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“10,000s of containers are stuck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., the two West Coast gateways that move more than a quarter of all American imports. More than 60 ships are lined up to dock, with waiting times stretching to 3 weeks.”

https://t.co/mkrOYSk68K

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“Up to 30% of overall truck appointments are not met because there are not enough trucks, drivers or chassis.”

Self-driving trucks will eventually come.

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“In Israel, there were 13 unicorns, or private companies with a valuation of at least $1 billion, as of June 6, compared with just one five years ago”

https://t.co/GggrblvyGu

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Finally read this new @OpenAI paper about a potential path towards artificial general intelligence. I’m not sure about their definition of intelligence. It rather evokes @danieldennett’s idea of “competence without comprehension”.

Reward is enough – https://t.co/IcbLKoHoy2

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Compare it with @JeffCHawkins’s definition: “Human intelligence is the brain’s ability to learn a model of the world and use it to understand new situations, handle abstract concepts, and create novel behaviors, including manipulating the environment”.

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It sounds quite different to me, and that difference has an impact on the direction we focus our efforts to create AGI.

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The first two parts of the book offer valuable insights on how Amazon approaches challenges and a glimpse of how Jeff Bezos thinks long-term.
I recommend it to whoever is trying to understand *how* Amazon will continue its journey, no matter the direction. https://t.co/UE1hoBprFP

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“Far more valuable is someone who has all the questions. The ability to figure out what hasn’t been figured out and see what hasn’t been seen is a significant advantage.”

https://t.co/Y1GqLzlTnq

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1/ After this, I reached out to #Miele CEO, Mr. Markus Miele. He replied to me.
I reached out to the Miele President of the Board and Managing Director of the Miele Global Service, Anna Meduna. She replied to me.
Event @Miele_Press reached out.

Did I fix my problem? No. https://t.co/AhGsWDstNP

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2/ Not only my problem with #Miele is still not fixed after 1.5 months, but the @Miele_GB technician now doesn’t even bother to inform me that he won’t come when he planned and announced to come.

What an unmitigated disaster @Miele_Press.