Scenario prompts 19 January 2024; have a great weekend

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Today’s topics to consider consciousness, open source, technology, naming technology, electro chemistry, xenotransplantation, AI (with an invite to an event), families in 2100 and genomics (and AI)

Have a great weekend.

The consciousness wars: can scientists ever agree on how the mind works?

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00107-7?

There are dozens of theories of how the brain produces conscious experience, and a new type of study is testing some of them head-to-head.

Why Companies Shouldn’t Overlook the Role of Open Source

https://www.rtinsights.com/why-companies-shouldnt-overlook-the-role-of-open-source/?

Organizations must understand the nature of open-source and recognize that supporting and maintaining it is a critical piece of continue innovation across industries and technology applications.

The Downward Spiral of Technology

https://www.creativedestruction.club/p/the-downward-spiral-of-technology?

The evidence is overwhelming. For the first time in history, technology is getting worse, not better.

Why What We Decide to Name New Technologies Is So Crucial

https://singularityhub.com/2024/01/18/why-what-we-decide-to-name-new-technologies-is-so-crucial/?

Scholars of neuroscience, linguistics, and psychology will be especially familiar with the ways in which language—and the use of words—can impact how we relate to the world.

South Korea and America’s Joint Venture in Electrochemistry

https://nano-magazine.com/news/2023/12/19/south-korea-and-americas-joint-venture-in-electrochemistry?

This knowledge is crucial for the design and development of more efficient, effective, and sustainable battery technologies, potentially revolutionising the field of energy storage.

CRISPR-edited pig liver from eGenesis passes first test in brain-dead human, researchers say

https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/18/egenesis-crispr-pig-liver-tested-in-brain-dead-patient/?

Xenotransplantation.

Startups vs Incumbents in the AI Era

https://www.nfx.com/post/startups-vs-incumbents-ai?

What will happen with the AI revolution? Will most of the benefits accrue to the incumbents which have substantial resources or will they accrue to the new startups which can move quickly and build compelling and novel experiences?

Why families will look radically different by 2100

https://bigthink.com/the-future/families-in-2100/?

Middle-aged adults may come under increasing pressure, forced to care for their children while also caring for their older parents.

From Potential to Profit with GenAI

https://www.bcg.com/publications/2024/from-potential-to-profit-with-genai?

Winners recognize that extraordinary opportunities for productivity gains—as well as topline growth—are within reach right now. If this is of interest, you should attend this event. See https://www.ronimmink.com/event-invite-achieving-true-transformation-a-double-move/

The Future of AI-based Gene Sequencing

https://www.oodaloop.com/ooda-original/2024/01/12/the-future-of-ai-based-gene-sequencing/

An analysis of the latest Alphafold breakthrough  – Enformer, a neural network architecture that accurately predicts gene expression from DNA sequences – and the What’s Next? of the future of AI and Genomics.

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WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL AND WHY NOT LEARN FROM THE BEST BUSINESS THINKERS? AND WHY NOT USE THAT AS A PLATFORM TO MAKE BETTER BUSINESS DECISIONS? ALONE OR AS A TEAM.

Sense making; morality, humanity, leadership and slow flow. A book about the 14 books about the impact and implications of technology on business and humanity.

Ron Immink

I help companies by developing an inspiring and clear future perspective, which creates better business models, higher productivity, more profit and a higher valuation. Best-selling author, speaker, writer.

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