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Scenario prompt 12 August 2025
The prompt for today is multi-region brain organoid (MRBO). Mini-brians. Human brains are incredibly energy efficient. How long before we have organoid computers, or play LEGO with organoids and have organoid data centres or organoid AI? Biology is the future.
The other prompts are Apple going circular, synthetic time, Terminator, zero-click, grief bots, deliberate practice, retro tech and you are the upgrade.
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Behind Apple’s aspiration to increase the global use of circular materials
See how a new deep understanding of the material value chain can catalyze an increase in the use of circular materials across multiple industries.
The Weaponization of “When”
https://substack.com/inbox/post/170728518
Synthetic Time is the art of making you believe an event happened earlier, later, or in a different sequence than it actually did. The content doesn’t change, the timeline does.
This Amazing Blob Is Stunningly Similar to The Human Brain
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-amazing-blob-is-stunningly-similar-to-the-human-brain
Most brain organoids that you see in papers are one brain region, like the cortex or the hindbrain or midbrain. We’ve grown a rudimentary whole-brain organoid; we call it the multi-region brain organoid (MRBO).
James Cameron Warns Military AI Could Trigger ‘Terminator-Style’ Apocalypse
https://www.eweek.com/news/james-cameron-military-ai-terminator/
In 1984, theatergoers were introduced to a chilling vision of the future where artificial intelligence waged a war of extermination against the human race. The movie was “Terminator,” and 41 years later, its director, James Cameron, warns that the premise of his ground-breaking action flick could soon become reality.
What Is Zero Click And Why Is It Turning Marketing On Its Head
A zero-click search for information is one where the user finds what they’re looking for without having to click a link from the search engine results page.
AI avatars and griefbots want us to talk to the dead in the digital afterlife
Companies like StoryFile and You, Only Virtual are attempting to keep memories alive. This area of AI is an ethical minefield. There is little evidence that parents and loved ones help the living by turning into deadbots
Athletes and musicians pursue virtuosity in fundamental skills much more rigorously than knowledge workers do
https://notes.andymatuschak.org/zMX9Lfuz8sGfDUivWZcyWT
Knowledge work rarely involves deliberate practice. Knowledge workers seem surprisingly unserious about honing fundamental skills like reading, note-taking, and developing ideas over time.
Why Gen Z is ditching smartphones for dumbphones amid a retrotech renaissance
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/dumbphones-and-retrotech-renaissance
Digital fatigue is finally nudging people to slip a thumb off the screen. Young people are increasingly taking action against the always-on churn that takes a cognitive and emotional toll. They reject the Information overload that erodes attention span, scrambles emotional regulation, and corrodes offline social life.
You are the upgrade
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
