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AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
A.I. Powered Hope with Douglas Liles
112 episodes
3 days ago
🌟 GoodSam: Where AI Meets Social Impact | Journey into the world of transformative technology changing lives and communities. Each episode explores groundbreaking AI innovations in healthcare, education, and sustainability, featuring tech visionaries and community leaders. From ethical AI to smart cities, discover how artificial intelligence is building a more equitable world. Perfect for innovators, changemakers, and anyone passionate about tech for good. Get exclusive insights on green tech, digital transformation, and grassroots innovations that matter. #AIForGood #TechForChange #GreenTech
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🌟 GoodSam: Where AI Meets Social Impact | Journey into the world of transformative technology changing lives and communities. Each episode explores groundbreaking AI innovations in healthcare, education, and sustainability, featuring tech visionaries and community leaders. From ethical AI to smart cities, discover how artificial intelligence is building a more equitable world. Perfect for innovators, changemakers, and anyone passionate about tech for good. Get exclusive insights on green tech, digital transformation, and grassroots innovations that matter. #AIForGood #TechForChange #GreenTech
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AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Open Letter to President Trump- A Vision for the Future through Technology & Ethical Governance
  • Project 2025 Vision: A multi-year initiative aiming to modernize government infrastructure and services by integrating cutting-edge technologies like AI, quantum computing, and robust cybersecurity measures, with an emphasis on ethical governance and citizen-centric design.

  • Key Objectives and Implementation: Goals include enhancing cybersecurity, streamlining government operations through automation, improving citizen services via digital transformation, and fostering a skilled workforce. Implementation involves a three-phase approach (Foundation, Development, Optimization) from 2025-2029.

  • Ethical Framework: Emphasizes data privacy and security, transparency through regular reports and citizen engagement, responsible AI development overseen by an ethics council, fair labor practices, and environmental responsibility.

  • Funding and Success Metrics: The project has a projected budget of $52.6 billion and will be measured by KPIs like citizen trust, digital service adoption, cost reduction, security response time, infrastructure modernization, and carbon footprint reduction.

  • Connection to Broader Vision: Project 2025 is presented as part of a larger societal push to leverage technology for good, promoting accessibility, economic growth, sustainability, social harmony, and global cooperation. The documents demonstrate a range of perspectives, from practical implementation roadmaps to more visionary long-term plans.

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5 days ago
10 minutes 43 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Transforming Cancer Care: The Power of AI Co-Pilots

Dive into the future of cancer treatment where AI is revolutionizing how doctors fight the disease. In modern medicine, oncologists face an overwhelming "tidal wave of information" for every patient, including genomic profiles, proteomic data, methylation data, clinical trial results, biomarker reports, and even cost data.

This explosion of data makes every treatment decision a "high-stakes data science problem" with the clock always ticking.This video introduces OncoMetric Hub (OMH), a cloud-based AI platform designed to be a true partner for physicians. OMH's mission is clear: to empower doctors with clarity and confidence, not replace them. It takes the chaotic flood of patient data and translates it into clear, actionable insights, helping doctors make better decisions faster.

Discover how OMH achieves this through its "high impact triad" of specialized calculators:

• ImmunoMatch: Predicts if a tumor is a good candidate for immunotherapy.

• Neovac: Assesses the likelihood of a patient's immune system responding to a personalized cancer vaccine.

• CostBenefit Tool: Models the financial aspects of treatment options.Learn about the streamlined three-step process for doctors:

1. Securely upload complex patient data.

2. The AI crunches numbers and generates predictive insights.

3. Receive clear, evidence-based options, including potential matches for cutting-edge clinical trials.

The impact is compelling: early numbers from a 2025 case study show significant real-world clinical benefits:

• 30% improvement in diagnostic accuracy.

• 40% improvement in recovery times for a group of breast cancer patients by optimizing drug selection and dosing.

• 25% reduction in administrative work for clinics, freeing up time for direct patient care.

As the immunotherapy market is projected to more than double by 2034, platforms like OMH are enabling a massive shift towards precision medicine. While the promise of truly personalized treatments and better outcomes is immense, the video also addresses critical hurdles like data access, high costs, and the absolute need for equitable access to ensure this technology transforms precision oncology into a routine standard for everyone.

What does the practice of medicine look like when every doctor has an AI partner? Find out more in this explainer.

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1 week ago
20 minutes 49 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
AI Scientist Agent: AI-Powered Research Lab Assistant Platform

Dive into the future of scientific discovery! This video uncovers the revolutionary AIScientistAgent.org, a new kind of tool poised to become your superpowered lab partner. Imagine accelerating your research, insights, and breakthroughs by 100 times – this is the massive ambition behind this cutting-edge AI platform.

Unlike a general chatbot, an AI Scientist Agent is a specialist, acting like an AI with a PhD in a specific field. It's trained on the work of top human scientists, ensuring deep, world-class expertise is "baked right in" from the start.

Examples include Evo Fuel GPT, inspired by Nobel Prize winner Francis Arnold's work on enzymes, and Neuroactuator GPT, modeled after Ed Boyden's neuroscience research.

How does it work? The system operates through a multi-agent "AI hive" architecture. A central coordinator, the agent hive, directs tough questions to the right specialist agent. These agents don't just chat; they actively perform tasks, using tools like Python for data analysis or digging through scientific databases. A crucial verifier agent then double-checks all work for accuracy, providing a built-in peer review process.

This isn't just a Q&A bot; it's designed to be a whole lab ecosystem, automating experiment management, finding hidden patterns in data, and even predicting future trends. It includes real-time collaboration and built-in safety checks, acting as a digital nerve center for research.

What sets it apart? While a general AI is like a vast library, an AI Scientist Agent is a full lab with its own dedicated research team. It doesn't just know about science; it can actually do science, analyzing, simulating, and carrying out complex, multi-step tasks that mimic the scientific method.

Security is paramount. The platform features tightly controlled access, constant data integrity checks, and a full audit log for transparency. Crucially, it supports "bring your own LLM," allowing companies to use their private, secure AI models, ensuring sensitive data never leaves their system.See a real-world example of acceleration: finding sustainable alternatives to "forever chemicals" like PFAS. An AI Scientist Agent can scan decades of papers, analyze promising ideas with existing data, and run complex molecular simulations to predict real-world performance – all before any physical lab work begins.

This workflow also applies to speeding up drug discovery and environmental monitoring.This marks a fascinating turning point in automated science, moving beyond automating physical experiments to automating the cognitive part of research – the thinking, planning, and analysis. This isn't about replacing scientists; it's about making them better, faster, and more powerful. The goal is a partnership where the human expert remains in the driver's seat, using these incredible tools to augment their creativity and intuition.

What great discovery would you want to make with a tireless, brilliant AI partner by your side?

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1 week ago
13 minutes 31 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Project ULTRA & GoldenVector.ai

🎙️ Podcast Brief: Golden Vector.ai & Project Ultra – A Strategic Alliance at the Edge of Defense Innovation

This episode offers an exclusive, inside look at a transformative opportunity in defense-tech: a confidential strategy document titled “plan to partner golden vector.ai. with project ultr.pdf”. It outlines how Golden Vector.ai’s advanced artificial intelligence solutions are uniquely positioned to accelerate a groundbreaking Department of Defense (DoD) initiative known as Project Ultra.

  • Acronym Meaning: Unmanned Logistics, Traffic Research, and Autonomy

  • Mission: Accelerate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) including drone logistics and counter-UAS capabilities

  • Location: North Dakota—America’s “Silicon Valley of Drones”

  • Structure: Built as a powerful public-private collaboration with the Grand Sky UAS Park, Northern Plains UAS Test Site, and tech innovators like Skyways and Simul, along with active support from the Air Force, Navy, and NASA

In July 2025, two key events signaled a rare and timely window:

  1. Historic Autonomous Cargo Flights

    • Weekly UAS flights between Grand Forks AFB and Cavalier Space Force Station began—without chase planes

    • First of its kind, and a model for autonomous logistics across the defense sector

  2. Massive Funding Surge

    • Project Ultra’s ceiling grew from $18M to $100M

    • Counter-UAS tech is a priority, and private sector partners are being invited to step in now

The podcast outlines how Golden Vector.ai’s solutions map directly to Project Ultra’s needs:

  • AI-Driven Logistics: Predictive supply chain, fleet sustainment, smart routing—beyond just flying drones

  • Counter-UAS & Base Security: AI shrinks threat response from minutes to milliseconds, combining civilian and military sensor data for full-domain awareness

  • Cognitive Digital Twins: Simulate UAS routes and base operations before live deployment—saving time and cost

  • Predictive Maintenance: Anticipate drone issues before failure—keeping Ultra’s fleets mission-ready

  • Secure Decision Systems: Zero-trust architecture, explainable AI, and seamless integration with JADC2 command networks

  1. Initiate Contact

    • Reach out to Grand Sky and Northern Plains UAS Test Site leaders, citing Senator Hoeven’s announcement and new funding

  2. Engage Key Leaders

    • Target stakeholders like Grand Sky’s Thomas Foyer Jr., Northern Plains’ Trevor Woods, and Ultra’s Program Manager Cmdr. Chris Hulet

  3. Submit Proposal

    • Deliver a white paper that directly connects Golden Vector’s capabilities to Ultra’s stated mission

  4. Pilot First, Prove Fast

    • Offer low-risk demonstrations to show value—this "show, don’t tell" method builds trust fast

  5. Formalize & Embed

    • Sign an MOU or subcontract, set up local presence in North Dakota, and use joint PR to amplify momentum

  • Weeks 1–2: Initial outreach and proposal

  • Month 1: Meetings and pilot approval

  • Months 2–6: Demos, on-site teams, formal agreements

  • Months 6–12: Expansion, integration, and trusted partner status

Speed matters. The defense innovation cycle is accelerating—this is the moment to lead.

This isn’t just about landing a defense contract. It’s about helping shape the future of UAS strategy, logistics, and airspace autonomy in the 21st century. With the right approach, Golden Vector.ai can do more than participate—it can define the standard.

#DefenseInnovation #ProjectUltra #GoldenVectorAI #UAS #DroneTech #AIforDefense #CounterUAS #MilitaryLogistics #DigitalTwins #ZeroTrust #JADC2 #DoDTech #PublicPrivatePartnerships #AutonomousSystems #StrategicPlaybook

🚀 What Is Project Ultra?🔓 The Opportunity Opens🎯 Why Golden Vector.ai Fits Like a Glove🧭 5-Step Strategic Playbook⏱️ Timeline for Execution🧠 Final Thought

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1 week ago
16 minutes 10 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Good Samaritan Institute: Mission and Impact

Here's a description for the podcast episode, "Good Samaritan Institute: Mission and Impact":

Welcome to "AI for Good: Transforming Communities," the official podcast of the Good Samaritan Institute (GSI). In this special episode, we dive deep into the heart of GSI with founder and Executive Director Doug Liles, exploring the organization's foundational mission, core values, and far-reaching impact.

Join us as we uncover how the Good Samaritan Institute, established in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, in 2002, has dedicated over two decades to harnessing science and technology for the common good. As an "AI tech hub," GSI is driven by a vision of innovation-driven societal benefit, leveraging ethical artificial intelligence, environmental science, and community engagement to solve complex problems. Learn how GSI seamlessly blends an ethos of compassion with rigorous scientific approach, ensuring that technological advancements "help everybody" and foster real societal wealth.

This episode will highlight how GSI’s core values of community service, knowledge-sharing, and ethical innovationtranslate into tangible outcomes across diverse initiatives, including:

  • Life-saving scientific research and knowledge dissemination, such as their early, impactful collaborations in cancer research that led to a vaccine entering clinical trials.
  • Developing and applying AI-powered solutions to streamline processes and address complex challenges in five pillar industries (construction, science, IT, business, and government).
  • Empowering communities and youth through initiatives like "Project Thrive," which aims to unlock the potential of those facing adversity.
  • Leading environmental stewardship and civic innovation projects like "Save Our Bay" (EcoGuardian.ai) to protect water quality and "SmartTown AI" (TownOracle.ai) to reimagine government services for greater transparency and citizen involvement.

Tune in to understand how GSI functions as a "convergence point for innovation and altruism," uniting technology and human compassion to actively contribute to "Building a better world".

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1 week ago
13 minutes 59 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Crypto& Your Community: Funding Our Future

In this insightful presentation, we explore how blockchain and digital assets are transforming local government finance. Discover how tokenized municipal bonds, decentralized community engagement, and network-based rewards are enabling towns and counties to build infrastructure, improve transparency, and attract new investors. From clean water credits to DAO governance models, you'll learn how crypto tools can empower your community to thrive—without increasing taxes or taking on unsustainable debt.

Perfect for:
Local officials, civic leaders, investors, fintech professionals, and residents curious about the future of public finance.

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1 week ago
8 minutes 27 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Florida's Bold Bet: Crypto-Based Municipal Finance Projects

Get ready to dive into the future of public finance! This podcast explores Florida's groundbreaking "Pilot Crypto-Based Municipal Finance Projects," a bold initiative aiming to revolutionize how cities fund infrastructure and engage their communities.

Join us as we uncover how Florida is becoming a pioneer in blockchain-enabled public finance, by:

  • Tokenizing Municipal Bonds: Discover how traditional municipal bonds are being transformed into digital tokenson Ethereum Layer-2 networks, allowing for fractional ownership (invest for as little as $100!) and vastly expanded investor access. Learn how this boosts liquidity by enabling real-time trading and even DeFi collateral integration.
  • Empowering Communities with DAOs: Understand how Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)are giving residents and bondholders a direct, on-chain voice in project oversight, voting on everything from maintenance schedules to fund allocation.
  • Incentivizing Civic Participation: Explore the innovative concept of "network reward tokens," like "Clean Water Credits" and "Contributor Tokens," designed to incentivize positive community behaviors and direct engagement with infrastructure projects, a concept supported by the SEC's "Project Crypto" initiative.
  • Ensuring Robust Compliance: We delve into the comprehensive regulatory framework guiding these projects, including meticulous adherence to SEC securities laws, MSRB rules for municipal securities, and the new federal GENIUS Act of 2025. Learn how the Act's mandates for stablecoins, like 100% reserve-backing and KYC obligations, are integrated into the token design.

This initiative aims for nothing less than a "gold standard for compliance", demonstrating how digital innovation can lead to lower financing costs for municipalities and greater civic engagement for citizens. Tune in to understand how Florida is paving the way for a more efficient, transparent, and inclusive public finance ecosystem!

🔥 Podcast Poll: Dive into Florida's Crypto Revolution! 🔥After hearing about Florida's groundbreaking "Pilot Crypto-Based Municipal Finance Projects," we want to know: Vote now and tell us what excites you most about this new era of digital public finance!

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1 week ago
30 minutes 28 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
How the SEC's Project Crypto Unlocks Trillion Dollar Opportunities

Breaking Down "Project Crypto": Inside the SEC's Bold Blockchain Integration Plan

In this episode, we dive deep into a groundbreaking SEC initiative that's reshaping how blockchain technology enters traditional business portfolios. Discover "Project Crypto" – an ambitious framework designed to bring compliant cryptocurrency and blockchain solutions into mainstream investment opportunities.

We'll explore five revolutionary applications that could transform entire industries: from Point Preserve's innovative approach to fractional real estate ownership through tokenization, to EcoGuardian's pioneering work in creating legally compliant DAOs for municipal infrastructure projects.

Learn how Good Combinator is evolving into a crypto-native venture platform and how GoodSAM AI is building a compliant token economy to revolutionize AI development collaboration. We'll also unpack the game-changing "Innovation-First Launch Framework" and its controversial new "Innovation Exemption" – a regulatory approach that allows rapid solution deployment with retroactive compliance.

Whether you're a crypto enthusiast, traditional investor, or simply curious about the future of digital assets in regulated markets, this episode breaks down complex regulatory strategies into actionable insights. Join us as we examine how this framework could accelerate blockchain adoption while maintaining regulatory oversight – and what it means for the future of decentralized finance.

What's your take on the "Innovation Exemption" concept?

🟢 Revolutionary approach

🟡 Cautiously optimistic

🟠 Skeptical of risks

🔴 Regulatory concerns

Share your vote in the comments and let us know:

  • Which project do you think has the most potential for real-world impact?
  • Have you encountered similar blockchain integration challenges in your industry?
  • What questions would you want us to explore in a follow-up episode?

Listen to the full episode to dive deeper into each of these groundbreaking initiatives!

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1 week ago
17 minutes 26 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Startup Success: GoodCombinator.ai Principles

Welcome to the Startup Success Guide podcast—a weekly deep dive into the real-world playbooks, proven strategies, and inspiring founder stories that will power your next big breakthrough. Whether you’re still refining your MVP or already scaling fast, each episode delivers:

  1. Product Power:
    At Good Combinator AI, we believe the single biggest driver of startup success—up to 80% of it—is an outstanding product that people rave about. We’ll show you how industry leaders like Google and Facebook harness word‑of‑mouth to ignite growth, and how you can do the same.

  2. Crystal‑Clear Communication:
    If your value proposition isn’t instantly understood, you’ll lose momentum before you even start. You’ll learn how to craft one‑sentence elevator pitches, sharpen your storytelling, and tailor messages that resonate with customers, investors, and partners alike.

  3. Market Mastery:
    The fastest way to scale is to play in markets on the cusp of an explosion. Through case studies—from the rise of mobile apps to the emergence of AI agents—you’ll spot the early warning signs of rapid growth and learn to position your startup where demand is about to skyrocket.

  4. Trend vs. Fad Analysis:
    Not every buzzworthy innovation survives the hype cycle. We break down the behavioural signals that separate lasting transformations (think smartphone adoption) from fleeting crazes (remember VR’s first wave?), equipping you to invest wisely and avoid costly detours.

  5. Founder as Visionary:
    Behind every success story is a founder who inspires belief. In candid conversations with charismatic CEOs, you’ll discover how to articulate an ambitious vision, galvanize top talent, and win the confidence of investors with authenticity and conviction.

  6. Confident Adaptability:
    Great leaders balance rock‑solid conviction with the flexibility to pivot when the data demands it. We unpack frameworks for maintaining strategic focus in chaos, making tough calls without losing sight of your mission—or your team’s morale.

  7. High‑Performing Teams:
    Beyond domain expertise, exceptional teams share a mindset of optimism, ownership, and relentless problem‑solving. You’ll hear examples of diverse, cross‑functional teams that out‑innovate bigger rivals, and get practical tips to recruit, mentor, and retain talent that thrives on change.

  8. Momentum Mechanics:
    Early momentum is precious—and fragile. We share concrete tactics for sustaining forward motion, exceeding key milestones, and compounding small wins into enduring traction.

  9. Building Moats & Models:
    A great product gets you in the door; a sound business model keeps you in the game. Learn how to codify your competitive advantage, architect scalable revenue streams, and design user‑acquisition engines that attract both customers and capital.

  10. Battle‑-Tested Founder Traits:
    Frugality, laser focus, obsessive dedication—these aren’t just clichés but foundational habits of every high‑growth entrepreneur. Our guests illustrate these traits through personal anecdotes, delivering both the inspiration and the concrete “how‑to” you need.

  11. David vs. Goliath Strategies:
    When you’re up against entrenched incumbents, agility and unconventional thinking become your superpowers. We examine real startup victories—companies that beat the odds by moving faster, embracing counter‑intuitive ideas, and exploiting emerging tech shifts.

Tune in each week to sharpen your toolkit, expand your strategic vision, and hear the unfiltered lessons of entrepreneurs who’ve been in the trenches. By the final episode of every season, you’ll walk away with a step‑by‑step roadmap to build a product people love, scale with sustainable momentum, and outinnovate the competition—so you can transform your startup dream into lasting reality.

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2 weeks ago
15 minutes 49 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
AI and FPGA: Innovations in Hardware Design

This Podcast highlights innovations at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and FPGA/Hardware Design, showcasing how AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), is revolutionizing digital circuit development. Projects range from AI-assisted VHDL generation and verification to the design of FPGA accelerators for novel AI algorithms. The sources also explore dynamic reconfigurable hardware for AI models, comparative analyses of design methodologies like High-Level Synthesis versus AI-generated Register-Transfer Level (RTL), and the creation of AI-powered tools for code analysis and optimization. Furthermore, the texts highlight the application of FPGAs in real-time edge AI systems, such as anomaly detection, and the cutting-edge concept of self-improving hardware. Collectively, these examples demonstrate a comprehensive embrace of AI to enhance efficiency, performance, and adaptability in the realm of hardware design.

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1 month ago
13 minutes 4 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
2025 Florida Water Legislation: Critical Bills & Their Impacts- Week 8

2025 Florida Water Legislation: Critical Bills & Their Impacts

Florida's legislature is considering several bills with significant implications for water quality, infrastructure, and natural resources. This analysis highlights the most impactful proposals and their potential consequences.

Core Legislative Themes

  • Balancing Mandates with Local Capacity: New statewide requirements raise concerns about unfunded mandates for smaller jurisdictions
  • Infrastructure & Resilience Financing: Proposals explore innovative funding mechanisms for water infrastructure and resilience projects
  • Local Control Challenges: Several bills may limit local authority or centralize functions currently managed locally
  • Program Protection: Legislation aims to safeguard critical programs for flood insurance, post-storm recovery, and water quality

Key Bills & Recommendations

SB 810: Stormwater Management Systems

Impact: Mandates all MS4 systems inspect and maintain outfalls and ponds, potentially creating unfunded mandates that delay other water quality improvements.

Critical Needs:

  • Add phased compliance timeline aligned with DEP rule schedule
  • Appropriate $10M for small-system grants pilot

HB 739: Sanitary & Storm-Water Standards

Impact: Aligns infrastructure with state standards but may preempt stricter local rules, potentially hampering innovative communities.

Critical Needs:

  • Preserve local authority to implement higher standards
  • Insert language protecting more stringent local water-quality standards

SB 1316: Resilience District Act

Impact: Creates new financing tools for floodwalls, green infrastructure, and stormwater retrofits without relying on state grants.

Critical Needs:

  • Add explicit authority to issue green bonds
  • Enable leveraging of SWFWMD/DEP revolving-loan matches

HB 1535: Emergencies Omnibus (NFIP & Debris)

Impact: Protects National Flood Insurance Program eligibility (covering 1.7M policies) and improves post-storm debris management.

Critical Needs:

  • Appropriate $2M for county CRS coordinators to preserve NFIP discounts

SB 110: Rural Communities "Rural Renaissance"

Impact: Provides reclaimed-water and wastewater grants for rural counties, particularly those on septic-to-sewer timelines.

Critical Needs:

  • Lower local match requirements to 10% for counties under 75K population
  • Create in-kind services credit options

SB 986/HB 973: Soil & Water District Abolition

Impact: Eliminates local districts that currently deliver BMP cost-shares and farmer education that reduce nutrient runoff.

Critical Needs:

  • Commission impact study before dissolution
  • Delay effective date to July 2026 pending OPPAGA assessment

HB 7033: Tourist-Development Tax Overhaul

Impact: Redirects bed-tax revenue from beach renourishment to property-tax relief, potentially jeopardizing $60B in coastal property.

Critical Needs:

  • Exempt existing TDT pledges for beach renourishment
  • Require replacement revenue source before repeal

Interconnected Impacts

The combined effect of increased mandates (SB 810) plus loss of funding sources (HB 7033) creates significant financial challenges for local governments. Resilience Districts (SB 1316) or pending stormwater user-fee bills may provide alternative funding mechanisms.

Conclusion

While these bills offer potential benefits through standardized practices, innovative funding mechanisms, and program enhancements, several raise significant concerns about unfunded mandates, preemption of local authority, and loss of vital funding for environmental protection.

Stakeholder input and careful consideration of long-term impacts will be crucial as these bills progress through the legislative process to ensure Florida's water resources are protected while supporting sustainable development

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3 months ago
13 minutes 53 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Unlocking Oracle: How AI Startups Can Cash in the Cloud

AI startups seeking to partner with Oracle and earn commissions from AI solutions on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) should join the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). This program offers various tracks like Build, Sell, and Service, each with different requirements and benefits, including access to resources, training, and potential co-selling. Achieving specific AI/Machine Learning expertise through certifications and demonstrated customer success is crucial for partnership. Furthermore, signing the Cloud Service Distribution Addendum enables commission earning through reselling Oracle Cloud services. The Oracle for Startups program provides additional advantages such as cloud credits, mentoring, and access to a broader network. By fulfilling these steps, AI startups can establish a profitable collaboration with Oracle.

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4 months ago
17 minutes 15 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Point Preserve Tech Campus Housing

Proposal for Northwest Florida State College Participation in Point Preserve Tech Campus Housing

Overview: We propose a partnership between Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) and Point Preserve to expand student housing options with a tech-centric campus living environment. This initiative builds on NWFSC’s commitment to enhancing student experiences and aligns with the college’s strategic goals for technological innovation and student success.

Key Benefits:

  1. Addressing Housing Demand:
    • Point Preserve will supplement existing on-campus housing, accommodating the growing student population and improving access to modern living facilities.
  2. Technological Integration:
    • The project aligns with NWFSC’s focus on advanced technology, offering smart living features and high-speed internet to support students in tech-related programs.
  3. Enhancing Student Success:
    • Point Preserve will provide a conducive environment for academic achievement, with study lounges, collaborative spaces, and proximity to campus resources.
  4. Supporting Workforce Development:
    • The project creates a tech-forward living-learning community, preparing students for the modern workforce and fostering relationships with local industries.
  5. Community and Industry Engagement:
    • By integrating with the local community and tech startups, Point Preserve can serve as a hub for internships, mentorships, and collaborative projects, enhancing regional economic development.
  6. Sustainability and Security:
    • Incorporating eco-friendly designs and advanced safety measures, the project aligns with NWFSC’s values of environmental stewardship and student well-being.

Strategic Alignment: Point Preserve complements NWFSC’s strategic vision by expanding access to quality housing, supporting student retention, and reinforcing the college’s reputation for innovation. This partnership presents a unique opportunity to create a modern, tech-focused campus environment that benefits students, faculty, and the community.

Provision for Faculty Engagement: We propose involving Dr. Devin Stephenson from Florida Polytech as part of this agreement. Dr. Stephenson, along with other Polytech professors, will participate in sabbatical programs at Point Preserve, teaching NWFSC students best practices in cybersecurity. This initiative will enrich the curriculum and provide students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills, fostering a collaborative academic environment between institutions.

Conclusion: We believe that partnering with Point Preserve will provide NWFSC with a strategic advantage in attracting and retaining students, fostering academic excellence, and strengthening community ties. We look forward to discussing this proposal further and exploring how this collaboration can support the college’s long-term goals.

Next Steps:

  • Schedule a meeting to discuss the proposal in detail.
  • Provide a comprehensive financial and operational plan.
  • Collaborate with NWFSC stakeholders to incorporate feedback and tailor the project to the college’s needs.

We are excited about the potential of this collaboration and the positive impact it will have on the NWFSC community.

Doug Liles

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4 months ago
5 minutes 14 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
Pilot episode 1 Save Our Bay! -

Real time biosensors streamed live in too deep learning cloud workflow to solve previously unsolvable stormwater quality problems.

# water quality #Stormwater #AI #CollectiveEffect #ActiveStormwaterManagement #BioSwells #Nature-basedSolutions #FloridaResilience #Nft

#Web3.0  #Cryptocurrency #DAO

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4 months ago
6 minutes 40 seconds

AI for Good: Transforming Communities GoodSam Podcast • Inspiring Hope with Douglas Liles
DeepSeek V3: Cost-Effective AI Outperforming Tech Giants

DeepSeek V3 represents a paradigm shift in large language models (LLMs), delivering performance comparable to top-tier models like GPT-4 and Claude 3.5 at a fraction of the cost. With a groundbreaking training cost of just $5.5 million—compared to the typical $100+ million for similar models—DeepSeek V3 demonstrates that cutting-edge AI doesn't require massive resources.

Key Innovations

The model's efficiency stems from several architectural breakthroughs:

  1. Mixture-of-Experts (MoE): From its 671 billion parameters, only 37 billion are activated per token, dramatically reducing computational demands. The system dynamically routes tokens to the most relevant "experts" based on context.
  2. Multi-Head Latent Attention (MLA): By compressing keys and values into a lower-dimensional latent space, MLA enables faster processing and reduced memory usage.
  3. Auxiliary-Loss-Free Load Balancing: Dynamic bias adjustment ensures even workload distribution among experts without requiring auxiliary loss functions.
  4. FP8 Mixed Precision: This optimization enhances speed and memory efficiency without sacrificing accuracy.

Performance and Deployment

DeepSeek V3 completed training in approximately two months using 2.788 million H800 GPU hours, achieving 60 tokens per second during inference. The model supports various hardware platforms, including H800 GPUs, AMD MI300X, Huawei Ascend, and Intel Gaudi2.

The integration of Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) enables domain-specific fine-tuning without full model retraining. Popular inference tools such as DeepSeek-Infer Demo, LMDeploy, TensorRT-LLM, and vLLM are all supported, facilitating easy production deployment.

Applications Across Industries

The model's versatility enables applications across multiple sectors:

  • Healthcare: EHR processing, clinical decision support
  • Finance: Risk assessment, fraud detection
  • Research: Academic paper analysis
  • Education: Tutoring systems (MMLU score ~88.5)
  • Software Development: Code generation, documentation

Open-Source Impact

By making DeepSeek V3 open-source, its developers have democratized access to powerful AI, enabling researchers, small businesses, and hobbyists to innovate without massive budgets. This approach accelerates development across fields and challenges the traditional corporate-controlled AI paradigm.

Future Development

The roadmap includes enhancements to:

  • Compression techniques
  • Routing strategies
  • Caching systems
  • API capabilities
  • Fine-tuning tools

Significance

DeepSeek V3's importance stems from three key factors:

  1. Cost-Effectiveness: It delivers top-tier performance with minimal resource requirements, challenging the assumption that advanced AI requires enormous budgets.
  2. Accessibility: Its open-source nature creates a collaborative environment that accelerates AI development.
  3. Versatility: Wide-ranging deployment options and applications make it valuable across numerous industries.

Conclusion

DeepSeek V3 exemplifies a new paradigm in AI development where efficiency, accessibility, and collaboration take center stage. By providing powerful AI capabilities to a broader user base, it accelerates innovation across sectors and paves the way for more inclusive AI development. This success challenges the status quo of exclusive access to advanced AI, suggesting a future where cutting-edge technology is available to all who wish to innovate.

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Starlight Unleashed - Merging GNoME and the MQ Chip for Infinite Energy

Executive Summary This proposal outlines an innovative approach to accelerating nuclear fusion development by combining Google DeepMind's GNoME AI system with the MQ quantum chip. This integration aims to overcome key challenges in fusion research through advanced materials discovery and plasma simulations, operating under a public-benefit model to ensure global impact.

The Energy Challenge and Fusion Solution The world faces an urgent need to transition from fossil fuels, which drive climate change and create geopolitical instability. While renewable energy sources offer partial solutions, they face limitations in energy density and scalability. Nuclear fusion emerges as a promising alternative, offering the potential for nearly limitless clean energy through the same process that powers the sun. However, achieving practical fusion requires overcoming significant technical hurdles, particularly in developing materials that can withstand extreme conditions and maintaining stable plasma states.

Technological Integration GNoME, developed by Google DeepMind, revolutionizes materials discovery by combining deep neural networks with evolutionary algorithms. It excels at predicting material properties and identifying promising candidates for fusion reactor components, even with limited experimental data. The MQ chip complements this capability by providing quantum-enhanced simulations of atomic-scale interactions and plasma physics. This hybrid quantum-classical platform enables unprecedented accuracy in modeling fusion processes.

The integration of these technologies creates a powerful workflow: GNoME identifies promising materials, while the MQ chip conducts detailed quantum simulations to validate and refine these predictions. This iterative process, informed by real-world testing, dramatically accelerates the development cycle. The system learns from each iteration, continuously improving its predictive capabilities and simulation accuracy.

Global Impact and Implementation The successful implementation of this integrated approach could transform global energy production. By providing clean, sustainable energy at scale, it would help address climate change while promoting economic development in energy-scarce regions. The public-benefit model ensures that advances benefit humanity broadly rather than serving narrow corporate interests.

Key attributes of this initiative include:

  • Accelerated Research: Compression of decades of traditional fusion research into years
  • Clean Energy Production: Minimal radioactive waste and no risk of meltdowns
  • Universal Access: Democratic distribution of technological advances
  • Sustainable Development: Support for global economic growth without environmental degradation

The combination of GNoME and the MQ chip represents a paradigm shift in fusion research, moving from empirical trial-and-error to data-driven optimization. This systematic approach, coupled with a commitment to public benefit, establishes a framework for achieving practical fusion power while ensuring equitable access to its benefits.

Conclusion The integration of GNoME and the MQ chip offers a promising path toward achieving practical nuclear fusion. By combining advanced AI-driven materials discovery with quantum-enhanced simulations, this initiative addresses key technical challenges while maintaining a focus on global benefit. Success would revolutionize energy production, supporting sustainable development and environmental preservation for future generations.

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M Quantum: The Next Evolution in Computing

Welcome to GPN Tech Frontiers. Today we're diving into what could be the biggest leap in computing since the transistor - Apple's proposed M Quantum chip.

Imagine if your iPhone could solve problems that would take today's supercomputers thousands of years. That's the promise of Apple's proposed M Quantum chip, which combines regular computing (like what's in your phone now) with quantum computing (the kind of mind-bending physics that Einstein called "spooky").

Traditional quantum computers are incredibly fragile - they're like trying to balance a pencil on its tip during an earthquake. Apple's approach uses something called "topological protection" - think of it like putting that pencil in a protective case. This means their quantum bits (qubits) are naturally protected from errors, similar to how your AirPods automatically connect to your iPhone without glitches.

  1. Speed: Certain tasks that take hours could be done in seconds
  2. AI Revolution: Machine learning could become dramatically more powerful
  3. Energy Efficiency: Despite its power, it could use less energy than current systems
  4. Reliability: Unlike other quantum computers, this one could work without constant error corrections

The magic lies in a system called PITTS (Protected Integration of Topological and Traditional Systems). It's like having a universal translator between the quantum and classical computing worlds, allowing them to work together seamlessly.

  • Healthcare: Drug discovery that currently takes years could happen in weeks
  • Climate: Complex climate models could run in real-time
  • Finance: Portfolio optimization could happen instantly
  • Security: Currently unbreakable encryption could become possible

If successful, this wouldn't just be another incremental improvement in computing - it would be like jumping from morse code to smartphones in one leap. Apple's approach could make quantum computing practical and accessible, moving it from research labs to our everyday devices.

The M Quantum represents a bold attempt to bring quantum computing into the mainstream. By combining Apple's expertise in consumer electronics with cutting-edge quantum physics, they're not just trying to build a better computer - they're trying to redefine what computing means.

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Swarm Intelligence and Renewable Energy

case study showcasing the Swarm Energy Management System (SEMS), a nature-inspired AI solution for optimizing renewable energy microgrids.  SEMS, modeled on the self-organizing behavior of ant colonies,solved the problem of uneven energy distribution in Point Preserve's solar-powered microgrid, resulting in a 40% increase in energy efficiency and a 25% extension of battery lifespan. The case study serves as a blueprint for startups, highlighting the potential of bio-inspired AI to address real-world energy challenges, and for investors, emphasizing the financial and environmental returns of sustainable, scalable technologies. The document concludes by suggesting broader applications of swarm intelligence in various sectors, positioning it as a model for future renewable energy innovation.

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Swarm Intelligence: Three Case Studies

three case studies showcasing how swarm intelligence, inspired by ant colony behavior, solves complex real-world problems. Each case—optimizing urban logistics, revolutionizing disaster response, and managing renewable energy microgrids—demonstrates the effectiveness of decentralized, self-organizing systems. The core theme is leveraging nature's efficiency to create AI-driven solutions that are adaptable, resilient, and significantly improve outcomes in speed, cost, and resource utilization across diverse sectors. The purpose is to highlight the potential of bio-inspired AI for tackling challenging problems with improved efficiency and sustainability.

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Good Combinator: AI Startup Growth Roadmap

Good Combinator is an AI startup accelerator located in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, offering a three-phase program to help AI companies achieve market dominance. The program provides funding in three tiers (Genesis, Development, and Growth Rounds), mentorship, and access to state-of-the-art AI infrastructure and resources. Each phase focuses on different milestones, from product development and legal structuring to securing Series A, B, and C funding. The program emphasizes not only technical excellence and business growth but also environmental sustainability and a supportive founder lifestyle. Finally, a robust application process ensures alignment with Good Combinator's mission.

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