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What AI thinks or predicts for 2024

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Important Takeaways:

    • We asked top AI chatbots for their predictions for 2024… and it produced some VERY alarming results
    • From ChatGPT taking the world by storm to sparking historic Hollywood strikes. Artificial intelligence had its break out year in 2023.
    • So what’s in store for the cutting-edge tech in 2024? DailyMail.com asked the leading AI chatbots to predict their own fate – Google’s Bard and Amazon-backed Claude – and got some very alarming results.
    • AI systems might start reasoning by themselves
      • ‘Techniques like deep learning and neural networks running on powerful computing infrastructure have driven these leaps forward. Major investments from big tech companies and startups suggest the pace of innovation isn’t slowing anytime soon.
      • ‘And some AI researchers anticipate that we’re now closer to “Artificial General Intelligence” (AGI) – algorithms that can match humans’ flexibility and adaptability across different environments and tasks.
      • ‘Groups like DeepMind, OpenAI, Google Brain, and Anthropic are pushing towards this goal of AGI.
    • Biotechnology will ‘upgrade’ humans
      • The AI suggested that these could include breakthroughs in ‘Brain Computer Interfaces’, where human brains connect to computers.
      • Elon Musk’s Neuralink is set to test such technology in volunteers in the coming year.
      • ‘Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) could allow direct communication between the brain and computer systems, enabling control of prosthetics, external devices, or even virtual environments. Potential applications include communication for individuals with paralysis, enhanced creativity and productivity, or even brain-to-brain communication.’
    • Dawn of personalized medicine
      • ‘Personalized medicine, also known as precision medicine, aims to tailor treatments and preventive strategies to the unique genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors of each individual. In this quest, AI is emerging as a game-changer, powering breakthroughs across various aspects of healthcare:
      • ‘By deciphering vast amounts of genetic data, AI can identify risk factors for specific diseases, allowing for proactive interventions and personalized prevention plans
      • ‘AI can mine Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to uncover hidden patterns and connections between symptoms, medications, and outcomes, leading to more accurate diagnoses and personalized treatment recommendations.
      • ‘AI can analyze patient data and predict how they might respond to different treatments, helping doctors choose the most effective and least harmful options for each individual.’
    • Election hacking warning
      • With the Presidential election looming in the U.S., Google’s Bard predicted that malicious actors will try to undermine the election using technology.
      • ‘Malicious actors might target voter registration databases, voting machines, or election results reporting systems to disrupt the voting process, sow doubt in the outcome, or manipulate results.
    • Tensions with China rise
      • Anthropic’s Claude predicts that tensions between the U.S. and China will continue to rise in 2024.
      • Taiwan remains one of the most contentious issues. China views Taiwan as a breakaway province that should be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary.
      • But Taiwan has evolved into a distinct, democratic society with its own identity. The US has historically supported Taiwan’s right to self-determination and supplied arms for its defenses, raising tensions with China.
      • If Taiwan makes moves towards formal independence in 2024, that could provoke more aggressive posturing or even military action from China.’

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Polar vortex redux? U.S. forecasters say it could hit next week

File photo: The Chicago skyline is framed by icicles in Chicago, Illinois,

By Timothy Mclaughlin

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Forecasters are sending chills down some spines with a prediction that much of the northern half of the United States could see frigid weather next week similar to life-threatening lows the polar vortex brought to parts of the country in 2014.

Anticipation of a freezing blast began to build this week when weather maps and forecast models showed similarities between next week’s system and one that developed in January 2014.

“Upper-level atmosphere configuration very similar in scale magnitude as infamous Jan 2014 #PolarVortex popularized by me and @afreedma,” meteorologist Ryan Maue said on Twitter on Tuesday alongside maps comparing the two weather systems.

The southward shift in the polar vortex in 2014 brought the Midwest some of its coldest weather in two decades. Icy conditions snarled travel and thousands of flights were canceled or delayed.

Frigid temperatures combined with gusting winds to create life-threatening wind chills as low as 60 degrees Fahrenheit below zero (minus 51 Celsius) that killed at least nine people.

Travelers leave the Back Bay train and subway station during a winter polar vortex snow storm in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. on

Travelers leave the Back Bay train and subway station during a winter polar vortex snow storm in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. on January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

The coldest weather next week is expected in the Midwest and Northeastern starting around Tuesday, according to forecasts that show temperatures in the single digits in some cities.

“The air mass on the way for the middle of December is likely to be substantially colder when compared to that of this past week and this weekend,” AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok wrote on Thursday.

Temperatures from the Northern and Central plains to wide swathes of the Midwest are likely to drop by between 5 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit compared to temperatures this week, according to AccuWeather.

It is unclear how far south the cold air will be felt, according to Pastelok.

Chicago, the largest city in the Midwest, is bracing for temperatures in the teens next week, according to an AccuWeather forecast, which showed a low of 17 Fahrenheit (minus 8 Celsius) for Wednesday and Thursday.

Further north in Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul NBC affiliate KARE forecasted temperatures dropping to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 Celsius) on Tuesday of next week, then 8 degrees (minus 13 Celsius) on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Timothy McLaughlin in Chicago; Editing by James Dalgleish)