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  • What can steam trains teach us about progress in AI?

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    Contrary to popular belief, Stephenson’s Rocket did not hail the dawn of the steam age. Likewise, AI has actually been in development for decades, but progress could now begin to move faster than steam trains ever could, says Paul Ormerod The economics Nobel Laureate Robert Solow famously stated in 1987: “you can see the computer [...]

    Historical illustration of Stephensons Rocket, an early steam locomotive with two men and a barrel on a tender car.
  • Cambridge tech startup backed by ‘Godfather of AI’ raises £24m

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    A Cambridge based artificial intelligence (AI) startup developing next-gen materials for sustainability and clean energy has secured $30m (£24m) in seed funding. 

    A Cambridge based artificial intelligence (AI) startup developing next-gen materials for sustainability and clean energy has secured $30m (£24m) in seed funding. 

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