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The topics are Asian start ups, system thinking and strategy, AI search, self destructing soft bots, the future of gaming, the dark matter of bacteria and mind reading computers.
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Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 2023
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasiateam/2023/08/28/forbes-asia-100-to-watch-2023/?
Generative AI to blood-based cancer diagnostics, insect-based alternative proteins, digitization of milk production, social commerce, biotechnology and healthcare, e-commerce and retail, and finance.
Why Systems Thinking Is Strategy
https://www.inc.com/jim-schleckser/why-systems-thinking-is-strategy.html
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7 problems facing Bing, Bard, and the future of AI search
Microsoft and Google say a new era of AI-assisted search is coming. But as with any new era in tech, it comes with plenty of problems, from bullshit generation to culture wars and the end of ad revenue.
Soft robots self-destruct with little trace
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-soft-robots-self-destruct.html?
Soft robots aredevices composed of flexible materials that can move, heal and grow like living organism
The Matrix or the Holodeck: What will the future of gaming look like?
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/future-of-gaming-predictions-trends?
Immersive, AI and inside your mind.
A Powerful Antibiotic That Can Tackle Superbugs Has Been Discovered in the ‘Dark Matter’ of Bacteria
Bacterial dark matter is based on a lifeform that can’t be cultured in a petri dish.
Brain Signals Transformed Into Speech Through Implants And AI
https://scienceblog.com/539410/brain-signals-transformed-into-speech-through-implants-and-ai/?
By decoding signals from the brain through a combination of implants and AI, they were able to predict the words people wanted to say with an accuracy of 92 to 100%.