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Ghosts in the Machine: Training AI to Outlive Us | Zachary Catanzaro | TEDxSTU
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-16 15:58
[Music] Ernest Hemingway wrote that every man dies two deaths. Once when he is buried and once when his name is forgotten. In some ways some men become immortal.And the law has long recognized this. Our legal system through the doctrine of wills and estates has given us a way to immortalize our last wishes. a way for us to leave a cognitive shadow that lingers for a moment after our deaths. A way to make our last wishes known to the world.Now, recent advances in technology means that those last wishes can l ...
The dangerous anti-abortion victory buried in Trump’s megabill
MSNBC· 2025-07-06 19:12
Thanks to Donald Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, access to reproductive health care in the United States just took another devastating hit. The Atlantic is calling it the biggest anti-abortion victory since DOBS. And here's why. Buried in the mega bill is a provision that blocks healthc care nonprofits that offer abortions from receiving Medicaid funds for other services that they provide. So, to be clear, this is not a ban on Medicaid funds being used for abortion. Federal Medicaid funds are ...
AI, Death, and the Future of Fear | Lori Baldwin | TEDxBerlin
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-11 16:06
Who is afraid that AI is going to destroy human civilization. Now, don't be shy. It can't see you right now.Who knows someone who is afraid that AI is going to destroy human civilization. Who is afraid of dying. In a black box, AI and death share a room.What's inside this black box. We don't know. In a 2023 New York Times column, Ezra Klene wrote about AI.We do not understand these systems, and it's not clear we even can. I am an artist dealing in embodiment and livveness. As such, I have taken AI and death ...
Kaltura Announces “Connect on the Road 2025” Conference Schedule: Join Experts from IBM, AWS, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Bloomberg, Adobe, and more in Exploring Digital Immortality and Institutional Knowledge Activation in the Age of Agentic AI
Globenewswire· 2025-04-29 12:00
Core Insights - Kaltura's annual Connect on the Road conference will focus on how AI and digital technologies are transforming enterprise content management and personalization [1][2] Group 1: Conference Details - The conference will take place in New York on May 13, San Francisco on May 15, and London on May 20, featuring discussions on "Digital Immortality" and AI's role in creating living content archives [1] - Hundreds of executives from Marketing, Communications, and Enterprise Media are expected to attend, providing a platform for sharing insights on AI-driven transformations [2] Group 2: Key Topics of Discussion - The concept of Agentic AI will be explored, which enables corporate knowledge to become a proactive, hyper-personalized, intelligent system [3] - The transformation of content into "Living archives" that self-update and deliver relevant knowledge based on real-time user needs will be a focal point [3] - Discussions will include creating enduring institutional memory sources that maintain knowledge continuity despite employee turnover [4] - Ensuring brand continuity through consistent messaging across customer interactions to enhance engagement will also be addressed [4] - Ethical considerations surrounding AI, including knowledge ownership and governance of AI-driven decision-making, will be discussed [4] Group 3: Product Demonstrations - Attendees will experience hands-on demos of Kaltura's next-generation AI platform, including the Customer Experience Genie and Work Genie AI agents, which enhance customer engagement and employee training [4] - The Kaltura Content Lab will be showcased, allowing creators to transform long-form video content into engaging, bite-sized experiences, thus maximizing content value [4] Group 4: Education Connect on the Road - Kaltura will host an Education Connect on the Road track in Europe and the US, starting in Utrecht, Netherlands, on May 12, focusing on AI's role in improving education and engagement [6] Group 5: Company Overview - Kaltura aims to create AI-infused hyper-personalized video experiences that enhance customer and employee engagement across various sectors, including education, marketing, and entertainment [7]
也门气候和健康脆弱性评估(英)2025
Shi Jie Yin Hang· 2025-03-03 06:35
Investment Rating - The report does not explicitly provide an investment rating for the industry. Core Insights - The Republic of Yemen is facing severe humanitarian and development crises exacerbated by climate change, with a projected GDP growth of 2% in 2024, still significantly lower than the 2014 GDP of USD 22.7 billion [18] - The assessment identifies key climate-related health risks, including food insecurity, waterborne diseases, vector-borne diseases, heat-related morbidity, and risks from flooding [84] Section Summaries Section I: Climate - Yemen's climate is characterized by extreme temperatures and variable rainfall, with an average national warm season maximum of 36.5°C and annual rainfall averaging 190 mm [33][34] - The mean annual temperature has increased by 0.42°C per decade from 1971 to 2020, with projections indicating further increases under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios [35] - Floods are the most significant climate hazard, accounting for 87% of economic losses from natural disasters between 1971 and 2013 [49] Section II: Climate-Related Health Risks - The report assesses six primary climate-related health risks, including food insecurity, waterborne diseases, vector-borne diseases, heat-related health issues, direct exposure to floods, and risks to health infrastructure [84] - Yemen ranks as the 11th most food-insecure country globally, with 17 million people food insecure as of 2022 [90] - Waterborne diseases have been exacerbated by climate-related hazards, with a history of cholera outbreaks affecting millions [102] Section III: Adaptive Capacity and Readiness - The report discusses the need for improved leadership and governance, health information systems, service delivery, and financing to enhance adaptive capacity [31][32] - The assessment highlights the importance of targeting vulnerable populations, particularly internally displaced persons, to increase resilience against climate impacts [21][22] Section IV: Proposed Actions - Proposed actions include strengthening health information systems, improving health service delivery, and enhancing health financing mechanisms to address climate-related health risks [40][41][42] - Further research is recommended to better understand the economic costs of health impacts due to climate change [43]