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Artificial General Intelligence

A hypothesised system able to match human competence across the full breadth of cognitive tasks, rather than a narrow domain. Definitions differ on whether generality requires embodiment, continual learning, or economic substitutability.

Key concepts
GeneralityTransfer learningContinual learningScaling hypothesis
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Scaling laws · AI alignment · Agentic systems

9 sourcesTechnology · Dec 23

GLP-1 receptor agonists

A drug class originally developed for type 2 diabetes that mimics incretin hormones, now central to obesity treatment and under study for cardiovascular and neurological indications.

Key concepts
Incretin effectCardiometabolic outcomesAdherenceSupply constraints
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Obesity medicine · Pharmaceutical supply chains

14 sourcesMedicine · Dec 28

Sovereign compute

National investment in domestic AI compute capacity, driven by strategic autonomy concerns and export controls on advanced accelerators.

Key concepts
Export controlsCapacity planningEnergy constraints
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Semiconductor policy · Data centre energy

7 sourcesBusiness · Dec 20
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