48: Liquid robots as in Terminator 2

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Scientists have created a liquid metal robot that can escape a cage like a Terminator! Want to know how to protect yourself from hidden cameras? Learn how to use your phone to find them! Meetings taking up too much of your time? Supernormal has raised $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize them for you. And find out how Microsoft's stumbles led to its partnership with OpenAI. And all of this in a very experimental studio setup.

00:00 - Intro
03:16 - Scientists Made a Liquid Metal Robot That Can Escape a Cage Like a Terminator
11:05 - How to use your phone to find hidden cameras
17:43 - Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings
25:43 - How Microsoft’s Stumbles Led to Its OpenAI Alliance

Summary:

Scientists have created amazing robots that can shapeshift between solid and liquid states, allowing them to do incredible things like jumping, climbing and even oozing through a cage! These robots are controlled by magnetic fields and have the potential to lead to groundbreaking new biomedical and engineering technologies like targeted drug delivery, circuit assembly and even the creation of universal screws. The robots are made of a special material called "magnetoactive phase transitional matter" (MPTM) which combines the strengths of solid and liquid states. The researchers were able to get these robots to do things like solder circuits, mold themselves into a universal screw, remove objects from a dummy stomach, and even overcome obstacle courses. These robots are truly revolutionary and have the potential to change the world. Imagine a robot that can deliver medications to specific organs or extract dangerous objects from the body, the possibilities are endless!

The popularity of Airbnb and other informal rentals has led to an increase in the production of cheaper hidden cameras, making it increasingly likely that your stay could be viewed by the person who rented the place out to you. To ensure privacy, there are a couple of ways to check for hidden cameras in your space. One way is to check for infrared (IR) light using your smartphone camera. If a camera wants to catch movement or take photos in low-light or dark rooms, it will usually use IR light, which human eyes can’t detect. Another way to check for an active camera is to check what else is connected to the local network. There are apps that can list all the devices that are connected to your network, and you can confirm which devices you recognize and find any that are not supposed to be there.

Supernormal, a company that creates meeting notes by integrating with conferencing platforms such as Google Meet and Zoom, has raised $10m in a funding round led by Balderton with participation from Acequia Capital and byFounders VC. Supernormal uses OpenAI's GPT-3 model to extract key details from meetings such as actions and decisions, and after a meeting attempts to automate action items like follow-up emails, scheduling and making introductions. Supernormal's platform writes meeting and call notes across templated categories like “presentation,” “customer discovery call” and “interview”.

Microsoft Research, the company's in-house research group, has been working on AI breakthroughs such as speech-to-text translation and software that can understand human language and recognize objects in images for over a decade. However, according to three employees involved in the effort, the company's progress in commercializing its AI research has been slow. AI groups inside rivals such as Google have generated more value by comparison. A group of Microsoft AI researchers told CEO Satya Nadella last year that rivals including Google and Apple were ahead of them when it came to using certain types of AI in major products such as voice assistants. Nadella has also expressed concerns to colleagues that the company isn't turning its AI research into marketable services fast enough.

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