Links for 20210812
A review of the improved version of Codex (natural language -> code): "Powerful AI-driven support for everyone who codes (or even for those who don’t)." https://towardsdatascience.com/codex-by-openai-in-action-83529c0076cc
Eye-tracking may be the closest thing we have to mind-reading: New study shows that visual behaviour can reveal people's sex, age, ethnicity, personality traits, drug-consumption habits, emotions, fears, skills, interests, sexual preferences, and physical and mental health. https://rd.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-42504-3_15
A comprehensive primer on aging research and biotech
Imagine someone was about to cure cancer when you learned about a crime they committed. If you made the evidence public, they might be unable to continue their research and cancer won't be cured for another decade or longer. What are you going to do? These sorts of philosophical thought experiments rarely occur in the real world. But the accusations against Aubrey de Grey come very close. twitter.com/RokoMijic/status/1425357137107197952
"The prevalence of psychopathy in the general adult population can be estimated at 4.5%... significantly higher among workers in some organizations and companies (e.g., managers, executives, procurement and supply professionals, advertising workers)" https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661044/full
Implant shows extreme promise for regenerating bone https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-08-implant-extreme-regenerating-bone.html
Electromagnetic radiation in the wireless signal range increases wakefulness in mice https://mindblog.dericbownds.net/2021/08/electromagnetic-radiation-in-wireless.html
Thread by Bjorn Lomborg on how the UN routinely warns us that we have just a few years left until catastrophe https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1424475720835899392.html