Who's battling it out in the world of AI?
Plus, could life exist beyond Earth? Find out in this week's Haystack Digest 🚀
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🚀 Big Tech & Startups
The tech rivals are out in full force against one another, as tech giants from all around the world are racing against the clock to produce an AI model similar to ChatGPT.
Google recently released Bard and now the Chinese tech giant, Alibaba, has unveiled its own ChatGPT-like AI model.
The AI model, Tongyi Qianwen, which translates to "truth from a thousand questions", will be added to the companies existing apps, and in a recent video demo, it was shown to summarise meetings, write emails and even have a voice assistant.
A statement from Alibaba’s Chief Executive said:
"It will bring about big changes to the way we produce, the way we work, and the way we live our lives".
🔭 Science & Futuristic Tech
Is there life on Mars, or any other planet for that matter? How do we know that life doesn’t exist beyond Earth?
The assumption has always been made that other planets are far too cold and don’t house the right orbit and atmosphere for life to exist. But, recent findings have discovered that planets without stars might have moons that are suitable to inhabit life.
An astrophysicist, Giulia Roccetti, and her team have run more than 8,000 computer simulations with the goal of determining whether gravitational heating occurs on a planet’s moon with the possibility of sustaining life (i.e keeping water in a liquid state). Computer simulations suggest that, given the right orbit and atmosphere, some moons orbiting rogue planets can stay warm for over a billion years - hinting at the idea that it is possible that life could exist beyond Earth, even if it might take a few hundred million years.
🪵 Fireside Chat
Join us on Friday 28th April as we host our first Fireside Chat 🔥🪵
We’ll be joined by Simon Barker, Chief Coder at All The Code and CTO at Peek Home, as he shares his tips and tricks for progressing within your tech career. Simon has over 15 years of experience within the tech industry and is helping devs turbocharge their career through his podcast and social channels!
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🧑💻 Dev, Data & Design
A 2022 study uncovered that 42% of tech workers are considering quitting due to excessive stress and 62% reported they felt ‘physically and emotionally drained’.
Unlike other medical conditions, the symptoms of burnout are not always instantly recognisable, and no one other than you knows how you truly feel. Firstly, it’s important to be aware of and recognise the main signs that you’re approaching burnout;
#1 Decreased productivity and a lack of motivation.
#2 Emotional exhaustion: Burnout can cause you to feel emotionally drained and unable to cope with stress.
#3 Physical symptoms: Burnout can cause physical symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, and insomnia.
#4 Detachment: Burnout can cause you to feel detached from your work and colleagues.
#5 Increased absenteeism: Burnout can cause you to take more time off from work due to illness or stress.
Read more on how to combat burnout in your tech career in our latest blog 👈
🛠 Miscellaneous
The government is set to trial a new public warning system for mobile phones 🚨
Google launches a new auto-archiving feature for Android users 📲
Could musicians and composers be replaced by computers? 🎶
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