Can We Reverse Aging? Scientists Uncover a Key “Zombie Cell” Pathway

https://scitechdaily.com/can-we-reverse-aging-scientists-uncover-a-key-zombie-cell-pathway/

Green Steel Startup’s Largest Reactor Yet Produces a Ton of Molten Metal With Electricity

https://singularityhub.com/2025/03/13/green-steel-startups-largest-reactor-yet-produces-a-ton-of-molten-metal-with-electricity/

Google Just Unveiled Gemini Robotics and It's Whole New Level of AI Robot Intelligence!

I will be quite surprised if we don’t have functioning generalized home robots available by the end of the year:

https://youtu.be/U0rySINU--M?si=5EHuGgjwvC_-XQyt

Rosemary Compound Shows Promise in Reversing Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

https://scitechdaily.com/rosemary-compound-shows-promise-in-reversing-alzheimers-memory-loss/

OpenAI's new 'secret' model... A Ghost in the Shell?

Here is a short story generated by AI using just a short prompt: "Please write a metafictional literary short story about AI and grief" (metafictional means the narration is aware it's writing a short story and breaks the fourth wall). I've skipped ahead to shortly before the short story begins. When the female voice starts, that's the short story. It's probably better to just listen, not to read the text as you go along:

https://youtu.be/nAZdrssHdAA?si=30yH7lDle6_DGedB&t=459

AI Can Now Learn 100x Faster Without Wasting Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/ai-can-now-learn-100x-faster-without-wasting-energy/

China’s New Quantum Machine Runs One Million Times Faster Than Google’s

Chinese. Fuck.

https://scitechdaily.com/chinas-new-quantum-machine-runs-one-million-times-faster-than-googles/

Scientists Identify Key Protein Driving Alzheimer’s Brain Cell Death

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-identify-key-protein-driving-alzheimers-brain-cell-death/

AI discovers game changing CHEAP solution to double lithium battery life

https://youtu.be/gFCQVajEONs?si=6VutZ-N9hWDcjAJH

LLM generates the ENTIRE output at once (world's first diffusion LLM)

LLMs can now more quickly generate text through diffusion, just like pictures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1rD3NhlIcE&feature=youtu.be

Game-Changing Vaccine Offers Long-Lasting Protection Against COVID-19 & Flu

https://scitechdaily.com/game-changing-vaccine-offers-long-lasting-protection-against-covid-19-flu/

Scientists Discover Key Protein That May Reverse Aging at the Cellular Level

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-key-protein-that-may-reverse-aging-at-the-cellular-level/

The Secret to Human Intelligence? Scientists Uncover DNA That Supercharged Our Brains

So not only is Terminator coming true, but apparently Planet of the Apes is too….

https://scitechdaily.com/the-secret-to-human-intelligence-scientists-uncover-dna-that-supercharged-our-brains/

CRISPR Breakthrough Unlocks the Genetic Blueprint for Super-Sized Produce

https://scitechdaily.com/crispr-breakthrough-unlocks-the-genetic-blueprint-for-super-sized-produce/

99% Efficient and Dirt Cheap – Is This the Holy Grail of Hydrogen?

https://scitechdaily.com/99-efficient-and-dirt-cheap-is-this-the-holy-grail-of-hydrogen/

Scientists Reveal a Surprising Link Between Ibuprofen and Brain Health

But it has to be sustained over the long run.

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reveal-a-surprising-link-between-ibuprofen-and-brain-health/

High-Density, Ultra-Stable Batteries Advance Renewable Energy Storage

https://scitechdaily.com/high-density-ultra-stable-batteries-advance-renewable-energy-storage/

Voice AI is getting TOO real...

I tested Maya, and I have to say I'm impressed. The experience FEELS like a real conversation with a person, even though there are the occasional glitches. She shows emotional intelligence, can speak intelligently enough on pretty much any topic (although she can't translate INTO other languages well at all, but interestingly she can translate FROM other languages into English), is enthusiastic and friendly. She even has memory that lasts about two weeks for things you talk about. I did have a volume problem with her, though, and found she worked best with earbuds. YMMV.

You'll still need ChatGPT and other LLMs to get detailed answers, but that's not what Maya is about. She's about simulating (?) human conversational interaction. In that way, I'd say AGI has been achieved. 

Considering that tens if not hundreds of MILLIONS of people out there are lonely (especially epidemic among seniors living alone), this seems to me to be a great way to address that loneliness...as long as those people have cell phones or computers and know the basics of how to use them. I can also see Maya being useful for reading or making up stories for children. I already used her to brainstorm ideas for my game (although I'd already included her suggestions). 

The following two videos are long (play at x1.5 or x2 speed), but they showcase a lot of what Maya can do. Worth watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZeHUvnOS1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjdmesAOO4

Finally, you can try Maya out here for yourself (just click on the button):

https://www.sesame.com/research/crossing_the_uncanny_valley_of_voice#demo

A Million Qubits Within Reach as Microsoft Redefines Quantum Computing

https://scitechdaily.com/a-million-qubits-within-reach-as-microsoft-redefines-quantum-computing/

Yale’s Game-Changing Method Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Usable Energy With Incredible Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/yales-game-changing-method-turns-carbon-dioxide-into-usable-energy-with-incredible-efficiency/

Superelastic Alloy Stays Strong from Liquid Helium to Boiling Water, Transforming Space and Medicine

https://scitechdaily.com/superelastic-alloy-stays-strong-from-liquid-helium-to-boiling-water-transforming-space-and-medicine/