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This town is going to cover its cemetery with solar canopies

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Éric Boquaire, the president of Brier’energie, told pv magazine France that the 8,000-square-meter (86,111-square-foot) canopy will consist of 5,000 solar panels. I personally think this project is innovative. That’s because the commune of Saint-Joachim is in the center of the Brière marsh. A sensible use of space, or a step too far?

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

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Every workday, Sarah Ansari strives to ensure that the nuclear power plant where she works is operating safely. Our nuclear plant is like a river that meets the ocean, supplying power to the larger electric power grid that provides electricity across North America,” Ansari says. “Our

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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Believing that young generations have the responsibility, ability, and freedom to shape our future, Metra is focused on making IEEE an inclusive community through which all its members can find the knowledge and networking opportunities to foster their professional and personal growth.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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You said then that you wanted an artificial general intelligence to exist—in fact, you said it had always been your personal motivation for working in robotics and AI. We see a person do something, and we know what else they can do, and we can make a judgement quickly. Or, how far can a person throw a Frisbee? Didn’t at all.

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‘AI Pause’ Open Letter Stokes Fear and Controversy

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It calls for cessation of research on “all AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.” I would like to see an unbiased group without personal or commercial agendas to create a set of standards that has to be followed by all users and providers of AI.” IEEE members have expressed a similar diversity of opinions. “AI IEEE Member Jorge E.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Intel microprocessors now power personal computers made by major manufacturers including Dell , HP , and IBM. His original hypothesis, published in a 1965 Electronics magazine article , was that the number of transistors would double each year. His projection came true over the decade that followed.

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Why L. Ron Hubbard Patented His E-Meter

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From 1934 to 1940, he regularly penned 70,000 to 100,000 words per month of pulp fiction under 15 different pseudonyms published in various magazines. In 1961, Hubbard wrote of his recent discovery that the E-meter requires the auditor to have “command value” over the person being audited. In his patents (see, for example, U.S.