Innovation is borderless. Nice concepts (and naturally, nice engineering) aren’t sure by geography or the strains on a map. They will come from wherever at any time. That’s why rolling out options and providers globally are essential 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 this moment, I’m excited to announce the brand new AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Area.
Melbourne is our first Area of the New Yr, 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 huge journey of the 12 months (don’t fear Sydney, I’ll see you too). Whereas down underneath, I might be giving a couple of talks. I’ve included registration info on the finish of this submit for these of you who’re .
Personalised maps of the human mind
One space of specific curiosity to me is the intersection of healthcare and cloud providers. Once 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 best way 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 totally 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 linked and work together with one another to provide conduct and cognition (also referred to as Connectomics). Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Omniscient, Dr. Michael Sughrue, usually sums it up with a quote from Emerson Pugh, “If the mind have been so easy that we might perceive it, we’d be so easy that we couldn’t.”
Each mind is wired a bit in a different way and each mind scan produces greater than a billion knowledge factors. It will be not possible, even for the neatest and most well-trained neurosurgeons and neuroscientists to investigate this quantity of knowledge. Nevertheless, it’s a drawback house that’s uniquely suited to computer systems. Utilizing present mind imaging know-how, like MRIs, along side machine studying fashions and cloud providers 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 this moment, surgeons are utilizing this know-how to diagnose, plan, and function on sufferers with extra precision. Researchers are utilizing this know-how to check remedies 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 excellent thought.
Some enjoyable with generative AI
Whereas working via slightly little bit of author’s block, I made a decision to make use of ChatGPT to assist me ideate on titles for this submit. I didn’t wind up utilizing any, however these have been intelligent.
A number 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 initially of this submit, I’ve a couple of talking occasions lined up for my Aussie Journey. In Melbourne, I might 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 under to register.
For these of you who can’t be part of me, I hope to share among the highlights from my journey over the course of the following few weeks. As at all times — now, go construct!
