#JeffBezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the #Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
Though the inspiration for #LLM's was rooted in biology, current frontier models have little in common with the #humanbrain. With #Flourish Reardon and Williams haven’t figured out how to build systems that match a human brain. What they have is a belief that an expert, well-resourced team—of #AI researchers and neuroscientists working essentially side by side—can find the answer.
https://www.wired.com/story/jeff-bezos-is-funding-a-wild-hunt-for-the-brains-core-algorithm/
https://archive.ph/oGSHM
Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

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Niagara theatre group helps people with disabilities flourish and gain confidence
When they were getting ready to perform the stage show Thriller awhile back, TASC (Therapy Alternatives for Special Children and Adults) Niagara figured out how to include a cast member who can only lie in a wheelchair, can't sit up straight because then he can't breathe, and can't talk.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/theatre-disabilities-autism-niagara-9.7197127?cmp=rss