Category: Knowledge Management

Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.

Source: AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do | WIRED

 

After seeing their friends and parents struggle to find care as they aged, older people are embracing life plan communities. The one-time entrance fees can exceed $1 million.

Source: Wealthier Americans Are Paying Millions to Age in Luxury Campuses – WSJ

Angel Black always wanted a food garden, but she was never successful — until Farmscape helped convert the lawn in her family’s Culver City backyard into a mini-farm.

Source: They created a mini-farm outside their Culver City home – Los Angeles Times

Salesforce and Blue Shield of California have co-created an AI system they say will not automatically deny care claims for patients.

Source: Salesforce, Blue Shield CA partner to create an AI-focused healthcare approval system

In his new book, to be published next week, computational neuroscience pioneer Terrence Sejnowski tackles debates about AI’s capacity to mirror cognitive processes.

Source: Are brains and AI converging?—an excerpt from ‘ChatGPT and the Future of AI: The Deep Language Revolution’ | The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives

“This is the future of the economy. This sector. This workforce.”

Source: Harris home care plan targets invisible corner of the economy

You can live the American Dream, but it’ll cost you.

Source: The American Dream now costs $4.4 million

When musician Joy Eseoghene Odiete’s baby was born with cerebral palsy, she felt abandoned. Now, her foundation inspires and encourages others in a similar position

Source: ‘I don’t want to hide my son’: the Nigerian singer helping mothers find pride in their children with special needs | Global development | The Guardian

 

Oliver Burkeman has become an unlikely self-help guru by reminding everyone of their mortality.

Source: The Self-Help Guru for People Who Hate Self-Help – The Atlantic

 

Buyer beware.

Source: Zillow will now show climate risks for property listings in the US – The Verge

Recent demos of smart glasses from Meta and Snap have shown off some impressive visuals. But the brains are the thing.

Source: The coolest thing about smart glasses is not the AR. It’s the AI. | MIT Technology Review

Some workers want to spread retirement throughout their careers, even if it means a smaller 401(k).

Source: They’re Breaking Every Retirement Rule to Be Off Now, Not Later – WSJ