HackerNews Summary (2023-05-05 07PM)

Source: openai/shap-e: Generate 3D objects conditioned on text or images

Summary
This repository releases the code and models for Shap-E, a text-conditional 3D implicit function generator. Examples include chairs that look like trees or avocados, and airplanes that look like bananas.

Fact

🛋️ The model can generate 3D implicit functions of chairs that look like trees or avocados.

🛩️ The model can generate 3D implicit functions of airplanes that look like bananas.

🚀 The model can generate 3D implicit functions of spaceships.

🧁 The model can generate 3D implicit functions of birthday cupcakes.

👢 The model can generate 3D implicit functions of green boots.

🐧 The model can generate 3D implicit functions of penguins.

🍠 The model can generate 3D implicit functions of ube ice cream cones.

🥦 The model can generate 3D implicit functions of bowls of vegetables.

Source: MSU study confirms: 1 in 5 adults don’t want children –– and they don’t regret it later

Summary
About 20.9% of adults in Michigan and potentially 50 million to 60 million Americans are child-free. Being child-free is common among males, whites, and singles; age, education or income do not matter. A similar proportion of older child-free adults and older parents experienced life regret and the research team is examining whether abortion restrictions affect adults’ choice to be child-free.

Fact

👨‍🦰 More males identify as child-free than females.

🌎 50 million to 60 million Americans are child-free.

👩‍🎓 Education does not affect the decision to be child-free.

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