human longevity

OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup

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OpenAI says it trained a new AI model called GPT-4b micro with Retro Biosciences, a longevity science startup trying to extend the human lifespan by 10 years, according to the MIT Technology Review. Retro, which is backed by Sam Altman, has been working with OpenAI for roughly a year on this research, according to the […]

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Synex founder, once detained at the border with a 80-pound magnet, is building portable MRIs to test glucose

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Back in 2019, Synex Medical founder Ben Nashman spent the night detained by US customs. Nashman tried to explain he was simply transporting materials from Buffalo to Toronto for his homemade MRI. Customs, however, took issue with the label on the package: “nuclear magnetic resonance.”  Nashman spent hours in a bright waiting room before he

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