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Floating cities, growing mini brains, brain implants, hot rocks, data speed, religious AI, brain interfaces and VR, AI and AR, haptics, eliminating death and singularity.
Convergence is like playing LEGO with technology. What combinations do you need to worry about as an organisation.
Hugely ambitious self-sufficient floating city to host 40,000 people
https://newatlas.com/architecture/dogen-city-floating-self-sufficient/?
Named Dogen City, it would be designed to take any climate change-related sea rises in its stride
These Human Mini-Brains Were Implanted in Mice to Pump Out Anti-Stress Hormones
Scientists can nudge mini-brains to gradually develop striations and structures similar to a growing fetal brain, with the hope of one day replacing faulty brain regions with lab-grown brain blobs.
Flexible brain implant tested in people for the first time
https://www.freethink.com/health/precision-brain-implants?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
By pairing this brain implant data with advanced computer algorithms, researchers have created brain-computer interfaces (BCI) that can translate thoughts into text on computer screens, commands for robotic limbs, and more
Hot rocks could be the next big energy storage technology
Storing energy for long periods of time will be critical as intermittent wind and solar power generation increases globally.
New optical fiber cable transmits at the speed of 17 million internet connections
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/new-speed-record-optical-fiber-cable?
Researchers have achieved a new speed record after transferring 1.7 petabits of data over 41 miles (67 km) of standard optical fiber cable.
AI plays god: ChatGPT delivers its first sermon
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/ai-plays-god-chatgpt-delivers-its-first-sermon?
Something extraordinary happened at the St Paul church in Germany’s Fuerth town on Friday. ChatGPT took center stage and led a unique service, which included 40 minutes of prayers, music, and sermons.
The Intersection of Brain-Computer Interfaces and Virtual Reality: A Match Made in Cyberspace
By combining the direct brain control offered by BCIs with the realistic environments created by VR, users could potentially control virtual objects and navigate virtual worlds using only their thoughts.
The Convergence of AI and Augmented Reality: Implications for Problem Solving
As these two technologies continue to advance and become more accessible, their combined capabilities are expected to have a significant impact on fields such as healthcare, education, manufacturing, and entertainment.
An origami-based haptic device that could enhance virtual reality experiences
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-origami-based-haptic-device-virtual-reality.html?
The origami-based curved device allows users to feel similar sensations to those they would feel if they were touching different objects in real life
Eliminating Death Doesn’t Mean Life Will Get Boring | Opinion
https://www.newsweek.com/eliminating-death-doesnt-mean-life-will-get-boring-opinion-1806080
Humans will likely become cyborgs and digitized consciousnesses.
We Could Reach Singularity This Decade. Can We Get Control of AI First?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a43929371/ai-singularity-dangers/?
Superintelligent AI may develop the ability to think and reason on its own, eventually acting in accord with its own needs and not those of its creators.
