GoKawiilWhile the plastic-making industry insists that synthetic fields are safe if properly installed, lots of researchers think that isn’t so. Find out why AstroTurf has ignited heated debates.
—Douglas Main
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Mustafa Suleyman: AI development won't hit a development wall anytime soon—here's why
—Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI CEO and Google DeepMind co-founder
The skeptics keep predicting that AI compute will soon hit a wall—and keep getting proven wrong. To understand why that is, you need to look at the forces driving the AI explosion.
Three advances are enabling exponential progress: faster basic calculators, high-bandwidth memory, and technologies that turn disparate GPUs into enormous supercomputers. Where does all this get us? Read the full op-ed on the future of AI development to learn more.
Desalination technology, by the numbers
—Casey Crownhart
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