Introducing a game-changing update! In this episode, we're excited to highlight the brand-new 4Geeks Customer Portal.

This powerful self-service interface puts you in direct control of your subscriptions, allowing you to easily manage payment methods, review subscription details, access your invoice history, and even initiate cancellations.

Say goodbye to subscription hassles and hello to convenience with the new 4Geeks Customer Portal!

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This episode explores the transformative role of AI and machine learning in healthcare. We'll highlight the benefits, including enhanced medical imaging and diagnostics, accelerated drug discovery, and personalized treatment approaches.

Discover how AI is also being used to predict disease outbreaks and strengthen public health surveillance.

We also address critical risks and challenges, such as ethical considerations and the need for explainable AI (XAI) to build trust and enable effective implementation.

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Artificial intelligence is significantly altering the pharmaceutical industry by speeding up drug discovery through rapid analysis of large datasets and prediction of compound interactions. 

AI is also optimizing clinical trials by improving patient recruitment, personalizing study designs, and monitoring responses.

Furthermore, AI facilitates drug repurposing by identifying new uses for existing medications and enhances precision medicine by tailoring treatments to individual patient profiles.

Ultimately, these AI applications aim to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and deliver better, more personalized treatments to patients more quickly.

Are we close to achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? AI can now master games and generate images, but how does it compare to the human brain?

This episode explores the key differences between AI and the brain, including the challenges of defining AGI, the complexity of real neurons versus artificial ones, the brain's modularity, its capacity for continuous learning, the sophistication of biological memory, and its energy efficiency.

Discover why the brain's flexibility and generalizability still surpass AI's capabilities.

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Honor, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, plans to invest $10 billion in artificial intelligence development over the next five years. This investment aims to broaden their product line beyond smartphones to include AI-driven PCs, tablets, and wearable technology. 

The announcement coincides with Honor's preparations for an initial public offering and a surge in AI investment throughout China. Honor's move is also influenced by increasing competition in the Chinese smartphone market, where it has seen a slight decrease in market share. 

The company is receiving significant backing from the Shenzhen government to support its research and development endeavors as well as overseas expansion.

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China has launched PUMCH-GENESIS, its first AI model specifically designed to diagnose rare diseases. This large language model, developed by Peking Union Medical College Hospital and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, can quickly analyze symptoms and suggest potential rare genetic disorders. 

The AI is tailored to Chinese genetic data, aiming to improve diagnostic accuracy and speed up confirmation for patients in China. It addresses diagnostic challenges stemming from the vast diversity of rare diseases and fragmented data. 

Currently undergoing public testing, the model offers preliminary consultations and appointment bookings, with plans to incorporate it into online clinics and the broader healthcare system.

The text envisions a future where healthcare is seamlessly integrated into daily life, effectively making hospitals obsolete. This transformation is driven by advancements in AI, wearable technology, and data collection. 

Strategies for success include embracing wearable tech, treating mental health as a community endeavor, repurposing obsolete infrastructure into healthcare hubs, creating personalized care environments, and integrating diagnostics into homes. 

By emphasizing the role of designers in creating a future of invisible and omnipresent healthcare experiences.

Meta is implementing a change to Facebook livestream storage. Livestreams older than 30 days will be automatically removed to reduce storage costs. 

Users will receive notifications and have options to download their videos, convert them into Reels, or defer deletion for six months. Meta will remove existing livestreams older than 30 days over the coming months. 

This change is being made because most livestream views occur within the first few weeks of broadcasting.

In this episode, we dive into the potential acquisition of Niantic, the company behind the global phenomenon Pokémon Go, by Scopely Inc., a mobile game company owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

We'll explore the details of the potential $3.5 billion deal, including what it means for the future of Pokémon Go and other Niantic mobile games.

We will also analyze Saudi Arabia's growing involvement in the gaming industry and its broader strategy to diversify the nation’s economic portfolio.

OpenAI recently launched Operator, a new AI agent designed to automate tasks like booking travel and shopping, marking a shift from traditional chatbots. 

Operator uses a novel approach, bypassing APIs to interact with software and websites directly, mimicking human computer use. However, Operator's performance currently lags behind human capabilities, and the AI field faces increasing competition, especially from companies like Alibaba.

Despite this competition and the high investment costs in the industry,  OpenAI plans to continue developing and releasing more AI agents. The future of AI agents like Operator appears promising but faces significant challenges.

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