance in the US.
ChestLink reviews x-ray images for abnormalities
Abnormalities trigger a human radiologist review
6 month audit of prior imaging is required before use
Processing the majority of healthy x-rays, ChestLink enables radiologists to spend more time on patients in need of care. Now that Oxipit has been certified, we can expect AI to start staring into our souls in 2023.
Catching a Rocket
Tired: Landing a rocket booster for reuse
Wired: Rocket Lab catching a booster with a helicopter
Orbital booster will be caught over the ocean near New Zealand
Successfully tested on a replica in 2020
Helicopter will snag a parachute trailing the booster
Rocket Lab believes catching rockets is their best bet for reusable orbital launchers. Boosters will be descending ~22 mph as a modified Sikorsky S-92 swoops in for the save. A 14 day launch window opens up April 19th.
Fresh Prints
Anker’s M5 3D printer brings high tech printing to your desk. Users can download, print, and even watch from a companion app.
Max Part Size: 9.25 x 9.25 x 9.84”
Print Speed: 9.84“ per second (5x faster than competitors)
Price: $599 (Kickstarter) or $759 (est. retail)
The M5 should make 3D printing more accessible to interested hobbyists without endless time to tinker. The companion app even generates a time-lapse video for 3D-printfluencers.
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