Five Things Tech: AI Hype, State of AI, Quantum Healthcare, Adtech, Unmoderated Internet
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If you read the articles in this newsletter, you’ll know more about the current hype around AI and the numbers behind it. Also, you will understand why the next hype will be quantum computing. Then we’ll look at adtech and the emissions associated with it. As I started my career as the CTO in online advertising, I can really relate to this topic (and also understand a bit more about it than about quantum). In my CV I usually state that I haven’t been offline since 1995, which is true - and I was happy reading and discussing stuff on the Usenet. Sometimes this was a really weird experience when people got very agitated about weird tech topics. Compared to X, this was pure kindergarten.
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Big Tech Struggles to Turn AI Hype Into Profits
Currently the amount of money that gets poured into AI is breathtaking, but so far the returns are comparatively modest. How much will companies be willing to spend on AI in the future?
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Welcome to State of AI Report 2023
This is a really dense set of slides which gives a really good overview of what is going on in AI. Invest some time into reading this and you’ll be brilliant at the next cocktain party.
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Quantum computing in healthcare: predicting diseases and improving patient care
The developments in the field of healthtech are amazing already, but as soon as quantum computing gets introduced, there will be so many amazing solutions for health-related topics.
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Online advertising emits more greenhouse gases than you think
There needs to be more focus on data centers and their emissions. There are so many different entities involved in getting the banner displayed on your screen (that you don’t click), that we really have to think more about what is really necessary to deliver a banner ad and track the resulting user behavior.
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This is what an unmoderated internet looks like
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