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rolodexter writes:
According to recent data from Chinese spacecraft, a region on the far side of the moon called the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex still exhibits surprising warmth beneath its surface rocks, suggesting the presence of a large slab of solidified granite from magma. The presence of microwave instruments on Chinese orbiters allowed scientists to measure the flow of heat up to 15 feet below the moon's surface, providing a different perspective and enhancing understanding of this region. Researchers from Washington University of St. Louis also identified features resembling a well-preserved caldera in the high-resolution images of the volcanic complex. The estimated age of the volcano is around 3.5 billion years, and the findings aim to understand how features like this could form on the moon without the involvement of water or plate tectonics. The study highlights the scientific potential of data collected by China's space program and emphasizes the importance of collaboration and exploration for advancing our understanding of the moon's geology and history.
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rolodexter writes:
ThreatGPT, MedicalGPT, DateGPT and DirtyGPT are a mere sampling of the many outfits to apply for trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in recent months. All are piggybacking off the stunning popularity of ChatGPT, the chatbot rolled out in November by OpenAI that itself is built off the company's deep learning model, the latest release of which, GPT-4, was rolled out last month. OpenAI has plenty of reasons to expect that it will be able to secure the patent. Scher noted that it's a "funny situation," in that "usually, when you're basing claim on use, you have gradually built up your brand in the marketplace," whereas OpenAI was primarily known to AI researchers until last year, when releasing a mesmerizing deep learning model that generates digital images (DALL-E 2), followed up by ChatGPT, turned the company into a kind of overnight sensation. Even if a USPTO examiner has no problem with OpenAI's application, it will be moved afterward to a so-called opposition period, where other market participants can argue why the agency should deny the "GPT" trademark. Scher describes what would follow this way: In the case of OpenAI, an opposer would challenge Open AI's position that "GPT" is proprietary and that the public perceives it as such instead of perceiving the acronym to pertain to generative AI more broadly.
