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Learn about the amazing AI-enhanced advances for capture and rendering of 3D models for printed wearables and virtual clothing, avatars, and virtual worlds - all showcased at GDC.

AI has literally revolutionized 3D scanning, from markerless motion capture, to high quality avatars generated from text and images. You can now use AI to create 3D scans using only your cell phone, and these scans can be used to make beautiful 3D printed objects and professional quality wearables. You can even use AI to re-render your old scans into superior new high quality 3D models. All of these new features combined are making 3D printing more efficient and accessible to everyone.

Ryan also covers these AI 3D Advances:

-NeRF's, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and SMERF advances for 3D world representation and AI models for photogrammetry.

-Real-time error correction during the printing process that enables faster 3D printing.

-Image to 3D full physics clothing simulation for video games and in-world models.

-Real-time facial capture.

-Real-time physics.

-Avatar generation directly from text and images.

About Ryan Sternlicht:
Ryan Sternlicht is a San Francisco-raised educator, researcher, advisor, and maker, who has advised a number of startups in the fields of AR, VR, AI, neurotech, and 3D manufacturing.

As a maker, he has volunteered or advised a number of makerspaces and hackerspaces, as well as numerous technical non-profit organizations in California and upstate New York. 

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Cloris Chen, CEO of Cogito, explains how Cogito is making investment in traditional finance easier with its tokenized assets on the blockchain and AI Portfolio Management.

#DeFi #AI #Bullmarket

About Cloris Chen:

Cloris Chen is the CEO of Cogito Finance. She worked for HSBC corporate banking in Hong Kong and Bangkok for six years, developing a strong network in Asia Pacific and gaining competence in financial products and risk management.

She also managed a fund of over $150 million and successfully diversified investments across numerous assets as treasury director for a unicorn firm.

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Tracey Jaquith, Founding Coder of the Internet Archive and co-founder of its TV/News archive, will give us a personal tour of it's ChatGPT/GPT4 implementation and dive into its intricacies.

We will get a sneak peek behind the scenes of the TV/News Archive's ChatGPT implementation.  "Chyrons," the short textual overlays at the bottom of news, get OCR scanned on four news channels.  GPT4 summarizes the chyrons hourly, cleaning up scanning errors and eliminating ads.  Results are posted to Mastodon with an API for researchers.  The AI inputs and techniques have been setup to avoid hallucinations.

About the Internet Archive's TV/News Archive:
The Internet Archive's TV/News archive (https://archive.org/tv) indexes over 50 stations in over 30 countries, and provides many different ways to look for specific news stories and video clips and share the information with others. These tools may prove indispensable this year towards verifying the authenticity of news clips, for confirming, corroborating and triangulating the original sources of news stories, and for cross-referencing with partner fact checking sites.

About Tracey Jaquith:
Tracey was the founding coder and system architect for Internet Archive in 1996. Recently, she rewrote Archive’s TV recording system to an opensource single server system, capable of 75 simultaneous 24×7 channels, made the TV site “full stack”, and brought the archive.org website to “version 2”.  Tracey currently focuses on devops, video, audio, and AR/VR/3D. She is leading the Archive’s conversion to docker containers.

Tracey holds degrees in computer science from Cornell University where she focused on machine vision and robotics. Outside of work, she bikes trails daily.  Find her at poohbot.com (https://poohbot.com/), talks (https://tracey.archive.org), Twitter @tracey_pooh (https://twitter.com/tracey_pooh).

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Simuli CEO Rachel StClair explains how holographic compression will vastly revolutionize data processing and the importance of using standardized protocols to pave the way for Superintelligent AGI and quantum computing.

Simuli is working on a new compression software that allows any data to be compressed into a holographic representation called a “Nebu” file. These Nebu files can be decompressed to reconstruct the pre-compressed data 100% flawlessly. It is data agnostic, verifiably lossless, and standardizes the data for direct computation without decompression.

Their holographic compression software allows direct computation without decompression. Computing in compressed form is more climate friendly AI, leading to 3x power reduction, massive reduction in memory requirements, and online processing prowess. These neuro-inspired learning algorithms leverage emerging hardware for fully autonomous, human understandable AI systems.

Opencog, TrueAGI and Simuli are collaborating on an OpenCog pattern matching chip.

About Rachel StClair:

Rachel St.Clair is an AI scientist and entrepreneur who after receiving her PhD in complex systems and Brain Sciences and went on to co-found the AGI hardware company Simuli (https://www.simuli.ai/), making processors that use advanced math and an innovative hardware layout to process more information per transistor by compressing information before processing. Rachel envisions an AGI as a computer system which can outperform human abilities in nearly all tasks while helping humanity avoid existential risks.

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Join us for a peek at HypreRing's NFC ring with CEO Joy Zhang and learn how HyperRing - with its unique security features - is in a class by itself.

About HyperRing:

HyperRing shimmers at the bleeding edge of wearable technology innovation. Their mission is to revolutionize the way individuals interact with and secure their digital assets, placing control firmly back in the hands of the consumer.

In the realm of payment technology, HyperRing is focused on elevating convenience while ensuring unparalleled security, enabling seamless transactions across various platforms, be it online shopping, in-person purchases, or in-app transactions.

Healthcare is another key vertical where HyperRing is making waves with its technology. By creating a decentralized system for medical records, the project is empowering individuals to take control of their healthcare data.

In the luxury sector, HyperRing is offering solutions that redefine brand engagement and customer loyalty through secure and seamless consumer experiences. By providing a platform that fosters lifelong customer relationships.

Joy explains a bit more about HyperRing’s unique approach to NFC rings:

“While we are definitely making innovations on the hardware side, the secret sauce is not the hardware but the software wrapping we have around the NFC ring. Because remember, NFC's are fully readable and programmable.

Our technology is powered by the Earth64 data structure, which is ultra scalable (each ring contains 4.3 billion globally unique NFTs) and designed to enable authentications/proof of ownership to be conducted without a third party. This proprietary software is our advantage/differentiator that no other NFC ring has.

And then just to make a point clear - because our mission is to ensure privacy and no third-party interference, it was our conscious decision to not embed any sensors and batteries inside the ring. So for any users concerned about someone spying on them, this should give them more assurance.”

#NFC #wearables #NFCRings

About Joy Zhang:

Joy Zhang is the CEO of HyperRing, an NFC ring spinoff inside the Hypercycle.ai ecosystem. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and IT from McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, and is a CFA charterholder.

Prior to joining HyperCycle, Ms. Zhang spent 9 years on Wall Street as an equity research analyst focused on fundamental analysis of publicly traded tech companies. Before that, she was VP of Healthcare Technology equity research at SVB Securities, where she launched coverage on Pharma Technology companies and CROs (contract research organizations). Other previous positions include: Senior Associate at Citibank, covering Healthcare IT (payer-facing, provider-facing, and EHR companies) and Junior Associate at Wells Fargo, covering Semiconductors.


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Meet Sequoia Alexander and Acorn, an open source autonomous solar powered farming robot designed to function within a regenerative organic farming system.

Sequoia and Daniel Theobald are building Acorn: an open source general purpose solar powered precision farming rover, intended to be used in every step of the farming process. Acorn is just one small part of the "Solar Powered Farming Revolution" - but it is unique in its community approach, which lowers the cost and ensures broader access by using bicycle parts and 3D printed parts in its approach.

Sequoia and Daniel started out designing a base vehicle that was solar powered, had four-wheel drive, and was lightweight, with the intention of making it accessible and easy to build in any location around the world. Using simple materials such as bicycle parts and 3D printable parts, they implemented a design that included a rectangular frame made from welded aluminum, with four-wheel steering on all corners.

The prototype vehicle was successfully created and equipped with remote control capabilities, a small computer, and GPS for self-driving functionality. This base vehicle serves as the foundation for incorporating tools and computer vision systems to further enhance its farming capabilities.

The Acorn project emphasizes the benefits of regenerative farming and aims to support small to medium-sized farms in implementing sustainable farming practices. By providing a platform for farmers to automate and streamline various farming tasks, the solar-powered robot has the potential to increase efficiency, reduce labor costs, and promote environmentally friendly farming methods.

Creating a versatile and accessible farming robot opens up possibilities for innovation and collaboration within the agricultural community and paves the way for a new era of automated and sustainable farming practices. The key design decisions for the robot include its capability to handle various tasks involved in the farming process, such as soil preparation, planting, weeding, and harvesting.

Sequoia and Daniel’s vision for the project extends beyond creating a single robot for their own use. They are now working on developing a production version of the robot that will be available as a kit for others to build and customize for their own farming needs. This will not only allow individuals to have their own customized farming robots, but it can also foster a community of developers and users who can collaborate and share features to further improve and expand the capabilities of the robot.

#farmingrobots #regenerativefarming #autonomousrobots

ACORN is:

-low cost
-precision farming rover
-solar powered
-4 wheel drive
-4 wheel steering
-lightweight

There is a design kit in development and you can learn more and get involved with the community at: community.twistedfields.com

You can read about the whole system here:
https://community.twistedfields.com/t/join-the-solar-farming-revolution-support-acorn-and-empower-farmers-worldwide/370

About Sequoia a.k.a. Taylor Alexander:

Sequoia makes open source robots and other things. She is the maintainer of Acorn: the Precision Farming Rover from Twisted Fields. Sequoia has been a robotics software engineer for many years. Their github is here: https://github.com/tlalexander

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A perfect backgrounder on the Odysseus Moon landing by Matteo Borri, an open source roboticist and inventor of a chlorophyll detecting laser that was included on the Mars Perseverance Rover.

We start off with a brief rundown of yesterday’s Odysseus Moon landing by Intuitive Machines, which is not only the first US moon landing in 50 years and the first commercial moon landing ever, but it is also the first time that liquid methane and liquid oxygen have been used for a lunar lander rocket motor, which, as Matteo points out, is interesting because those are all gases that are easy to make with an automated factory.

Then we cover the very exciting news that NASA’s rover Perseverance has confirmed the presence of ancient lake sediments in Mars’ Jezero Crater. Ground-penetrating radar observations by the rover’s RIMFAX (Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Exploration) radar system have provided substantial evidence that water once filled the basin, meaning there is a potential for life to have existed there.

We also cover how Apophus is NOT GOING TO HIT EARTH! (Even though people seem to want to keep pretending we don't know that now.)

#moon #odysseus #apophus

About Matteo Borri:
Matteo Borri is an inventor and engineer in San Rafael, California who is currently working with NASA and the Mars Society. He invented a chlorophyll detecting laser prototype design that was included on NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover.

Matteo and his company, Robots Everywhere LLC provides expertise in lasers, antbots, drones, 3d laser cutting, 3d printing, solar panel and battery tech and more, and has implemented autonomous vehicles and home manufacturing tools all over the world: https://www.robots-everywhere.com/

Matteo has many videos demonstrating many things on his Robots Everywhere YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RobotsEverywhereVideos

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Join us with special guest Ryan Sternlicht dishing on the best AI in VR and comparing the Apple Vision Pro, Bigscreen Beyond and Meta Quest 3 VR headsets.

Link to Ryan's Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AvldHNMZwOre-RFfGwE8uLQ9PyRm89GCMhPfYc4wCnc/edit#slide=id.g261393dd9e9_0_55

Special thanks to Ryan's friend Bradley Lynch for letting us use his great clips and info for this show! https://www.youtube.com/@SadlyItsBradley

#AppleVisionPro #MetaQuest3 #BigscreenBeyond

About Ryan Sternlicht:
Ryan Sternlicht is a San Francisco-raised educator, researcher, advisor, and maker, who has advised a number of startups in the fields of AR, VR, AI, neurotech, and 3D manufacturing. As a maker, he has volunteered or advised a number of makerspaces and hackerspaces, as well as numerous technical non-profit organizations in California and upstate New York. 

While in the bay area, he volunteers and teaches at Noisebridge hackerspace, staffs a large number of film festivals and conventions, such as Aaron Swartz Day, Offkai Expo, Maker Faire, and Open Sauce.  He also works at Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, and helps teach game development at CCSF.

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Join Kennedy Schaal (CEO) and Axel Schumacher (Chief Biotechnology Officer) of Rejuve Biotech to learn how they are using cutting-edge AI and innovative drug discovery methods to improve our health and extend our lifespan.

With Ben Goertzel, Lisa Rein and Grace Robot.

#Longevity #PrecisionMedicine #AI

About Dr. Axel Schumacher:

Dr. Axel Schumacher is the Chief Biotechnology Officer of Rejuve Biotech, which combines state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial general intelligence methods with a continuously updated biomedical knowledge graph integrating human and model organism databases. He has over 25 years of R&D leadership experience in genomics, epigenetics, biomarker discovery, Bio-IT, ageing & longevity.

In 2010, Schumacher proposed the ‘epigenetic theory of aging’ a new unifying model of aging and the development of complex diseases, incorporating classical aging theories and epigenetics. His foundational work on epigenetic drift and age-related epigenetic changes in mice and humans led to the "epigenetic clock" theory of aging.

Earlier in his career, Schumacher invented the technology of ‘epigenetic microarrays’ which led to hundreds of research discoveries across the world, including the first worldwide proof of whole genome epigenetic changes in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

About Kennedy Schaal:

Kennedy Schaal, CEO of Rejuve Biotech is the visionary force behind Rejuve.BIO and a true pioneer in the field of longevity science. With a strong leadership track record in applied genomic research and artificial intelligence, Kennedy has earned the moniker "Fly Queen" for her groundbreaking work with Drosophila melanogaster Methuselah Flies. Her expertise in genomic selection and breeding, combined with cutting-edge AI, has positioned her as a world-leading expert in the quest for extended health and lifespan.

Kennedy's contributions to the science of longevity are not only theoretical but also practical. She is a multi-published author, sharing her insights and findings on applied genomics trials and the science of aging.

About Rejuve Biotech:

Rejuve Biotech is a partner company to Rejuve.AI and is building an innovative AI-powered drug discovery and development platform. The project is developing a translational medicine service that combines an in-house model organism population with a unique AI-based analytical platform. The platform combines state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial general intelligence methods with a continuously updated biomedical knowledge graph integrating human and model organism databases. The Rejuve Bio Flybase (fly genetics Atomspace database) and longevity drug prediction and discovery engines will be some of the first use cases of the OpenCog Hyperon AGI framework.

The Rejuve Biotech animal model of choice is the long-lived Methuselah Fly, a type of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), selectively bred over hundreds of generations to live at least 5 times longer than wild-type flies. These flies offer an expedited mode for generational longevity studies and for early evaluation of potential therapy candidates — faster, less expensive, and more scalable than human or other animal models.

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Michael Lustgarden explains how he uses aging biomarkers from a basic CBC panel to track and, with course correction (supplements or diet changes), gradually slow down one's rate of aging.

Michael's basic premise is that aging and disease are biochemical processes that happen over many decades. So if we can track just even the standard biomarkers of organ and systemic function, that's the things you usually get at a yearly physical, even just starting there, if you can track and then knowing how these biomarkers change during aging, and how they relate to all cause mortality risk, or risk of death for all causes, then in theory, you can slow the rate of aging of multiple organ systems down slow your rate of disease and potentially maximize longevity.

Since 2015, Michael has been blood testing up to seven times a year, in order to get a year to year change, to see where his status is. Tracking diet every day, fitness related metrics, cardiovascular system, sleep, the oral microbiome now and epigenetics. He is looking at correlations between the outcome variables with the diet and everything else then, of course, correcting after every test, with the goal of slowing the changes in these biomarkers.

About Dr. Michael Lustgarten:
Dr. Michael Lustgarten is Scientist II on the Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia (NEPS) Team at the HNRCA (Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging) at Tufts Medical Center. His current research focuses on the role of the gut microbiome and serum metabolome on muscle mass and function in older adults. He has been a guest lecturer at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy on topics such as the gut microbiome, serum metabolome, oxidative stress, exercise, and sarcopenia and has contributed to 25 publications in leading peer-reviewed journals that have been cited more than 2,400 times, including 17 manuscripts as the first or last author.
His YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT1UMLpZ_CrQ_8I431K0b-g

#longevity #aging #biomarkers

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