Monthly Archives: April 2023

Chinese Refugees: People Who Are Fleeing the Chinese Communist Party and Their Journey

Posted on 2023-04-16 by Greg

The Wall Street Journal has an article tracing the journey of refugees from China. A couple of notable quotes: The United Nations refugee agency counted 116,868 Chinese seeking asylum around the world at a point measured in mid-2022, up from … Continue reading →

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Here’s a New Way to Live Forever

Posted on 2023-04-10 by Greg

The OpenAI user guide(Opens in a new window) warns users: “We are not able to delete specific prompts from your history. Please don’t share any sensitive information in your conversations.” It says the system uses all questions and text submitted to it … Continue reading →

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New Article in Nature Photonics about Reducing Noise in Quantum Computing

Posted on 2023-04-07 by Greg

Researchers Ludovico Lami (QuSoft, University of Amsterdam) and Mark M. Wilde (Cornell) have made significant progress in quantum computing by deriving a formula that predicts the effects of environmental noise. This is crucial for designing and building quantum computers capable … Continue reading →

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