AI 3D Model Maker, AI Scientist, Reversing Brain Age Research w/ Ralph Bond

Show Notes 13 September 2024




Story 1: This new AI modeler can turn pictures into 3D sculptures in seconds 


Source: TechRadar.com Story by Eric Hal Schwartz


Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/this-new-ai-modeler-can-turn-pictures-into-3d-sculptures-in-seconds


See also: https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00653


See also a Tom’s Hardware feature about VFusion3D: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-driven-technique-can-generate-quality-3d-assets-from-2d-images-in-seconds



Story 2: Researchers built an ‘AI Scientist’ — what can it do? -- The large language model does everything from reading the literature to writing and reviewing its own papers, but it has a limited range of applicability so far.

Source: Nature.com Story by Davide Castelvecchi


Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02842-3





Story 3: New memory tech unveiled that reduces AI processing energy requirements by 1,000 times or more - New CRAM technology gives RAM chips the power to process data, not just store it.


Source: Tomshardware.com Story by Jeff Butts


Link:  https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/researchers-detail-new-technology-for-reducing-ai-processing-energy-requirements-by-1000-times-or-better


See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44335-024-00003-3


See also: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/cram-in-memory-reduces-ai-energy-1000x/


See also: https://www.techno-science.net/en/news/thanks-to-this-technique-ai-could-consume-2500-times-less-energy-N25401.html




Story 4: Cleaning up the aging brain: Scientists restore brain’s trash disposal system


Source: ScienceBlog.com Story by University of Rochester


Link: https://scienceblog.com/546904/cleaning-up-the-aging-brain-scientists-restore-brains-trash-disposal-system/


See also: https://neurosciencenews.com/csf-neurology-aging-27549/


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