Summary

  • Researchers at the IEEE have claimed that by 2030, large language models (LLMs) will be able to carry out software-based tasks that currently take humans a month, doing so in days, or even hours.
  • Amazon has announced that it has deployed more than one million robots in its warehouses, which is nearly the same number of human workers.
  • Two people undergoing experimental gene therapy trials have had their hearing significantly restored after being born with a genetic hearing loss disease.
  • A third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS (aka A11pI3Z), has been identified, making it the first to be classified as a comet.
  • Startup InventWood has created Superwood, a material it claims is stronger than steel, fire resistant, and bulletproof.
  • Moderna has announced that its mRNA flu vaccine is considerably more effective than existing treatments, offering 27% better protection.

By SingularityHub Staff

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