“An estimated USD $2 to $3 trillion is expected to be inherited in 2024, with wealth managers at risk of losing assets if they fail to meet the needs of female and next-generation inheritors. In many markets, tens or even hundreds of billions will change hands this year. In 2023, more billionaires were created by inheritance than by entrepreneurship.”
People: Neopets revival. 30% of 5-7yo are on tiktok. Rise of the home husband. Small wasps .. at 1/4mm (and they have feathers) ;)
Business & tech: FISA 702 extended. No enough mechs = lower lifespans of EVs (FR). More than 85% of total U.S. employment growth since 1940 has come in entirely new occupations. The first autonomous car race “Dallara Super Formula” took place this week. The US Army has deployed two high-energy lasers abroad to target enemy drones.
Good reads: Damasio’s Vallée du Silicium (FR). New endosymbiosis discovered (4th, of all time, inc. mitochondriae and chloroplasts).
AI: Challenges of artificial voices. The rise of a new labor market. AI can read your political views from your (neutral) face. AI leaderboards. NIST answer to Biden’s Executive order (AI-600-1 - PDF). ANSSI’s recommendation for security in AI systems (FR, PDF).
What good AI policy looks like. Release of gpt2-chatbot (and some more). Eight major US newspapers have brought a suit against Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement. ChatGPT vs GDPR in the EU (accuracy about individuals). Ukraine is using an AI-generated spokeswoman to make messages on behalf of its foreign ministry.
