Author: Nathan Joel

Great. Must read…

In an interview, best-selling author and machine-learning expert Pedro Domingos discusses the global competition to take the lead in artificial intelligence, the advance of autocrats and the threats modern technology presents to Western democracies.
— Read on www.spiegel.de/international/world/pedro-domingos-on-the-arms-race-in-artificial-intelligence-a-1203132.html

Very good analysis..

An analysis of more than 400 use cases across 19 industries and nine business functions highlights the broad use and significant economic potential of advanced AI techniques.
— Read on www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/artificial-intelligence/notes-from-the-ai-frontier-applications-and-value-of-deep-learning

This could be a very big deal…

Graphene roll-out combines a roll-to-roll approach — a common industrial approach for continuous processing of thin foils — with the common graphene-fabrication technique of chemical vapor deposition, to manufacture high-quality graphene in large quantities and at a high rate.
— Read on www.techexplorist.com/a-graphene-roll-out/13617/

Expect more of this…

Is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a synthetic future?
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/business-43781851

Flintstones, meet The Flintstones, they’re an AI-generated family. A team of researchers trained an AI to generate video clips from plain language based on an intimate understanding of a classic cartoon.
— Read on thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/04/11/researchers-trained-an-ai-to-create-flintstones-cartoons/

Scientists suggest modified CRISPR-RNAs stop the formation of stable zipped conformations on off-target sites and could help improve the safety of CRISPR gene editing.
— Read on www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/crispr-cas9-improved-10000-fold-by-synthetic-nucleotides/81255705

Breakthrough brings gene-editing medicine one step closer to patient applications
— Read on phys.org/news/2018-04-breakthrough-gene-editing-medicine-closer-patient.html