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Introducing the Anemoia Device, a scent-memory machine that uses generative AI to distill photographs into bespoke fragrances Guided by language models, a dial-based interface, and a custom olfactory formulation system, each image becomes a singular scent composition β€” a multisensory memory that evokes anemoia: nostal...
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If you're in Boston during TechWeek and curious about AI x Hardware get on the list:
RSVP to HARD MODE : Physical AI at MIT Media Lab #BOSTechWeek | Partiful
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I mean you could just do it :) we’re working on stuff that will make the barriers to entry much lower and think there’s a big shift coming.
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Just back from SF Spent a few days with Anthropic bringing HARD MODE to Code with @claudeai Anthropic invited 6 of the best projects from the first HARD MODE hackathon to showcase physical AI work at their flagship event in SF. Next up the projects will travel to Tokyo and London. Wild to see the work of this comm...
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Spent the day at Code with Claude. Brought six of the best HARD MODE teams with me to SF and we ran a showcase of hardware x AI projects. Definitely seeing more excitement around physical things. Also heard an interesting like around products reaching saturation when tech gets too good. Which makes me think: chat >...
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HARD MODE projects have now racked up nearly 3M views across all platforms! Been invited to take some of the best ones to SF this week to showcase at Code with Claude ! Would love to chat to people interested in Hardware x AI. Who should I meet?
One week since HARD MODE: Hardware x AI Hackathon at MIT Media Lab 48H β€’ 200+ hackers β€’ 40+ projects reimagining what happens when AI escapes the screen and takes physical form I led the creation and organisation. Was hard work but worth it - just amazing to see something I had dreamt about come to life and give so m
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I’ve been working on giving an AI a body. The first few videos of my experiments went very viral and have now hit ~15M views. I’ve been working towards a more autonomous system for the agent to teach itself a body language. In the third experiment I setup an initial way to do this. Full write up on my blog:
This AI Is Teaching Itself Body Language
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This AI Is Teaching Itself Body Language
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Is a POAP still the best way to recognise attendance at an IRL thing? What else is out there, especially looking for something friendly for non-crypto native people?
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Remapped the arrow keys and now this thing sings.
New HHKB just came in from 🎌
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When you have an exchange with a bot do you miss the subtleties of human conversation? Could you really accept emojis in the place of emotions? When we simplify we reduce and we know Approximating β‰  same but feels like we’re increasingly accepting and even celebrating new baselines.
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New HHKB just came in from 🎌
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YIL that Prof Trump (the uncle) was advised by Van de Graaff !!! I visited his lab at MIT, sitting in a quasi abandoned space here, disused and gathering dust but alive with memories, machines and many warning signs. Not allowed to share pictures right now, but here’s a glimpse from the past. Hopefully will get auth ...
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Had a visit from Joanie and Juliette (Studio Lemercier)! They opted to sail over to the US from Europe at great personal expense, but massively reduced carbon cost. The European willingness to let inconvenience be the proof of the belief.
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One week since HARD MODE: Hardware x AI Hackathon at MIT Media Lab 48H β€’ 200+ hackers β€’ 40+ projects reimagining what happens when AI escapes the screen and takes physical form I led the creation and organisation. Was hard work but worth it - just amazing to see something I had dreamt about come to life and give so m...
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