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A Precise Definition of AGI: Establishing Clear Standards | by Introspectology | Apr, 2024
The article below seeks to provide a robust definition of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The outlined criteria encompass a wide array of capabilities, all of which, in practice, are not only extremely difficult but also currently out of reach for existing AI systems. This high benchmark is deliberately set to create a robust and comprehensive …
Health and PE standards up for review starting Thursday
Idaho’s health and physical education content standards will be up for review starting this Thursday during the first of a series of virtual meetings. A committee of eight health and PE teachers and two Idaho university faculty members will review the standards for each grade level, study standards from other states, and review best practices …
New standards needed for the clean energy technology supply chain
This year’s G7 meeting is the middle of a three-act play — after President Biden’s Climate Leaders’ Summit, and before the Climate Conference of the Parties in Glasgow. In fact, according to UN Climate Change executive secretary Patricia Espinosa, the decisions the G7 makes in the next few weeks will have a major impact on …
Hearing on proposed Nebraska health standards that teach gender identity goes almost 4 hours | Education
Supporters of the standards argued the opposite, saying that educating children about proper terms for body parts and consent would arm them to fend off abuse. Teaching kindergartners correct names for body parts instead of nicknames would help in investigations of child abuse, providing clarity to a child’s testimony, they said. But an opponent who …
Bill outlines higher mental health standards | Local News
ALBANY — With spikes in suicide rates, depression and substance abuse, lawmakers and health leaders are pushing to amend the state Constitution to include greater protections for mental health services to mimic the safeguards in place for other health care. Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-Hudson/Poughkeepsie, and Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, D-New City, announced their bills outside the …
Who is leading the VVC technology race? A landscape analysis on standards contributions | Caldwell Intellectual Property Law
[co-author: Dr. Timothy Pohlman] The next generation video codec The next-generation video codec Versatile Video Coding (VVC) (H.266) offers significant technical advantages over its predecessors HEVC (H.265) and AVC (H.264) and competitors (eg, the proprietary codecs AV1 and VP9). Finalized in October 2020, VVC can achieve the same level of perceptual quality as prior video …
Bill would set training standards for home health agencies | News
A bill approved Wednesday would set minimum training standards for home health agencies who work with patients with Alzheimer’s disease and symptoms of dementia. Advocates for the bill told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that the bill is needed to provide improved care to people receiving it in their homes and to help retain …
With record-breaking COVID-19 counts, Utah may need to implement ‘crisis standards of care,’ hospital leader says
SALT LAKE CITY — After a week of record new COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations, Utah hospital officials are sounding the alarm that the state might soon need to implement crisis standards of care. They just don’t know how soon. If crisis standards of care are invoked by the state at the request of hospital …
Networked Audio, Part 1 — Standards Help the Technology Grow Up
SMPTE 2110, NMOS, AES70, and others aid in increasing adoption for broadcast sports Networked audio has left its novelty stage behind and is moving into its own maturity even as its evolution continues, hastened by the rapid rate of development around standards. “There have been some additional considerations with regard to …
Commentary: Utah health care standards protect the elderly
When the COVID-19 pandemic history is written, the impact of health care teams on the front lines in preventing the spread of COVID, treating those struggling with its devastating symptoms and comforting families grieving the loss of loved ones will deserve special mention. This story would not be complete, however, without acknowledging the efforts of …