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Scenario prompts 27 September 2024
Use the prompts to question things such as relevance, opportunity vs threat, if vs when, timelines. impact and responses. Consider multiple futures.
Today’s prompts are XR, nostalgia, aliens, fungus, bioprinted blood vessels, the ROUSER model, death, super intelligence and AI IQ.
The 5 main XR highlights from Meta Connect 2024
https://skarredghost.com/2024/09/25/highlights-meta-connect-2024/
Glasses, Quest, passthrough APIs, Rayban and hyperscapes.
The perfect escape from our online world
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/371558/analog-tech-digital-saturation-social-media
Nostalgia tech?
Alien ‘Cryptoterrestrials’ Could Be Secretly Hiding Deep Underground, Harvard Scientists Claim
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62353038/are-aliens-hiding-underground/
It is Friday, some light reading.
A team of chemists and chefs use fungus to transform food waste into palatable food
A traditional food from Indonesia holds a microbial secret that researchers believe could help dispatch piles of food waste—from fruit peels, to rice husks, and coffee grounds—and turn it into something delicious.
Engineers apply new tech to model deadly brain tumors
https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2024/09/new-biotech-targets-brain-tumor-treatments.html
Bioprinted blood vessels could speed testing of treatments for cancer
Embracing the ROUSER Model: Guiding Leaders Towards Regenerative and Conscious Leadership
This ROUSER model emphasizes Relations, Openness, Understanding, Self-Awareness, Empowerment, and Reflection as pivotal pillars for effective leadership.
Bryan Johnson: “Death is a Technical Problem”
https://032c.com/magazine/bryan-johnson-death-is-a-technical-problem
Taking 111 pills a day, he’s a researcher and his own guinea pig. The tech tycoon Bryan Johnson wants to put a halt to aging and calls on humanity to start a revolution.
Your Brain Could Become 100 Million Times More Powerful With These Implants, Scientists Say
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a62008687/robot-brain-super-intelligence/
The instant access to information at the speed of thought could multiply humanity’s intelligence a millionfold.
120 IQ AI: threat or opportunity?
https://www.diamandis.com/blog/120-iq-ai-threat-or-opportunity
We should start seeing AIs breaking 140 IQ in 2026
