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The culture today is toxic. Media reflects it and amplifies it. As a society, we’ve become… Cynical about the motivations of others Simplistic in our thinking about complex issues Certain that we have all the answers Scared of the challenges we face It’s understandable, but unsustainable. And it doesn’t have to be like this. Progress happens when we’re… Curious about new ideas Thoughtful about hard questions Open to considering other perspectives Constructive about the challenges we face In everything we do at Freethink Media, it’s our ethos that makes us different. And it’s our ethos that makes what we do matter. Freethink: A platform for the people and the ideas that are changing the world

Etched, a startup founded by three Harvard dropouts, thinks specialization is the best approach to building AI chips. They developed Sohu, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that runs just one type of AI — transformers — very, very well. Because Sohu only has to support one type of AI, Etched cut anything unnecessary for efficiency gains. According to Etched, a server with eight Sohu chips could replace 160 of Nvidia’s Hopper GPUs doing the same task. Read more from our chat with co-founder Robert Wachen and learn how the Etched team is taking the ‘steak knife’ of AI chips to market. This week’s Future Explored by Kristin Houser up now on Freethink and available as a link in the first comment.

Indigenous lands are key to combating climate change, but corporate greed puts them at risk. This organization is calling out those responsible for the damage. Created in partnership with Skoll Foundation

This group makes up just 6% of the global population, but protects up to 80% of our remaining biodiversity. Meet the most committed keepers of planet Earth, created in partnership with the Skoll Foundation

Zoom in, then zoom way out. This is the format of our new flagship series, The Freethink Interview. Join us for thought-provoking conversations with some of the world’s most interesting and ambitious technologists as we explore humanity’s future at three different scales: 1. The Atomic-scale - What physical innovation has taken place? 2. The Human-scale - What are humans doing, collectively, to use this innovation? 3. The Global-scale - What does this innovation mean for the world and our future as a species? We’re interviewing a new generation of builders, leaders and thinkers. People with bold and provocative ideas about the future of humanity. People that live for progress and think in terms of solutions. People who are and always will be curious. People who are thoughtful in how they present their views. And People who are open to the ideas of others. Explore, learn, and open your mind with The Freethink Interview. Episode 1 premieres next week.

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Meet Clone's humanoid robot prototype. Artificial muscles, hydraulic actuators, and machine learning could make these androids as capable as humans.

Construction on the world's largest "wooden city" starts next year

Those on the frontlines of environmental degradation have the best solutions. This is their fight. Created in partnership with John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation, The Solutions Project,?Gloria Walton