Innovation is borderless. Nice concepts (and naturally, nice engineering) aren’t sure by geography or the traces on a map. They’ll come from anyplace at any time. That’s why rolling out options and companies globally are crucial to us at AWS. We wish builders, entrepreneurs, startups, and enterprises alike to all have entry to world-class cloud applied sciences no matter the place they’re situated. Right now, I’m excited to announce the brand new AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Area.
Melbourne is our first Area of the New 12 months, our second in Australia, and brings our whole depend to 31 Areas and 99 Availability Zones worldwide. It’s additionally the place I’m beginning my first massive journey of the yr (don’t fear Sydney, I’ll see you too). Whereas down beneath, I shall be giving a couple of talks. I’ve included registration info on the finish of this put up for these of you who’re .
Personalised maps of the human mind
One space of explicit curiosity to me is the intersection of healthcare and cloud companies. After we launched the AWS Europe (Spain) Area, I wrote briefly about HumanITcare. Right here in Australia, I wish to concentrate on Omniscient Neurotechnology (o8t). An organization that has constructed a mind mapping platform that has the potential to revolutionise neurosurgery, in addition to the way in which that we diagnose and deal with neurological and psychological well being situations.
We have now studied the human mind for hundreds of years. Its construction and chemistry. Hypothesized how completely different areas of the mind regulate cognition, motion, and language. However till pretty lately (see Human Connectome Undertaking), we haven’t had the instruments or the compute energy to actually perceive how the mind and nervous system are related and work together with one another to supply conduct and cognition (also referred to as Connectomics). Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Omniscient, Dr. Michael Sughrue, typically sums it up with a quote from Emerson Pugh, “If the mind had been so easy that we might perceive it, we’d be so easy that we couldn’t.”
Each mind is wired a bit in another way and each mind scan produces greater than a billion knowledge factors. It will be unattainable, even for the neatest and most well-trained neurosurgeons and neuroscientists to research this quantity of information. Nevertheless, it’s a drawback house that’s uniquely suited to computer systems. Utilizing present mind imaging expertise, like MRIs, together with machine studying fashions and cloud companies like EC2 and Aurora, Omniscient can produce personalised mind maps for sufferers that not solely present how their mind is formed and structured, however the place connections are and the way they’re clustered.
Right now, surgeons are utilizing this expertise to diagnose, plan, and function on sufferers with extra precision. Researchers are utilizing this expertise to check therapies for melancholy, sleep issues, and different neurological situations. That is solely potential due to the cloud, and it’s a testomony to the truth that nothing, particularly not borders, can maintain again an amazing concept.
Some enjoyable with generative AI
Whereas working by somewhat little bit of author’s block, I made a decision to make use of ChatGPT to assist me ideate on titles for this put up. I didn’t wind up utilizing any, however these had been intelligent.
A couple of humorous methods to say "A visit to Australia"
1. An Outback hootenanny
2. A Kangaroo-fari
3. A Wallaby Wander-lust
4. A Down Underneath jaunt
5. An Aussie Journey
6. A Sydney Safari
7. A Kakadu Jamboree
8. A Nice Barrier Breakaway
9. A Crocodile Craze
10. A Koala Cruise
On the highway in Melbourne and Sydney
As I discussed firstly of this put up, I’ve a couple of talking occasions lined up for my Aussie Journey. In Melbourne, I shall be talking about innovation at Amazon all through the years. In Sydney, I’ll cowl my tech predictions for 2023 and past. If , you should use the hyperlinks beneath to register.
For these of you who can’t be a part of me, I hope to share a number of the highlights from my journey over the course of the subsequent few weeks. As all the time — now, go construct!
