It’s funny how the Model 3 is already there. Tesla wanted to build a 25k car in 2010. With inflation that’s 35k today.

The real problem with anything significantly cheaper is demand. They would need triple the factories at least to satisfy the demand for a 25k car in 2023 dollars.

I hear ya, and these things are kinda obsolete pretty quickly, and they're so new, waiting a few years will come out with much better

> This doesn't apply to the vast majority of things we use ether.

I would like to examine that idea. Which products do you believe there is a planned obsolescence conspiracy with?

Fair point.

You've got me there, but with a lot of safety equipment regular inspection and repair is necessary anyway.

The helmet should still come apart, so that it can be properly recycled.

This doesn't apply to the vast majority of things we use ether.

The big assumption in your comment is that you would need people to think up recipies. Just like with image generation it will probably turn out that a dumb model can do that just as well as a human.

I have news for you: EVERY aerospace company is a military company... Obviously to a greater or lesser extent depending on the company. It's basically impossible to find one without a DOD contract

It makes me wonder with the rise of robots if it gonna lead to universal basic income

>Maybe push it into a higher orbit until then?

Would be crazy expensive and inefficient to do this.

I worked for and bought from companies that have lease options in Europe. If a customer has a faulty unit it gets repaired or replaced according to the terms of their SLA unless it’s physical damage. We offer additional tools for device management that can tell when a drive, battery or cooling system might be going bad to proactively target failing machines before end users notice.

The model you propose exists and your last statement is not reflected in how leasing works in Europe.

Again, what are you leasing and who from?

Interesting discussion. I’m understanding major appliances (generally) are improving in terms of energy efficiency, so advice is to replace if over 7 years old. I’ve used incentives from electric utilities to recycle old operating refrigerators.

Very mixed feelings about subscription model to get long term durability. Kind of like buying an extended warranty (full of fine print weasel words).

If I could be there in some small way for my kids after I die I'd like to make it happen.

Do we even need this gel when our bodies are already full of plastic lol. Seriously though, if they can figure out a way to get this on a power source, it could pave the way for fully functional sex robots. Market it like that to get funding.

There are so many potentially interesting applications outside of "make a digital ghost of your loved one when they die", which is (in my opinion) the most boring possible use of this technology.

You could digitize a copy of noted scientists or experts in their field and replicate them in schools as teaching aids. You could create a digital duplicate of yourself and talk to it. Trying to make a tough life decision? Generate five digital copies of yourself and have a discussion on what to do. Or boot up a copy of a noted philosopher or therapist. Be a game designer, hire people to upload aspects of their digital avatars, use them as the basis for your NPCs.

It's cute, but that's not really who we are. For others it may be dope ways of re-creating accurate simulations, like imagine we were able to copy the brains of Einstein or Ceasar or any other smart/famous twat and ask them questions. I think this tech will resemble what those talking heads in futurama look like.

Leasing here doesn't work that way. You get a leasing on the money not on the laptop. If the laptop is dead you still owe the money to a financial institution.

I never see a point to things like this unless I myself am being moved to the machine/virtual reality/whatever, in affect achieving immortality. Especially copy and paste things like cloning yourself. It's not me it's just another version of me running around doing its own thing.

This sounds pretty interesting for people mourning maybe, though a little morbid.

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This looks like a much more palatable way to do brain-computer interfaces than the radical surgery techniques some like Neuralink have suggested.

It's interesting to wonder how quickly this might be commercialized. As the article points out, there are many companies around the world trying (with various degrees of success) to bring human-body/electronic interfaces to market, especially for the control of prosthetic limbs.

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Having held some internal debates regarding this (i have a wide variety of conceptual exposure through media, so like others ive thought about this already to some extent)

...i think its unobtainable in some ways, unhealthy in others, and opens new avenues towards risk.

To elaborate;

I think its not really worth what people want it for. Keepsakes and memorabilia exist already, along with reminders like voice messages, cards with recorded messages on them, tattoos of voice recordings, and the wealth of media that most people have of themselves means theres little benefit to having a digital copy specifically for interacting with. No matter how similar something is, a copy can never quite fill the hole made by the original.

Death happens. Its not fair, its not entirely predictable, and it scares a lot of people and makes even more uncomfortable. I could see a digital copy of a dead person exacerbating issues with moving on, letting go, and even mental illnesses in that vein.

Assuming these copies don't grow or "age/mature" brings in issues with the longevity and intended use of these things. If you lose a kid at 10 and obtain a digital clone of them, at what point do you just get over dealing with this perpetual digital 10 year old? Once they stop being copies and grow, they stop being the person you lost and become something else. Feelings of abandonment over turning off a program probably wont help much.

Then theres expected use duration. At what point does this vague resemblance stop being a comfort and instead becomes an ugly, painful reminder to whats lost? How does that affect the dynamic?

Then speaking as someone who will or would be cloned - what are my experiences going to be like? I dont think id want a digital clone to be made, because that wouldnt be me; it would be a facsimile of me pushing whatever the programmers want it to push. Maybe itll cook up something awful via unintended programming or glitches.....i dont want my "legacy" to be tied to that. It also concerns me that it would need basically my life experiences, just aaall the information i can recall...and even then, were made by millions of little decisions that we'll never remember. How do you reliably translate all that, and protect that info?

Its gonna be a shitshow. Full of what i suspect are just rando-bots that appear or sound similar to a loved one that cant ever truly be that loved one. Even if it sounds alike, or uses AI to mimic a 3d appearance or speaking/writing style, its just .....someone else. Ill stick to what weve got, thanks.

Explaining why it is late doesn’t make it not late.

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Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) said on Friday it was releasing a new large language model based on artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at the research community, becoming the latest company to join the AI race.

The battle to dominate the AI technology space, which until recently existed in the background, kicked off late last year with the launch of Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT and prompted tech heavyweights from Alphabet Inc to China's Baidu Inc, to create their own offerings.

Meta's LLaMA, short for Large Language Model Meta AI, will be available under non-commercial license to researchers and entities affiliated with government, civil society, and academia, 

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>Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' private spaceflight company, claims it has made major progress in developing a way to make solar panels using materials from the lunar surface.
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>The breakthrough could have big implications for future lunar habitation by providing a means of producing electricity-generating panels right there on the moon instead of needing to transport equipment from Earth.

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Battery maker Hina Battery today unveiled three sodium-ion battery cell products and announced a partnership with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp (JAC), which has made one of its models the first to carry sodium-ion batteries.

The unveiling of the Sehol E10X test vehicle means that sodium-ion batteries are starting to be used in passenger cars, after the new batteries were mainly used in electric two-wheelers and for energy storage.

The test vehicle has a battery pack with a capacity of 25 kWh and an energy density of 120 Wh/kg. The model has a range of 252 km and supports fast charging of 3C to 4C. The battery pack uses cells with an energy density of 140 Wh/kg.

The Sehol E10X is currently available in seven versions with a guide price range of RMB 46,900 ($6,810) to RMB 76,400.

In addition to the announcement of the sodium-ion battery-equipped test vehicle, Hina Battery today officially launched three sodium-ion battery cells.

These three types of cells are NaCR32140-ME12 cylindrical cell, NaCP50160118-ME80 square cell and NaCP73174207-ME240 square cell, with energy densities of 140 Wh/kg, 145 Wh/kg and 155 Wh/kg respectively. (Early LFP batteries had energy densities of around 160 Wh/kg).

According to Li Shujun, general manager of Hina Battery, the company's sodium-ion batteries are geared to mainstream market demand and have the advantages of long life, wide temperature range and high power, and are ready for mass production.

The company is advancing cooperation with a number of leading companies, and these sodium-ion battery products will be widely used in two-wheelers, passenger cars, commercial vehicles, home and commercial and industrial energy storage, and large-scale energy storage, he said.

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The topic of batteries made from trees opens up a world of possibilities for a sustainable future. As we become more aware of the impact of traditional batteries on the environment, alternative options are becoming more appealing. This article sheds light on the development of tree-based batteries and their potential to revolutionize the way we power our devices.

However, the discussion should not end here. There are still many questions that need to be addressed, such as the scalability of this technology and the potential impact on the forestry industry. Furthermore, how can we ensure that the process of producing tree-based batteries is truly sustainable and does not cause further harm to the environment?

As we move towards a more sustainable future, it is crucial to explore and develop alternative solutions for our energy needs. The development of tree-based batteries is a step in the right direction, and it will be interesting to see how this technology evolves in the future and how it can contribute to a more sustainable and cleaner planet.

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I call dibs on that Tesla Roadster!