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Erik Brown

@geekvsmachine

TPM, Google Lens

Previously . AI & Synthetic Biology / CRISPR enthusiast. Opinions are my own.

Monte Sereno, CAJoined March 2009

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matty stratton, fashon mogul

@mattstratton

Jan 24

Oh my fucking god

ChatGPT prompt “Compose a message announcing a 7% reduction in headcount while also promoting executives to new titles and also include a quote” “I am writing to inform you that we will be implementing a 7% reduction in headcount across the company. This decision was not made lightly, but it is necessary in order to ensure the long-term success of our organization.

At the same time, I am pleased to announce the promotion of several executives to new titles within the company. These individuals have demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication, and we are confident that they will continue to make valuable contributions to our team.

I understand that this news may be difficult for some of you, but as Martin Luther King Jr. said, "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Let us all strive to rise to this challenge and continue to work together towards our shared goals.”

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Working with

's Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program, we're now monitoring influenza viruses in addition to SARS-CoV-2 - providing insights to help inform candidate vaccine development for the next flu season.

@CDCFlu

@CDCtravel

@XpresCheck

investors.ginkgobioworks.com

Ginkgo Bioworks and XpresCheck Expand CDC's Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance Program to Detect...

The program is an effective early warning system for viral variants, leveraging voluntary sampling from international travelers at major U.S. airports Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) and XWELL, Inc....

"Today, through companies like

@Ginkgo

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@Bayer

partner, many more opportunities are arising to use synthetic biology in everything from medicine to farming to manufacturing."

@KiraPeikoff

@bigthink

bigthink.com

5 biotech trends to watch in 2023

From synthetic biology to xenotransplantation, biotech will continue to march forward in 2023, in part powered by data and AI.

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To all the Californians who thought we would thrive living in the Pacific Northwest, this sure was a humbling 30-day free-trial wasn’t it?

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James Webb Telescope. Figma exit at 50x sales. Turing-passing ChatGPT. Nuclear fusion. This past year has been an awesome reminder to do things not because they are easy, but bc they are hard. If you are able, reject a life of low hanging fruit. Choose to go to the moon.

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twitter has officially removed the feature that tells you what device a tweet was sent from and i just wanna say say dorothy we will never forget you.

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how did we let this happen

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we’re fucked 😂😂

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For #UI designers, #midjourney is a new way to find inspiration for layout and style. Is this plus #chatgpt3 the future of experience design?

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Alyssa, a 13-year old T-cell leukemia (ALL) patient in the UK, was the first person to receive a base editing therapeutic—T cells with three base edits—and the first patient reported to benefit from base editing: complete remission, 6 months later. 1/3

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Base editing: Revolutionary therapy clears girl's incurable cancer

New way of altering DNA is used to engineer an "exciting", experimental therapy for a 13-year-old girl.

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ChatGPT saved me an hour of spreadsheet work today. It wrote a complex sorting script beyond my ability, explained how it works, and helped me deploy it. The party tricks have been fun, but this was a whoa moment for me similar to the first time I used Google Search.

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Wasn't aware of this, but sounds like Scott Aaronson at OpenAI is working on cryptographically watermarking GPT outputs. Means it should be easy enough (in principle) for e.g. teachers to check if students used GPT to do their homework, StackOverflow to check for GPT use, etc.

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today we launched ChatGPT. try talking with it here: chat.openai.com

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I’m sorry, I simply cannot be cynical about a technology that can accomplish this.

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RIP stocks

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BLS-Labor Statistics

@BLS_gov

Dec 2, 2022

Payroll employment increases by 263,000 in November; unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7% bls.gov/news.release/e #JobsReport #BLSdata

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Fed Officials Discussed Slowing Interest Rate Increases ‘Soon’

The central bankers discussed the need to slow rate increases soon at their last meeting, while signaling that they are likely to raise borrowing costs higher.

Sorry, who did this? 😂 twitter.com/iamraisini/sta

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thank u for the money

@elonmusk

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Replying to

“Twitter 2.0 Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mythical Man Month”

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viewing the Chinese McDonald's menu through Google Translate produces some of the best fast food names i've ever seen

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Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources

@waDNR

Nov 11, 2022

Update: The Twitter wildfire is at 44 billion acres and 0% contained.

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Inflation Rate in the United States decreased to 7.70 percent in October from 8.20 percent in September of 2022. tradingeconomics.com/united-states/

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What we know so far about Apple’s VR/AR plans and headsets (THREAD). More than summarize facts, my aim is to paint a picture of what Apple’s platform may be, from perspective of an industry veteran with +10 year experience and a successful VR/AR company focused on innovation.

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It took me less than 25 minutes to set up a fake anonymous Apple ID using a VPN and disposable email, attach a masked debit card to it (with the address being Twitter's HQ), and get a verified account for a prominent figure. Just think what a nation-state or bad actor could do...

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The Redheaded libertarian

@TRHLofficial

Nov 9, 2022

BREAKING:

@GuyFieri

has been re-elected Mayor of Flavortown.

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My finished shot from this morning's total lunar eclipse. This image was captured by using two telescopes, one to capture intricate detail on the lunar surface, and one to capture the rich tones cast by Earth's shadow across the disc. Go ahead, zoom in on it!

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ANOTHER AI MEGA THREAD 🧵

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1/6 How I transferred a physical toy to the digital world in one hour with AI -> LumaAI (3D scan) -> Cinema4D (editing) -> Mixamo (rigging and animation) -> MetaSparkStudio (AR)

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Elon Musk coming into the Twitter office tomorrow

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Instead of telling kids not to play video games, adults should play too. Compared to kids who don’t play, those who play 3 hrs/day have better working memory & impulse control. Experiments show cognitive benefits for adults too. Video games are a form of exercise for the brain.