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Scenario prompts 12 Augustus 2024

Today’s prompts are synthetic wombs, connected super computers, generosity as a strategy, language, the future of technology, aspirational AI, humanoids, the metaverse, batteries, and an opportunity to pre-order my book about books about AI.

How future proof is your competitive advantage?

Are synthetic wombs the future of childbirth? New Chinese experiment sparks debate

https://kr-asia.com/are-synthetic-wombs-the-future-of-childbirth-new-chinese-experiment-sparks-debate

A groundbreaking synthetic womb experiment without the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

New supercomputing network could lead to AGI, scientists hope, with 1st node coming online within weeks

https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/new-supercomputing-network-lead-to-agi-1st-node-coming-within-weeks

The supercomputers, built by SingularityNET, will form a “multi-level cognitive computing network” that will be used to host and train the architectures required for AGI.

Generosity as a Strategy

https://rishad.substack.com/p/generosity-as-a-strategy

If strategy is future competitive advantage, generosity is smart for individual or company strategies.

Your Language Could Make It Easier to Tell Different Colors Apart

https://www.sciencealert.com/your-language-could-make-it-easier-to-tell-different-colors-apart

A new study has found evidence that the language our brain uses to process our surroundings at any given moment affects how other cognitive activities build a sense of perception.

Why The Future Of Technology Is Always More Human

https://digitaltonto.com/2024/why-the-future-of-technology-is-always-more-human/

Whether these new technologies have an impact depends more on us and how we put them to use than any details about the technology itself. Our newfound ability to shape the genetic code will not fix our broken healthcare system.

The Recipe for Achieving Aspirational AI

https://www.datasciencecentral.com/the-recipe-for-achieving-aspirational-ai/

The integration of Generative, Analytical, Causal, and Autonomous AI has the potential to tackle some of society’s most difficult problems. 

Figure 02 Robot Is a Sleeker, Smarter Humanoid

https://spectrum.ieee.org/figure-new-humanoid-robot

Figure’s latest humanoid

How AI in the Metaverse is Changing the World

https://www.success.com/how-ai-in-the-metaverse-is-changing-the-world/

How artificial intelligence (AI) will shape our lives as extended reality (XR) experiences become more widely used.

Missing Link Discovered: New Research Paves the Way for Charging Phones in Under a Minute

https://scitechdaily.com/missing-link-discovered-new-research-paves-the-way-for-charging-phones-in-under-a-minute/

Scientists have found how ions move in tiny pores, potentially improving energy storage in devices like supercapacitors. Their research updates Kirchhoff’s law, with significant implications for energy storage in vehicles and power grids.

A book about books about AI

https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/

So far, taking the perspective from 22 books/authors covering intelligence (there are many forms), work, synthetic biology, transhumanism, economics, spiritualism, digital transformation, data, etc. When you go through the books again, you start to wonder if we are asking the right questions. Pre-order to stay in the loop.

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