Hype grows over “autonomous” AI agents that loop GPT-4 outputs

AutoGPT and BabyAGI run GPT AI agents to complete complex tasks iteratively.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/hype-grows-over-autonomous-ai-agents-that-loop-gpt-4-outputs/?source=Snapzu

Train carrying hazardous materials derails in Maine

None of the hazardous materials aboard the train caught fire, railroad officials said.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/train-hazardous-materials-derails-rockwood-maine/?source=Snapzu

Global wind energy will exceed 1 TW by the end of 2023

Global wind energy will pass the 1-terawatt (TW) threshold for installed capacity by the end of 2023, according to the newest market outlook from Wood Mackenzie.
Read more: https://electrek.co/2023/04/14/global-wind-energy-will-exceed-1-tw-by-the-end-of-2023/?source=Snapzu

Find Out If Your Ancestor Is Among These 19th-Century Silhouettes in This Newly Digitized Collection

The itinerant artist William Bache’s portraits are contaminated by arsenic, but now the National Portrait Gallery offers easy access
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/find-out-if-your-ancestor-is-among-these-19th-century-silhouettes-in-this-newly-digitized-collection-180981947/?source=Snapzu

Amazon workers seriously injured at more than twice the rate of other warehouses, study finds

In 2022, Amazon warehouse workers suffered serious injuries at more than twice the rate of comparable facilities, according to the Strategic Organizing Center.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/study-amazon-workers-seriously-hurt-at-twice-rate-of-other-warehouses.html?source=Snapzu

Are influencers ready for a world without follower counts?

Several emerging social media trends might soon render an influencer’s follower count irrelevant to brands says Kimmy Shoval, Movement Strategy’s senior vice-president and head of influencer marketing. Here, Shoval explains how this shift could affect influencer marketing.
Read more: https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2023/04/14/are-influencers-ready-world-without-follower-counts?source=Snapzu

Environmental Justice Advocates Urge California to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits in Neighborhoods - Inside Climate News

The first thing Nalleli Cobo wanted to do when she heard the oil well in her South Los Angeles neighborhood was shutting down was scream. She had so much pent-up energy she didn’t know what else to do. Cobo grew up breathing foul-smelling, toxic emissions from an oil production site just 30 feet from her home. She sometimes caught whiffs of chocolate and citrus, which she thinks came from chemicals used to mask the fetid smell.
Read more: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14042023/environmental-justice-activists-urge-newsom-fight-oil-industry/?source=Snapzu