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Researchers at UPenn have developed a system that uses AI to generate 3D environments from text prompts, similar to the technology seen in Star Trek.

Space.com has an article listing the next seven total solar eclipses, including dates and where to view them. The article also provides resources for those interested in eclipse chasing.

Tyler Cowen argues in this simple model that AI social media digests will decrease time spent browsing due to the substitution effect, letting users prioritize enjoyment. via Marginal Revolution

Researchers put ChatGPT to the test, measuring its ability to mimic user behavior in tree testing on the IRS website and found near-perfect task completion, surpassing human participants. via MeasuringU.

Tyler Cowen wonders how useful strong AI would be to historical figures like Sumerians, cavemen, and more recent figures like Adlai Stevenson.

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A new 2.7B parameter language model named BioMedLM, now available on Hugging Face, shows strong performance on biomedical question answering after fine-tuning. via Hugging Face.