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Scenario prompts 16 July 2024
Today’s prompts are per-ordering my book about books about AI, digital twinning, superconductors, artificial feet, DAOs, haptic suits, robots in the army, general-purpose brains, nanofluidic memristive devices, and autonomous weapons.
Study DAOs (inside and outside of warfare)
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.
Your heart’s digital twin may save your life
https://thehustle.co/news/your-heart-s-digital-twin-may-save-your-life
The global digital twins health care market is projected to reach $21.1B by 2028, up from $1.6B in 2023.
How a Chinese team used quantum tech to follow electrons on the superconductor trail
A Chinese team has built a quantum computer that can simulate the movement of electrons in a solid-state material, a task that could be a springboard for applications that are so far well beyond the ability of the world’s fastest supercomputers.
Flexible artificial foot mimics human movement, can help people with limb loss
https://interestingengineering.com/health/artificial-foot-mimics-human-movement
This unique foot is motor-free, flexible, and designed for all-weather use.
The world’s first graphene semiconductor
https://interestingengineering.com/videos/the-worlds-first-graphene-semiconductor
Graphene could replace silicon and allow for smaller, faster electronics and change semiconductor technology for the next 50 years.
Marc Andreessen Sends $50K in Bitcoin to an AI Bot on Twitter
https://www.aicoin.com/en/article/407716
Study DAOs.
Somnium Connect and my hands-on with Teslasuit
https://skarredghost.com/2024/07/15/teslasuit-hands-on-review-somnium-connect/
Teslasuit is the most advanced haptic suit out there, and it is able to perform body tracking, haptic rumbles, temperature changes, and also pain induction via small electric shocks.
Robots to make one-third of US military forces by 2039: Ex-general
https://interestingengineering.com/military/robots-make-one-third-us-military
The extensive adoption of unmanned and AI-driven tools of war would significantly reshape the military
Skild AI announces $300M funding from Jeff Bezos, Softbank to build ‘robot brains’
Skild AI is a Carnegie Mellon spinout focused on building an AI system capable of being retrofitted to various machines and robotics devices called a “general-purpose brain.”
New Memristor Device Challenges the Von Neumann Bottleneck With Ionic Innovation
A functional nanofluidic memristive device that relies on ions, rather than electrons and their oppositely charged counterparts (holes). This approach would mimic the human brain’s way of processing information more closely and is therefore more energy-efficient.
AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: autonomous weapons enter the battlefield
The Pentagon plans to spend $1bn by 2025 on its Replicator Initiative, which aims to develop swarms of unmanned combat drones that will use artificial intelligence to seek out threats.
