Actually Relevant

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The most relevant news for humanity, curated by AI. Our RelevanceAI reads and evaluates hundreds of stories each week. Sources include newspapers (Guardian, SPIEGEL, Asia Times), international institutions (UN, WHO), science magazines, and specialized outlets for topics like pandemics and AI. Only the most important 1-2% of stories have a chance of being featured on this podcast. https://actuallyrelevant.news

Publisher

Actually Relevant | Odin Mühlenbein

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jun 2024

Latest episode

20 Oct 2024

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2024

   7-20 October - Most important stories for humanity

   Each week, our RelevanceAI evaluates hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity:- SpaceX's landmark achievement: Catching the Super Heavy booster signals progress in sustainable space travelThe Verge | AI analysis- China's nuclear disarmament initiative: A chance to reduce the risk of nuclear conflictPugwash Conferences | AI analysis- Tipping point: The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could collapse by 2050BBC Science Focus | AI a...

2. 

   1 Sept 2024

   26 August - 1 September - Most important stories for humanity

   Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity:- ChatGPT's rapid growth: A significant shift in AI adoption with cautious optimismArs Technica - Tech | AI analysis- Clarifying "open source AI": New initiative tackles transparency and governance challengesArs Technica - Tech | AI analysis- Canadian wildfires of 2023: More carbon emissions than Russia and Japan combinedThe Times of India | AI analysis- AI in warfare: T...

3. 

   25 Aug 2024

   12-25 August - Most important stories for humanity

   Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity:- Shift in US monetary policy: Powell's endorsement of interest rate cuts signals new economic phaseAljazeera | AI analysis- Mozambique's roadmap to resilience: A global model for early warnings and climate adaptationUN | AI analysis- Combating mpox: Europe's strategy and the quest for vaccine equity in AfricaUN | AI analysis- Hidden oceans in space: Rethinking water on ...

4. 

   11 Aug 2024

   5-11 August - Most important stories for humanity

   Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity:- Warming Mars with nanotechnology: A new approach to terraformingphys.org | AI analysis- 3D-printed monoliths for PFAS removal: Significant progress in environmental cleanupt3n | AI analysis- Potential risks of UN cybercrime treaty: Human Rights Watch warns of government abuseHuman Rights Watch | AI analysis- Great Barrier Reef faces existential threat: Hottest ocean te...

5. 

   3 Aug 2024

   29 July - 3 August - Most important stories for humanity

   Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity: - Vulture extinction in India: Study links loss of keystone species to 500,000 human deaths Vox Future Perfect (https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/364277/india-vultures-human-health-deaths-study) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/08/03/vulture-extinction-in-india-study-links-loss-of-keystone-species-to-500000-human-deaths/) - World Bank warns of middle-income trap: Over 100 countries at risk without radical growth strategies africanews (https://www.africanews.com/2024/08/02/world-bank-says-more-than-100-countries-hindered-by-middle-income-trap/) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/08/03/world-bank-warns-of-middle-income-trap-over-100-countries-at-risk-without-radical-growth-strategies/) - China's AI safety oversight: strategic shift in governance and development AI Safety China (https://aisafetychina.substack.com/p/what-does-the-chinese-leadership) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/08/03/chinas-ai-safety-oversight-strategic-shift-in-governance-and-development/) - Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty: Lula's initiative could renew the world's political commitment The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/01/brazil-led-the-way-now-the-uk-should-get-behind-the-assault-on-hunger-and-poverty) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/08/03/global-alliance-against-hunger-and-poverty-lulas-initiative-could-renew-the-worlds-political-commitment/) - New bacteria discovered: New options for PFAS removal from wastewater phys.org (https://phys.org/news/2024-08-microbes-carbon-fluorine-bonds-unsaturated.html) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/08/03/new-bacteria-discovered-new-options-for-pfas-removal-from-wastewater/) - Potential nuclear testing: U.S. resumption could escalate global arms race Foreign Affairs (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/why-america-stands-lose-if-it-resumes-nuclear-testing) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/08/01/potential-nuclear-testing-u-s-resumption-could-escalate-global-arms-race/) - Brain implants with ChatGPT: New assistive technology for disabled individuals t3n (https://t3n.de/news/hirnimplantat-chatgpt-verbindung-1638063) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/30/brain-implants-with-chatgpt-new-assistive-technology-for-disabled-individuals/) - Record coral bleaching event: Scientists call for major rethink in conservation strategies The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/30/as-record-heat-risks-bleaching-73-of-the-worlds-coral-reefs-scientists-ask-what-do-we-do-now) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/30/record-coral-bleaching-event-scientists-call-for-major-rethink-in-conservation-strategies/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

6. 

   27 Jul 2024

   22-27 July - Most important stories for humanity

   Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity: - Mangroves: Half of ecosystems at risk by 2050 International Union for Conservation of Nature (https://www.iucn.org/news/202407/new-state-worlds-mangroves-report-underscores-critical-links-biodiversity-climate-and) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/27/mangroves-half-of-ecosystems-at-risk-by-2050/) - Six new UNESCO World Heritage sites: Enhanced protection for global biodiversity International Union for Conservation of Nature (https://www.iucn.org/news/202407/six-new-sites-added-unesco-world-heritage-list-following-iucn-recommendations) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/27/six-new-unesco-world-heritage-sites-enhanced-protection-for-global-biodiversity/) - Economic integration: India might lift ban of direct investments from China Asia Times (https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/india-china-warming-pops-us-pipe-dream/) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/27/economic-integration-india-might-lift-ban-of-direct-investments-from-china/) - New deep learning algorithm: Potential to improve gravitational wave detection phys.org (https://phys.org/news/2024-07-creation-deep-algorithm-unexpected-gravitational.html) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/27/new-deep-learning-algorithm-potential-to-improve-gravitational-wave-detection/) - Open-source AI model: Meta's Llama 405B democratizes GPT-4-class technology Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/?p=2038486) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/25/open-source-ai-model-metas-llama-405b-democratizes-gpt-4-class-technology/) - Global hunger setback: UN report highlights 15-year regression UN (https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/audio/2024/07/1152476) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/25/global-hunger-setback-un-report-highlights-15-year-regression/) - China's nuclear expansion: potential arms race and global security risks Foreign Affairs (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-dangerous-nuclear-push) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/22/chinas-nuclear-expansion-potential-arms-race-and-global-security-risks/) - HIV treatment progress: AIDS-related deaths 50% lower than 2010 africanews (https://www.africanews.com/2024/07/22/hiv-car-raises-awareness-among-youth-as-more-patients-receive-treatment-globally/) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/22/hiv-treatment-progress-aids-related-deaths-50-lower-than-2010/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

7. 

   20 Jul 2024

   15-20 July | Most important stories for humanity

   Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity: - Potential HIV cure: New stem cell treatment shows promise SPIEGEL (https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/hiv-dritter-mensch-in-deutschland-laut-charite-forschern-von-virus-geheilt-a-d79ee673-31ef-4dcf-8fd1-9e6bc023fd97#ref=rss) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/19/potential-hiv-cure-new-stem-cell-treatment-shows-promise/) - Potential shift in AI policy: Trump's allies draft sweeping executive order Ars Technica - Tech (https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037557) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/17/potential-shift-in-ai-policy-trumps-allies-draft-sweeping-executive-order/) - Global foresight report: UN report identifies "triple planetary crisis" and future disruptions UN (https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/07/1152136) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/17/global-foresight-report-un-report-identifies-triple-planetary-crisis-and-future-disruptions/) - Potential tipping point for extreme El Niño events: Study warns of severe global impacts phys.org (https://phys.org/news/2024-07-climate-extreme-el-nio-global.html) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/15/potential-tipping-point-for-extreme-el-nino-events-study-warns-of-severe-global-impacts/) - Potential for new computational paradigms: Formose reaction demonstrates molecular computing capabilities phys.org (https://phys.org/news/2024-07-scientists-chemical-reservoir-formose-reaction.html) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/15/potential-for-new-computational-paradigms-formose-reaction-demonstrates-molecular-computing-capabilities/) - AI regulation and safety: White House’s proactive stance on AI as a ‘today problem’ The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/24197237/arati-prabhakar-ostp-director-tech-policy-science-ai-regulation-decoder-podcast) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/15/ai-regulation-and-safety-white-houses-proactive-stance-on-ai-as-a-today-problem/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

8. 

   13 Jul 2024

   8-14 July | Most important stories for humanity

   Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity: - Debt crisis in developing countries: Economic instability and global implications Foreign Affairs (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/africa/debt-dragging-down-developing-world) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/14/debt-crisis-in-developing-countries-economic-instability-and-global-implications/) - Understanding large language models: Significant AI research progress Economist (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/07/11/researchers-are-figuring-out-how-large-language-models-work) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/14/understanding-large-language-models-significant-ai-research-progress/) - Global population to peak earlier: UN projections suggest reduced environmental pressure The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/11/global-population-predictions-offer-hopeful-sign-for-planet-un-says) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/14/global-population-to-peak-earlier-un-projections-suggest-reduced-environmental-pressure/) - Lab-grown meat technology: New flavour-switchable scaffold enhances taste BBC Science Focus (https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/lab-grown-meat-blob) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/10/lab-grown-meat-technology-new-flavour-switchable-scaffold-enhances-taste/) - Rising costs of US Sentinel ICBM program: Potential expansion of nuclear arsenal Asia Times (https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/us-sentinel-missile-woes-raise-nuclear-readiness-concerns/) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/10/rising-costs-of-us-sentinel-icbm-program-potential-expansion-of-nuclear-arsenal/) - India's commitment to marine conservation: Signing the UN High Seas Treaty The Times of India (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/beyond-borders-india-to-sigh-un-high-seas-treaty-on-protection-of-marine-biodiversity/articleshow/111586532.cms) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/08/indias-commitment-to-marine-conservation-signing-the-un-high-seas-treaty/) - Sustained global warming: 12 months with temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial levels The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/08/temperatures-1-point-5c-above-pre-industrial-era-average-for-12-months-data-shows) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/08/sustained-global-warming-12-months-with-temperatures-1-5c-above-pre-industrial-levels/) - Brain cleaning mechanisms: New study reveals potential for neurodegenerative disease treatments t3n (https://t3n.de/news/dein-gehirn-arbeitet-wie-ein-geschirrspueler-diese-studie-zeigt-wie-es-dadurch-krankheiten-abwehrt-1633319) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/08/brain-cleaning-mechanisms-new-study-reveals-potential-for-neurodegenerative-disease-treatments/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

9. 

   7 Jul 2024

   1-7 July | Most important stories for humanity

   Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity: - High-selectivity graphene membranes: Potential breakthrough in CO2 capture technology phys.org (https://phys.org/news/2024-07-high-graphene-membranes-capture-efficiency.html) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/07/high-selectivity-graphene-membranes-potential-breakthrough-in-co2-capture-technology/) - US funding for Gavi: Significant boost for global health Vox Future Perfect (https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/358800/gavi-biden-vaccine-congress-foreign-aid) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/07/us-funding-for-gavi-significant-boost-for-global-health/) - Brain-on-chip technology: New advancements in robot control by biological intelligence BBC Science Focus (https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/this-robot-is-controlled-by-a-human-brain-in-a-jar) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/07/brain-on-chip-technology-new-advancements-in-robot-control-by-biological-intelligence/) - UN tax reform: Resolution aims to reduce global inequality and increase revenues Foreign Affairs (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/international-tax-system-broken) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/03/un-tax-reform-resolution-aims-to-reduce-global-inequality-and-increase-revenues/) - Potential new pandemic: H5N1 bird flu raises global health concerns WDR (https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/h5n1-vogelgrippe-risiko-pandemie-100.html) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/01/potential-new-pandemic-h5n1-bird-flu-raises-global-health-concerns/) - China's strategic maneuvers in space: Rising risk tolerance and geopolitical tensions Asia Times (https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/chinas-growing-appetite-for-a-space-fight-with-us/) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/07/01/chinas-strategic-maneuvers-in-space-rising-risk-tolerance-and-geopolitical-tensions/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

10. 

    23 Jun 2024

    17-23 June | Most important stories for humanity

    Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity: - EU chat control law: potential risks to digital privacy and encryption The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/19/24181214/eu-chat-control-law-propose-scanning-encrypted-messages-csam) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/24/eu-chat-control-law-potential-risks-to-digital-privacy-and-encryption/) - EU Nature Restoration Law: Significant policy shift aims to restore 30% of ecosystems by 2030 International Union for Conservation of Nature (https://www.iucn.org/news/202406/eu-adopts-its-new-nature-restoration-law) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/24/eu-nature-restoration-law-significant-policy-shift-aims-to-restore-30-of-ecosystems-by-2030/) - New DESI data: Dark energy's complex history challenges current models BBC Science Focus (https://www.sciencefocus.com/dark-energy-strange) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/24/new-desi-data-dark-energys-complex-history-challenges-current-models/) - Climate change and health: Warming could make fungi more dangerous to humans phys.org (https://phys.org/news/2024-06-scientists-evidence-climate-fungi-dangerous.html) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/24/climate-change-and-health-warming-could-make-fungi-more-dangerous-to-humans/) - NATO nuclear expansion: Increasing global security risks and geopolitical tensions Asia Times (https://asiatimes.com/2024/06/why-is-nato-expanding-its-nuclear-force/) | AI analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/18/nato-nuclear-expansion-increasing-global-security-risks-and-geopolitical-tensions/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

11. 

    15 Jun 2024

    10-15 June | Most important stories for humanity

    Last week, our RelevanceAI analyzed hundreds of news stories from around the world. These are the most relevant to humanity: - Access agreements for military bases: China to operate closer to the US mainland Asia Times (https://asiatimes.com/2024/06/chinas-global-military-base-strategy-taking-shape/) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/15/access-agreements-for-military-bases-china-to-operate-closer-to-the-us-mainland/) - Record high: 1.5% of the world’s population is forcibly displaced – up from 0.75% a decade ago The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jun/13/conflicts-record-forcibly-displaced-people-refugees-unhcr) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/15/record-high-1-5-of-the-worlds-population-is-forcibly-displaced-up-from-0-75-a-decade-ago/) - Discovery of topological polarons: New class of quasiparticles could improve efficiency of photovoltaics phys.org (https://phys.org/news/2024-06-exploring-polaron-formation-halide-perovskites.html) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/15/discovery-of-topological-polarons-new-class-of-quasiparticles-could-improve-efficiency-of-photovoltaics/) - Accelerating sea level rise: Scenario in NASA study estimates an additional 20cm by 2050 The Times of India (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nasa-study-shows-interplay-of-el-nio-and-la-nia-cycles-impacts-global-sea-levels/articleshow/110935630.cms) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/13/accelerating-sea-level-rise-scenario-in-nasa-study-estimates-an-additional-20cm-by-2050/) - New global temperature record: May 2024 highlights ongoing climate change The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/10/weather-tracker-may-sets-new-global-temperature-record) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/10/new-global-temperature-record-may-2024-highlights-ongoing-climate-change/) - Understanding dark DNA: Potential for new genetic therapies and evolutionary insights BBC Science Focus (https://www.sciencefocus.com/dark-dna) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/10/understanding-dark-dna-potential-for-new-genetic-therapies-and-evolutionary-insights/) - Africa's prospects: Half of the world's 20 fastest-growing economies are in Africa allAfrica (https://allafrica.com/stories/202406100717.html) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/10/africas-prospects-half-of-the-worlds-20-fastest-growing-economies-are-in-africa/) - Fine dust pollution: Over 135 million premature deaths highlight importance of neglected issue SPIEGEL (https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/feinstaub-weltweit-mehr-als-135-millionen-vorzeitige-todesfaelle-zwischen-1980-und-2020-a-9e2a3650-72ae-4801-b20f-6b5f930a87fc#ref=rss) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/10/fine-dust-pollution-over-135-million-premature-deaths-highlight-importance-of-neglected-issue/) - Critical tipping point in Sudan: Potential genocide and humanitarian crisis in El Fasher Vox Future Perfect (https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/354112/sudan-darfur-el-fasher-genocide-humanitarian-aid-neglect) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/10/critical-tipping-point-in-sudan-potential-genocide-and-humanitarian-crisis-in-el-fasher/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

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    8 Jun 2024

    3-8 June | Most important stories for humanity

    Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity: - Climate change impacts groundwater quality: Millions affected by rising temperatures SPIEGEL (https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/klimawandel-belastet-grundwasserqualitaet-fuer-millionen-menschen-a-cee4e817-334d-4978-8ef5-b0f15e884c41) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/08/climate-change-impacts-groundwater-quality-millions-affected-by-rising-temperatures/) - Global child malnutrition: Unicef report finds 181m children in severe food poverty The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jun/06/one-young-child-in-four-at-risk-of-irreversible-harm-due-to-restricted-diet-un-report-says) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/08/global-child-malnutrition-unicef-report-finds-181m-children-in-severe-food-poverty/) - Carbon capture: Iceland's Mammoth plant aims to remove 36,000 tons of CO₂ annually BBC Science Focus (https://www.sciencefocus.com/mammoth-carbon-capture-project-iceland) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/08/carbon-capture-icelands-mammoth-plant-aims-to-remove-36000-tons-of-co%e2%82%82-annually/) - Risk to global coastal cities: Thwaites "Doomsday" Glacier is melting rapidly BBC Science Focus (https://www.sciencefocus.com/doomsday-glacier-prevent-flooding) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/08/risk-to-global-coastal-cities-thwaites-doomsday-glacier-is-melting-rapidly/) - Potential conflict in South China Sea: New Chinese law raises global tensions Asia Times (https://asiatimes.com/2024/06/sleepwalking-toward-wwiii-in-the-south-china-sea/) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/05/potential-conflict-in-south-china-sea-new-chinese-law-raises-global-tensions/) - "The world’s best investment": ~$100bn investments in global health since 1994 will save >40m lives by 2040 Vox Future Perfect (https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/352605/global-health-investment-study-roi) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/05/the-worlds-best-investment-100bn-investments-in-global-health-since-1994-will-save-40m-lives-by-2040/) - AI-based weather forecasting: Microsoft’s Aurora predicts weather and air pollution levels phys.org (https://phys.org/news/2024-06-microsoft-unveils-aurora-ai-based.html) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/05/ai-based-weather-forecasting-microsofts-aurora-predicts-weather-and-air-pollution-levels/) - International Health Regulations: WHO commits to global pandemic agreement WHO (https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2024-world-health-assembly-agreement-reached-on-wide-ranging--decisive-package-of-amendments-to-improve-the-international-health-regulations--and-sets-date-for-finalizing-negotiations-on-a-proposed-pandemic-agreement) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/06/03/international-health-regulations-who-commits-to-global-pandemic-agreement/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

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    2 Jun 2024

    26-31 May | Most important stories for humanity

    Last week, our RelevanceAI evaluated hundreds of news items from around the world. These are the most relevant for humanity: Historic discussions on taxing the super-rich: G7 and G20 lead the way Oxfam (https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/oxfam-reaction-g7-communique-0) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/05/28/historic-discussions-on-taxing-the-super-rich-g7-and-g20-lead-the-way/) Ozone layer recovery: Climate change threatens progress in Antarctica BBC Science Focus (https://www.sciencefocus.com/ozone-layer-environment) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/05/31/ozone-layer-recovery-climate-change-threatens-progress-in-antarctica/) Aiming for Artificial General Intelligence: OpenAI started training on new frontier model Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/?p=2027105) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/05/30/aiming-for-artificial-general-intelligence-openai-started-training-on-new-frontier-model/) Personality traits and dementia risk: New research links conscientiousness to lower odds BBC Science Focus (https://www.sciencefocus.com/personality-and-dementia) | AI Analysis (https://actuallyrelevant.news/2024/05/28/personality-traits-and-dementia-risk-new-research-links-conscientiousness-to-lower-odds/) --- Newsletter (https://mailchi.mp/12be6ccca99a/relevant-letter) Twitter / X (https://x.com/ActualRelevant) Feedback (https://actuallyrelevant.news/feedback/) Methodology (https://actuallyrelevant.news/methodology/)

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Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.