In the bustling digital age, loneliness has emerged as a silent epidemic, affecting millions worldwide. But could the answer to this pervasive issue lie within the realm of artificial intelligence? AI companions, sophisticated programs designed to simulate human interaction, are on the rise, offering a semblance of companionship to those in...
For years, fish farmers have been using AI to identify individual fish in their ponds to help manage the health of stocks. Now that same tech is being built into Bird Buddy, an AI bird feeder that helps users to identify individual birds and even give them names. Connected tech can send notifications when a specific bird returns to the feeder....
Worldwide, the amount of farm seaweed tripled between 2000 and 2024. Most seaweed in the world is grown in Asia. Now, farmers and entrepreneurs are looking to grow more seaweed in the US. It's the fastest growing segment of aquaculture. Seaweed is increasingly making its way into our grocery stores and onto our plates. It's in dietary...
Over two thousand dogs have been cloned since 2005. Companies like ViaGen Pets & Equine report increasing demand for their services, with the firm cloning "more and more pets every year" since it started its pet cloning operations in 2015. The trend is also fueled by high-profile cases, such as celebrities like Barbra Streisand and Simon...
A startup called Forward is introducing the CarePod, which it calls 'the world's first AI doctor's office.' CarePods offer AI-powered diagnostic tools for preventative care and monitoring in a self-service, standalone unit. Patients step inside, check in with an app and get access to vital sign measurements, biometric body scans and blood...
German supermarket Lidl is leveling the playing field for plant-based foods. By price-matching its Venmondo vegan products to their animal-based equivalents, Lidl is upending the higher pricing model traditionally associated with plant-based fare. The retailer introduced Vemondo in 2020; the vegan line now includes over 100 items. In addition...
A senior OpenAI employee opened a veritable can of worms this week when she claimed that the latest version of ChatGPT, which now has voice recognition capabilities, is akin to talking with a human therapist. "Just had a quite emotional, personal conversation [with] ChatGPT in voice mode, talking about stress [and] work-life balance," Lilian...
A new artificial intelligence algorithm has detected, for the first time ever, a killer asteroid slated to fly by Earth — and it won't be the last. Known as HelioLinc3D, the algorithm — created specifically for the still-under-construction Vera Rubin Observatory in Northern Chile — has already identified one "potentially hazardous asteroid" or...
Prague-base Healthy Longevity Cafe is the latest in a line of longevity clinics around the world aiming to help people live longer, healthier lives. The process typically starts with a battery of diagnostics, including those looking into stress levels, lung capacity, heart health, and detailed body composition analysis including muscle, fat,...
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman is saying that AI will soon be giving medical advice to people too poor for actual healthcare. "The adaptation to a world deeply integrated with AI tools is probably going to happen pretty quickly," he wrote. We are seeing in areas across the industrial spectrum that AI will be the default for most people, while actual...
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